India vs Pakistan LIVE Cricket Score, Champions Trophy 2025: It’s India vs Pakistan today (Sunday 23 February) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Champions Trophy 2025. The mother of all sporting contests – India vs Pakistan has always been viewed by millions and catches the attention of the global sporting landscape due to their bitter rivalry, but can Pakistan spring a surprise today in Dubai against India?
Team India will enter the contest as heavy favourites, having already won their first game against Bangladesh by six wickets . Pakistan on the other hand lost to New Zealand by 60 runs. A win for Rohit Sharma and Co will put India on the brink of qualification for the semi-finals while Pakistan will be almost out. Hence it’s a crucial match for both sides.
IND vs PAK: Dubai weather and pitch report
A total of 459 runs were scored in close to 97 overs in India vs Bangladesh match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. We are expecting another low-scoring contest between India and Pakistan. The pitches in Dubai have slowed down due to ILT20 matches. While they will offer some support to pacers at the start, spinners are expected to have a bigger say. Team winning the toss will most likely opt to bat second.
Weather forecast: The chances of rain in Dubai on Sunday are just 1%, according to AccuWeather, so rain is unlikely to interrupt the game. It will be a hot day, with temperatures ranging from 31°C during the day to 26°C in the evening. The weather is expected to be sunny and warm.
IND vs PAK predicted XIs
India predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami
Pakistan predicted XI: Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c/wk), Salman Agha, Kamran Ghulam, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed