MATCH NO – 5th Match
SERIES – Champions Trophy – 2025
DATE – 23rd February, 2025
TIME – 02:30 PM IST
VENUE – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
INTRODUCTION
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is set to commence on February 19, 2025, marking the tournament’s return after an eight-year hiatus. This edition features the top eight One Day International (ODI) teams competing across venues in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The participating teams are divided into two groups:
Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, and Bangladesh
Group B: Australia, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan
Each team will play the others in their group once, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals. Matches are scheduled in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Dubai. Notably, due to political tensions, India will play all its matches in Dubai.
Hosting this tournament is a monumental event for Pakistan, marking its first major ICC event since the 1996 World Cup. The country has undertaken extensive preparations, including stadium upgrades and enhanced security measures, to ensure a successful event.
MATCH PREVIEW
Fifth Match of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between one of the most Famous rivalry India and Pakistan. Indian team is a strong contender for CT – 2025 and won 7 matches out of last 10 ODI Matches, whereas Pakistan team have won 6 matches out of last 10 matches.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks but India’s team looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between India & Pakistan.
PITCH REPORT
Dubai International Stadium is a well-known cricket venue in the UAE, frequently hosting ODIs, T20Is, and IPL matches. Here’s a detailed ODI pitch report and analysis:
Pitch & Conditions
Surface Type: Generally flat and slow.
Pace vs Spin: Spinners tend to get assistance as the match progresses, while pacers rely on variations.
Batting Conditions: Initially good for batting, but can slow down in the second innings.
Dew Factor: Dew can be a major factor in night games, making it harder for bowlers to grip the ball.
Average Scores in ODIs
1st Innings Average Score: ~230-260
2nd Innings Average Score: ~210-240
Winning Records:
Batting First: Moderate success (~50% win rate)
Chasing: Slightly easier due to dew
Key Trends
Chasing teams have a better record due to the impact of dew.
Spinners become more effective in the middle overs.
Early movement for pacers in the first few overs.
GROUND STATS (ODIs)
| TOTAL MATCH | 34 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 220+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 12 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 21 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 200 | 10 |
| BETWEEN 200 TO 249 | 13 |
| BETWEEN 250 TO 299 | 08 |
| ABOVE SCORE 300 | 03 |
BOWLERS STATS ON DUBAI STADIUM (ODIs)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 34
PACER WICKETS – 460
SPINNER WICKETS – 206.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 135
- IND WIN – 57
- BAN WIN – 73
- NO RESULT – 05.
IND VS PAK TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
INDIA (IND)
TEAM NEWS
- Indian team performed very well in the previous odi series against England and won the series by 3-0.
- Last time when Pakistan and India played against each other Indian team successfully chased a total of 191 runs and won the match by 7 wickets.
- Shubman Gill has scored 101 runs in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Rohit Sharma has scored 41 runs in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Virat Kohli has scored 22 runs in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- KL Rahul has scored 41 runs in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Axar Patel has scored 8 runs and also took 2 wickets in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Mohamamd Shami has taken 5 wickets in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Harshit Rana has taken 3 wickets in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- In the last match Indian team successfully chased a total of 228 runs and won the match by 6 wickets against Bangladesh.
- Shubham Gill scored 101 runs, Virat Kohli scored 22 runs, Rohit Sharma scored 41 runs and KL Rahul scored 41 runs in the previous match against Bangladesh.
- Mohammad Shami took 5 wickets, Harshit Rana took 3 wickets and Axar Patel took 2 wickets in the previous match against Bangladesh.
- Both teams have played 135 ODI matches and India won 57 matches and lost 73 matches against Pakistan.
SQUADS
Batting – Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Gill, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk).
Bowling – Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Harshit Rana,Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.
All Rounder – Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreya Iyer. KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Harshit Rana/Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
PLAYER STATS:
1. ROHIT SHARMA © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 41r, 1r, 119r, 2r, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 358 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 86r, 56r, 11r, 140r, 111r. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 19 INNINGS – 873 RUNS – 51A. |
2. SHUBMAN GILL – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 101r, 112r, 60r, 87r, 102r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 101 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 16r, 58r, 10r. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 3 INNINGS – 84 RUNS. |
3. VIRAT KOHLI – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 22r, 52r, 5r, 6r, 17r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 22 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 16r, 122r, 4r, 77r, 5r. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 16 INNINGS – 678 RUNS – 52A. |
4. SHREYAS IYER – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 78r, 44r, 59r, 11r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNINGS -15 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 53r, 14r. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 2 INNINGS – 67 RUNS. |
5. KL RAHUL (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 41r, 40r, 10r, 2r, 43r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 101 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 14r, 111r, 57r. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 3 INNINGS – 187 RUNS – 187A. |
6. AXAR PATEL – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 8+2W, 13+2W, 41+0W, 52+1W, 15+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 8 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. HARDIK PANDYA – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 17+2W, 10+1W, 9+0W, 9+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 2W, 1W, 87+2W, 0W, 26+1W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 7 INNINGS – 209 RUNS – 70A – 8W. |
8. RAVINDRA JADEJA – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 11+3W, 10+3W, 19r, 5W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 48 RUNS – 7W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 2W, 14+0W, 0W, 15+0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 12 INNINGS – 130 RUNS – 12W. |
9. MOHAMMAD SHAMI – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 5W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 4W, 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 3 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
10. HARSHIT RANA – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 3W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. KULDEEP YADAV – LAC
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNING – 10 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 2W, 5W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 5 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
PAKISTAN (PAK)
TEAM NEWS
- Pakistan team did not start well in this champions Trophy and lost their first match by 60 runs against New Zealand.
- Last time when India and Pakistan played between each other Pakistan team failed to defend a total of 191 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets.
- Babar Azam has scored 64 runs in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Agha Slaman has scored 42 runs in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Khusdil Shah has scored 69 runs in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Naseem Shah has taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Haris Rauf has taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- Abrar Ahmed has taken 1 wickets in 1 innings in this Champions Trophy.
- In the last match Pakistan team failed to chase a total of 320 runs and lost the match by 60 runs against New Zealand.
- Babar Azam Scored 64 runs, Khusdil Shah scored 69 runs, Salman Agha scored 42 runs and Fakhar Zaman scored 24 runs in the previous match against New Zealand.
- Haris Rauf & Naseem Shah took 2-2 wickets each and Abrar Ahmed took 1 wicket in the previous match against New Zealand.
- Both teams played 135 matches and Pakistan team won 73 matches and lost 57 matches against India.
SQUADS
Batting – Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan © (wk), Usman Khan (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel.
Bowling – Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Mohamamd Hasnain.
All Rounder – Khusdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Agha Salman.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Imam ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Usman Khan/Saud Shakeel, Mohamamd Rizwan © (wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab tahir, khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed.
PLAYER STATS:
1. IMAM UL – HAQ – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 57r, 4r, 28r, 65r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 62 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 36r, 9r, 7r, 10r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 5 INNINGS – 64 RUNS. |
2. BABAR AZAM – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 64r, 29r, 23r, 10r, 31r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 335 RUNS – 56A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 50r, 10r, 48r, 9r, 47r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 7 INNINGS – 218 RUNS. |
3. USMAN KHAN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 19r, 0r, 10r, 53r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
4. MOHAMMAD RIZWAN © (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3r, 46r, 122r, 3r, 49r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 127 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 49r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 511 RUNS. |
5. SALMAN AGHA – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 42+0W, 45+1W, 134+0W, 40r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 23r, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 23 RUNS – 0W. |
6. TAYYAB TAHIR – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 38r, 4r, 30r, 47r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. KHUSDIL SHAH – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 69+0W, 7+0W, 15r, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. SHAHEEN AFRIDI – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 2W, 1W, 4W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 4 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
9. HARIS RAUF – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0W, 0W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
10. NASEEM SHAH – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | 0W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
11. ABRAR AHMED – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs IND | NOT PLAYED YET. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – KL Rahul, M. Rizwan.
BATSMEN – V. Kohli, B. Azam, S. Gill, R. Sharma.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Patel, H. Pandya, K. Shah.
BOWLERS – M. Shami, S. Afridi.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – L. Rahul.
BATSMEN – V. Kohli, S. Iyer, S. Gill.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Patel, A. Salman, H. Pandya
BOWLERS – M. Shami, K. Yadav, N. Shah, H. Rana
BACK-UPS – R. Jadeja, H. Rauf.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Gill, M. Shami.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – A. Salman, H. Pandya.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
INDIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
