The time has come for the big-ticket clash in the ICC Champions Trophy India vs Pakistan. The two giants go head to head against each other at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. Team India is coming off a good win against Bangladesh while the hosts Pakistan succumbed to a big loss against the Kiwis in the tournament's opening game. Who's gonna come out trumps in this match? Let's find out in our prediction.
Day & Date: Sunday, 23rd February 2025
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Timings: 2:30 PM (IST)
Categories | India | Pakistan |
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Matches Played | 135 | 135 |
Matches Won | 57 | 73 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 5 | 5 |
Pak vs Ind in CT record | 2 | 3 |
The pitch at Dubai International Stadium played very slowly in the first match between India and Bangladesh. As the game went on, the pitch became more difficult to bat on in the second innings. Looking at the present conditions, the team that wins the toss would look to bat first and score in the range of 260-280.
The weather in Dubai will be good for playing Cricket. The temperatures will hover around 29°C, and there is no chance of rain on the matchday.
Pakistan is ahead of India in terms of most wins in ODI Cricket & in the Champions Trophy too but, this is a big game & we cannot rule out anybody. Hence, both teams have an equal chance of winning this game.
India (IND)- Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Harshit Rana , Kuldeep Yadav
Pakistan (PAK)- Imam-Ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan(wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
India (IND)- Axar Patel & Shreyas Iyer
Axar Patel- Patel's bowling will suit this wicket, his accuracy with the ball makes him an important weapon to use in this match. On the batting front, Axar comes in at 5 to score runs at a brisk rate till now he's been able to do the job with the bat hence he is one of our key picks.
Shreyas Iyer- Shreyas Iyer has been in sublime form barring that game against Bangladesh, he's sorted out his vows against the short stuff. He is due a big score in recent times hence, this could very well be the game where fans witness the class of Shreyas Iyer.
Pakistan (PAK)- Agha Salman & Naseem Shah
Agha Salman- Salman Ali Agha has been the backbone of the batting lineup with skipper Rizwan in an otherwise struggling batting lineup. Salman can prove to be a handy bowler on this pitch, especially when they know that Indian players do struggle a bit against spin, he could very well prove to be a game-changer in this match.
Naseem Shah-Naseem Shah has picked the highest number of wickets against India in their recent meetings hence he is always a key pick from Pakistan's perspective.
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
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Shubman Gill | India | 177.0 | 1 |
Mohammed Shami | India | 164.0 | 1 |
Khushdil Shah | Pakistan | 139.0 | 1 |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 106.0 | 1 |
Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 95.0 | 1 |
Lokesh Rahul | India | 93.0 | 1 |
Harshit Rana | India | 90.0 | 1 |
Agha Salman | Pakistan | 88.0 | 1 |
Naseem Shah | Pakistan | 83.0 | 1 |
Axar Patel | India | 80.0 | 1 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
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Shubman Gill | India | 101 | 1 |
Khushdil Shah | Pakistan | 69 | 1 |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 64 | 1 |
Agha Salman | Pakistan | 42 | 1 |
Lokesh Rahul | India | 41 | 1 |
Rohit Sharma | India | 41 | 1 |
Virat Kohli | India | 22 | 1 |
Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 19 | 1 |
Shreyas Iyer | India | 15 | 1 |
Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | 14 | 1 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
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Mohammed Shami | India | 5 | 1 |
Harshit Rana | India | 3 | 1 |
Axar Patel | India | 2 | 1 |
Haris Rauf | Pakistan | 2 | 1 |
Naseem Shah | Pakistan | 2 | 1 |
Abrar Ahmed | Pakistan | 1 | 1 |
Washington Sundar | India | 0 | 0 |
Hardik Pandya | India | 0 | 1 |
Ravindra Jadeja | India | 0 | 1 |
Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | 0 | 0 |