🏏Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan vs India, 5th Match, Group A🏏 - Page 9

India vs Pakistan: Head-to-head record in ODIs

Matches Played: 135

India Won: 57

Pakistan Won: 73

Last five matches: India 5-0

Pakistan will have made the trek over to Dubai, which is another component that cannot be ignored. On the surface, despite Pakistan being the hosts of this tournament, this isn’t a home game for them, and that means that everything seems to be going India’s way. Despite this being a rivalry, it certainly seems to be heavily balanced towards one team going into it.

India have won the last five ODI matches played between these two nations, with Pakistan’s last win coming all the way back in the final of the 2017 edition of this tournament. What’s more, India have dominated in the 50-over format. Their last match was the beatdown provided by India in Ahmedabad in the 2023 World Cup, where Pakistan were run ragged and bowled out for 191, India completing the chase with 20 overs to spare.

India's Champions Trophy XI vs Pakistan

Openers: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill

Top-order: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer

Middle order: KL Rahul (WK)

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

Pakistan's Champions Trophy XI vs India

Openers: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam

Middle order: Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (C, WK), Tayyab Tahir

All-rounders: Khushdil Shah, Salman Agha

Bowlers: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Even on the balance of the teams themselves, it is difficult to look past India and the quality they possess across the entire team. Rohit Sharma has looked somewhat back to his best in recent games, and India will be hoping he only improves as he settles into this tournament groove. His opening partner Shubman Gill, meanwhile, has looked for all money like he deserves the accolade of being the best batter in the world in this format. Pakistan, meanwhile, have lost their two opening mainstays Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman to injury. When things go that poorly, it must feel like the world is out to get you, but Pakistan will be aware they aren’t doing themselves too many favours either.

Babar Azam will continue to open the batting, but he must play with more intent and aggression if he hopes to impact the game positively for his team. Innings like the one against New Zealand won’t cut it at this level, even on a pitch that isn’t as run-happy as those in Pakistan. Babar has to step up and act like a leader for this team, even if he has forfeited the captaincy, otherwise it will be a long and disappointing tournament for Pakistan.

Aaj hi match ke liye maine 149 ka jiohotstar ka recharge kiya hai dear indian team mere paiso pani mat pherna match dekh saku aisa khelna

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- Pakistan also beat India the last time these two teams did battle in an ICC match in Dubai - the 2021 T20 World Cup

- However, India have not lost an international match to Pakistan since the 2022 Asia Cup. In their last five head-to-head matches, India lead Pakistan 5-0

- India have won six out of their last seven ODIs in Dubai

Sent predictions. Will have lunch now 🙂

I think vadapav will fail in this match.

My bet on Pakistan

Because of Indians, some Pak players can do some duty free shopping tmrw maybe.

I can see virat kohli coming back to form once he sees haris rauf..

Chose VK for POTM, most 4s and most runs

Hope he plays well