DUBAI: India are 64-1 at the end of the powerplay in a 242-run chase against Pakistan in the fifth match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
PAK 70/1 (12 Overs)
Its time for some spin. Abrar Ahmed comes to bowl
PAK 67/1 (11 Overs)
Haris Rauf into the attack
PAK 64/1 (10 Overs)
Naseem to continue
PAK 63/1 (9 Overs)
Shaheen continues
PAK 49/1 (8 Overs)
Naseem to continue
PAK 46/1 (7 Overs)
Shaheen continues
PAK 31/1 (6 Overs)
Naseem continues
PAK 31/1 (5 Overs)
4.6: Shaheen gets Rohit Sharma with an absolute in dipping yorker.
Rohit Sharma 20 (15b 3×4 1×6) SR: 133.33
Shaheen continues
PAK 26/0 (4 Overs)
Naseem continues
PAK 20/0 (3 Overs)
Shaheen continues
PAK 12/0 (2 Overs)
Naseem Shah will bowl from the other end.
PAK 2/0 (1 Over)
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma to open the innings for India. Shaheen Afridi will take the new ball for Pakistan.
PAKISTAN vs INDIA (1st INNINGS)
A combined bowling effort by Team India bundled Pakistan for 241 in 49.4 overs in the second match of multi-nation tournament.
PAK 241 (49.4 Overs)
49.4:Â Harshit to Khushdil. He skies the ball in the air, and it’s caught. End of the innings for Khushdil and Pakistan.
Khushdil Shah 38 (39b 0x4 2×6) SR: 97.43
Harshit to bowl the last over of the innings.
PAK 241/9 (49 Overs)
48.6:Â Going for the double run but an accurate through ends Rauf’s innings.
Haris Rauf 8 (7b 0x4 1×6) SR: 114.28
Shami returns
PAK 227/8 (48 Overs)
Harshit returns
PAK 222/8 (47 Overs)
46.4:Â Naseem tries to push the ball, but it’s in the air and straight to long on. Virat Kohli takes a brilliant catch.
Naseem Shah 14 (16b 1×4 0x6) SR: 87.5
Kuldeep continues
PAK 219/7 (46 Overs)
Shami returns
PAK 212/7 (45 Overs)
Kuldeep to continue
PAK 200/7 (44 Overs)
Harshit Rana back into the attack
PAK 200/7 (43 Overs)
42.5:Â Another wicket for India as Shaheen goes on zero.
Shaheen Shah Afridi 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
42.4: Salman gives it a big heave, but it’s a top edge and taken by Jadeja.
Salman Agha 19 (24b 0x4 0x6) SR: 79.16
Kuldeep continues
PAK 197/5 (42 Overs)
Axar to continue
PAK 188/5 (41 Overs)
Kuldeep returns
PAK 183/5 (40 Overs)
Axar continues
PAK 177/5 (39 Overs)
Jadeja continues
PAK 170/5 (38 Overs)
Axar continues
PAK 167/5 (37 Overs)
36.1: The ball landed on a length in front of the middle and turned away a touch, Tahir tried to run it towards third. Tentative poke, got the wrist down but played the wrong line. The ball hit the middle and off in the end.
Tayyab Tahir 4 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Jadeja returns
PAK 165/4 (36 Overs)
Axar continues
PAK 160/4 (35 Overs)
34.5: Saud Shakeel tries to force a pull over Axar Patel but ends up holing out to deep midwicket.
Saud Shakeel 62 (76b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.57
Hardik continues
PAK 154/3 (34 Overs)
33.2: Rizwan steps out and aims to heave it over mid-on who is inside the circle. But does not connect as Axar hits the stumps.
Mohammad Rizwan 46 (77b 3×4 0x6) SR: 59.74
Axar Patel continues
PAK 150/2 (33 Overs)
Hardik is back in the attack
PAK 142/2 (32 Overs)
Axar Patel returns
PAK 137/2 (31 Overs)
Ravindra Jadeja continues
PAK 129/2 (30 Overs)
Axar Patel returns
PAK 126/2 (29 Overs)
Ravindra Jadeja continues
PAK 121/2 (28 Overs)
Shami returns to the attack
PAK 116/2 (27 Overs)
Ravindra Jadeja continues
PAK 107/2 (26 Overs)
Kuldeep Yadav continues
PAK 99/2 (25 Overs)
Ravindra Jadeja continues
PAK 94/2 (24 Overs)
Kuldeep Yadav continues
PAK 90/2 (23 Overs)
Ravindra Jadeja to bowl his first over
PAK 86/2 (22 Overs)
Kuldeep Yadav continues
PAK 82/2 (21 Overs)
Harshit Rana continues
PAK 79/2 (20 Overs)
Kuldeep Yadav replaces Axar Patel
PAK 77/2 (19 Overs)
Harshit Rana returns
PAK 74/2 (18 Overs)
Axar Patel continues
PAK 72/2 (17 Overs)
Hardik Pandya continues
PAK 70/2 (16 Overs)
Axar Patel returns
PAK 63/2 (15 Overs)
Hardik Pandya continues
PAK 61/2 (14 Overs)
Shami continues
PAK 59/2 (13 Overs)
Hardik Pandya continues
PAK 58/2 (12 Overs)
Mohammed Shami returns to bowl
PAK 55/2 (11 Overs)
Hardik Pandya continues
PAK 52/2 (10 Overs)
9.2: Imam jumps out of his crease once again and pushes it straight to Axar at mid-on. Axar gathers the ball quickly and throws down the stumps at the bowler’s end to catch Imam well short.
Imam-ul-Haq 10 (26b 0x4 0x6) SR: 38.46
Kuldeep Yadav to bowl the final over of the first powerplay
PAK 47/1 (9 Overs)
8.2: Hardik drags his length back outside off, it veers away against the inward angle. He finds the away movement he was looking for off the pitch. It messes with Babar’s drive. He can only snick it behind to the keeper.
Babar Azam 23 (26b 5×4 0x6) SR: 88.46
Hardik Pandya continues
PAK 37/0 (8 Overs)
Axar Patel to bowl the eighth over
PAK 31/0 (7 Overs)
Hardik Pandya replaces Mohammad Shami
PAK 26/0 (6 Overs)
Harshit Rana continues
PAK 25/0 (5 Overs)
Shami continues
PAK 22/0 (4 Overs)
Harshit Rana continues
PAK 14/0 (3 Overs)
Shami continues
PAK 10/0 (2 Overs)
Harshit Rana to bowl from the other end
PAK 6/0 (1 Over)
Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq to open the innings for Pakistan. Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami will take the new ball for India.
PAKISTAN vs INDIA (1st INNINGS)
Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the fifth match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Tayyab Tahir, Salman Agha, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami
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HEAD TO HEAD
In 135 ODI encounters between the two sides, Pakistan have the edge with 73 victories compared to India’s 57. However, Pakistan have struggled in recent years, winning only two of their last nine ODIs against India, with one game washed out.
Interestingly, Pakistan boast a better record in the Champions Trophy. The two teams have clashed five times in the tournament’s history, with Pakistan emerging victorious on three occasions.
Overall ODIs: Matches 135, Pakistan 73, India 57, NR 5
Champions Trophy: Matches 5, Pakistan 3, India 2
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The 2025 edition marks the return of the ICC Champions Trophy after an eight-year break, with the last tournament being held in 2017, where Pakistan defeated their arch-rivals India in the final.
The eight-team tournament will feature 15 matches over 19 days, taking place in Pakistan and Dubai.
The teams are divided into two groups for the initial stage. Each team will play three group-stage matches, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.
Group A consists of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and New Zealand, while Group B includes Afghanistan, England, Australia, and South Africa.
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