DUBAI: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the highly anticipated IND vs PAK clash at the Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday.
The hosts made a crucial change to their lineup, bringing in opening batter Imam-ul-Haq as a replacement for Fakhar Zaman, who was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury sustained in the opening match against New Zealand on February 19.
India, on the other hand, decided to retain the same Playing XI from their opening game against Bangladesh.
Playing XIs:
Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Tayyab Tahir, Salman Agha, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
Score Update:
Pakistan – 58/2 in 12 overs
The two sides last faced off in the 2017 Champions Trophy final, where Pakistan clinched the title with a dominant 180-run victory at The Oval.
India began their CT 2025 campaign with a win over Bangladesh, while Pakistan suffered a setback, losing their opener to New Zealand. This clash has now turned into a must-win encounter for Pakistan to stay in contention.
