Preview: India are off to a good start after rollicking Bangladesh by six wickets in their first game of the tournament. On the other hand, Pakistan were decimated in the inaugural game and handed a hefty 60-run defeat by New Zealand.
This will be the second game of India at the venue and the team will take immense heart from their comprehensive victory. A win from here will see them almost sealing the semifinal spot. On the other hand, Pakistan will be under pressure to emerge victorious as a loss would send them out of the tournament.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025, 5th ODI Match, IND vs PAK
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date & Time: Sunday, February 23, 02:30 PM
Pitch Report: Mel Jones and Nasser Hussain had anticipated the pitch might get a bit tired and a bit dry towards the end. And it played out quite similar to the expectations. Moreover, India captain, Rohit Sharma had quipped after the Bangladesh game that the deck will be pretty much similar.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India (IND)-Rohit Sharma©, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
Pakistan (PAK)- Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
