Live Cricket Score | IND VS PAK, CT-2025 5th Match Updates: Virat Kohli Focuses On Spin Play As India Face Pakistan In Dubai

India Vs Pakistan 5th Match Live Cricket Score and Updates, IND VS PAK Scorecard: India are coming into this game after win against Bangladesh while Pakistan faced a defeat against New Zealand in opening game of Champions Trophy 2025.

Written By Zee Media Bureau|Edited By: Akash Kharade|Last Updated: Feb 22, 2025, 10:47 PM IST|Source:

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IND vs PAK Live Score Champions Trophy 2025: India and Pakistan face off in a high-stakes Champions Trophy 2025 match at Dubai International Stadium on February 23. Pakistan, coming off a 60-run loss to New Zealand, must win to stay in contention. On the other hand, India enters with momentum after beating Bangladesh.

Head-To-Head: India has dominated Pakistan in ICC events, though Pakistan won their last two T20 encounters in Dubai. In ODIs, Pakistan leads overall (73-57), but India has a perfect record (2-0) at Dubai.

Pitch Report: Expected to favour spinners, with an average first-innings score of 218.

Full Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice captain), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

22 February 2025

22:42 IST

India Vs Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Kohli Focuses On Spin Play

A day before the marquee clash against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025, Virat Kohli arrived at the ICC Academy two hours before scheduled practice time to iron out his issues against spin.

Kohli has been found vulnerable against spin in the recent ODIs he has played. He fell to leg-spinner Rishad Hossain in India's opening Champions Trophy game against Bangladesh. The 36-year-old will have to deal with the likes of Abrar Ahmed when India takes on Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

21:00 IST

India Vs Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 Live: What Is The Live Match Timing?

The much-awaited IND vs PAK clash in the Champions Trophy is scheduled to start at 2:30 PM IST (2 PM Pakistan time).

20:50 IST

IND vs PAK Live Updates: Where Will The Champions Trophy Match Be Held?

The highly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025 is set to take place at the iconic Dubai International Stadium.

20:30 IST

India Vs Pak Live: When Did The 2 Teams Meet In Champions Trophy Last Time?

The most recent encounter between these sub-continental rivals in the Champions Trophy took place during the 2017 final, where Pakistan clinched a memorable victory in London. As Rizwan’s squad gears up for their next clash, they will undoubtedly draw inspiration from that historic triumph.

20:15 IST

Ind vs Pak Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Predicted Playing XIs

India’s Probable Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami.

Pakistan’s Probable Playing XI:
Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.

19:55 IST

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