IND vs PAK / Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first - see playing 11

IND vs PAK: The 5th match of Champions Trophy 2025 is being played between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has lost the toss. He has lost the 12th consecutive toss in ODIs. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has decided to bat. There is no change in Team India, while Pakistan has made one change.

This is the second match of both the teams in the tournament. Indian fans' eyes are on Rohit-Kohli and Mohammad Shami, while Pakistani fans' hopes are on Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Pakistan won the toss

In the great match against India, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan captain Rizwan has made one change in the playing-11. Imam ul Haq is playing in place of injured Fakhar Zaman. At the same time, Indian captain Rohit has not made any changes in the playing-11. Rohit said that he was going to decide to bowl first after winning the toss. Therefore, they have suffered a loss by losing the toss.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Harshit Rana.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Imam ul Haq, Saud Shakeel, Babar Azam, Salman Aga, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.

Indian fans have their eyes on Rohit-Kohli and Mohammad Shami, while Pakistani fans have their hopes on Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi. India defeated Bangladesh in the first match. Pakistan lost against New Zealand in the first match. If Pakistan loses today, it will almost be out of the knockout stage.

In the last Champions Trophy in 2017, India and Pakistan teams clashed twice. India won in the group stage, while in the final, Pakistan equalized the score by defeating India by 180 runs.

Of course this match is being played in Dubai, but the people of Pakistan are eagerly waiting for this match. There are also fans of Team India in Pakistan. They want Team India to win this match.

Bumrah arrived to watch the match

India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah reached Dubai International Stadium to watch the India-Pakistan match. He is not a part of this tournament due to injury. He was the Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup played in West Indies and Australia last year. He took 15 wickets.

Pakistan's record is better at neutral venues

So far, both the teams have faced each other a total of 135 times in ODIs. Out of this, India has won 57 matches and Pakistan has won 73 matches. Five matches did not result in any result. However, Pakistan has an upper hand at neutral venues. 77 ODI matches have been played between the two teams at neutral venues. During this period, India has won 34 matches and Pakistan has won 40 matches. Three matches ended in no result.