India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025: All eyes on Virat Kohli as IND chase semi-final spot

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025: India will aim to seal a semifinal spot in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 when the Rohit Sharma-led side take on Pakistan in a marquee showdown in Dubai. While India are prettily-placed at second in Group A, Mohammad Rizwan's team are desperate to avoid early elimination. Pakistan would look to draw inspiration from the 2017 Champions Trophy final triumph over India in London but also need to scale up their performance in every department. However, Pakistan will be without the services of Fakhar Zaman as the batter injured himself during the New Zealand game. Imam-ul-Haq has been called in as a replacement for Zaman, who was ruled out of the tournament. India vs Pakistan head-to-head Pakistan enjoy a 73-57 head-to-head record against India in ODIs out of 135 matches. Five matches ended in no result. In Champions Trophy, Pakistan enjoy 3-2 lead over India. Stay updated with all the action from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Check the Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule, track the latest Champions Trophy Points Table, and follow the top performers with the most runs leaderboard and most wickets tally. India vs Pakistan predicted XIs India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav/Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami Pakistan: Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Yuvraj Singh backs captain Rohit Sharma India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Despite the criticism of his form, Rohit has received some much-needed support from former teammate Yuvraj Singh ahead of the crucial Champions Trophy clash against arch-rivals Pakistan. Speaking to JioHotstar, Singh said that if Rohit is scoring runs while struggling that's an even more dangerous thing for the opposition. He said, "Rohit Sharma, whether in form or out of form, it doesn’t matter to me. I would always back my match-winners. In ODI cricket, especially in white-ball formats, he has been India’s biggest match-winner as a batsman, alongside Virat Kohli. If Rohit is struggling but still gets runs, that’s dangerous for the opposition," “If he’s in form, he will score a century in 60 balls. That’s his quality—once he gets going, he’s not just hitting fours; he’s clearing the ropes with sixes. He is also one of the best players of the short ball. Even if someone bowls at 145-150 kmph, Rohit has the ability to hook it effortlessly. His strike rate is always between 120-140, and on his day, he can single-handedly win you the game" the former cricketer added.

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Manu Bhaker cheering for team India India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker while speaking to news agency ANI said, "We will cheer for Team India, and I am hopeful they will perform very well… All the best, Team India!"

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Former Pakistan cricketer wants Rizwan's men to play up to potential India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Former Pakistan cricketer Mudassar Nazar says Pakistan must battle it hard against India to stay alive in the tournament. Speaking to ANI, he said, “India is a formidable team. Hopefully, Pakistan will play up to its potential and try to reverse these results. If Pakistan raises the bar tomorrow, they can put on a grand show,"

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Umar Akmal takes a dig at Babar Azam India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Speaking to a TV channel, Akmal said, “Babar was captain for nearly five years most of the time in all formats and he never tried to build up the bench strength due to his likes and dislikes," “I told Babar that look give me a fair chance. You are doing well in the top order and I can be your finisher and we can win matches regularly and it will be good for Pakistan cricket," the former cricketer added.

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Haris Rauf on IND - PAK clash India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Before the high-octane clash, Haris Rauf pointed out that Pakistan's two wins over India three years back will act as a confidence-booster for Mohammad Rizwan's men. “No doubt, it will boost our confidence. We have beaten India here in back-to-back years. We will try and repeat the good things from those games and try and beat India. I hope it's a good match," Haris Rauf told reporters in Dubai on Friday. “No doubt, the record is good. But it depends on the pitches. It might be a spin track. We will look at the conditions and try and use them well," added the Pakistani pacer. Clearly, Haris Rauf was referring to India losses against Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup and the in the 2022 Asia Cup, both of which were played in Dubai - the venue for Sunday

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Ricky Ponting says beating India will be ‘hard’ for Pakistan India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: "It is going to be hard for Pakistan now," Ponting was quoted by ICC as saying "We spoke only a few days ago and my prediction for that game was that Pakistan would beat New Zealand and probably beat them quite comfortably. Fakhar's injury did not help their cause but they were chasing a very big total on the back of some great batting from New Zealand. To post 320, it was always going to be a hard run chase." "On their day, they were as capable as anybody. And now, having lost to New Zealand, they are going to have to be at their absolute best against India to beat them. India has got off to a great start, Pakistan not so much. And with that injury that we spoke about, I think it's going to be hard for them to bounce back, but they can," the former Aussie captain added.

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: We have been playing good, Gill ahead of PAK clash India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: "First of all, I think it is a big match, but I think the biggest match would obviously be the final that the team plays. And definitely, we have been playing some good ODI cricket. "Pakistan, unfortunately, have lost some of the matches that they have played recently, but by no means are we going to take them as a lesser side. It is important for us to bring our A-game tomorrow," Shubman Gill said in the pre-match press conference.

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: India have an upper hand, says Syed Kirmani India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Speaking to ANI, former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani said, "You see, this is the highlight of all the entire Commonwealth countries and in the other countries, European countries as well, wherever the Indian expats and the Pakistani expats are there, so they are glued to the TV to see who's going to win. Obviously, every Indian would like India to win. Every Pakistani would like to see Pakistani win, but we surely have an upper hand for sure,"

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: When does live action start? India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: The India vs Pakistan match live-stream will begin at 1:30PM while the toss be held at 2PM in Dubai. Both teams will take to the stadium for live-action starting at 2:30PM. The live-stream of the match can be watched on JioHotstar while we will also keep you updated about all the knitty gritties of the match, right here at Mint.

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Aaqib Javed defends Pakistani bowlers India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed while defending his bowlers said, "See, one thing is that when you see a full match, you focus on the whole match. If there your average score is 320 to 350, then you focus on one or two bowlers. How did they give more than 60 or 70? At times ,you don't get such conditions. What I just said about fitness level - everyone is now realising this everyone has to improve. But I don't think if you concede 80 in one match - it is not the 90's cricket that we used to give 60 and not be able to sleep for 6 months. Now this game is fast, if we make 350 runs, then it's possible that you give away 70-80 runs. But, the game tomorrow will be different. We cannot see that he has given 80 runs, now what to do with him. Every game starts differently and finishes differently,"

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: PCB chairman says Pakistan will win India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Speaking to the press ahead of high octane clash, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said, "It will be a good game. Definitely, our team is fully prepared. I think we are in form. Pakistan will win. Let's see what happens next,"

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Rishabh Pant down with fever, confirms Shubman Gill India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Indian vice-captain during a press briefing said, "Firstly, Rishabh is, I think, down with viral; that is why he did not come for practice."

Gill added that he tries to talk to people who are not in the playing XI, saying, "Those are the kinds of conversations that I have with them whenever I get the chance or if I see if someone is feeling a little low or lacking in something. I talk to them and have those conversations,"

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: What Yuvraj Singh said about Virat Kohli? India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Speaking to JioHotstar, Yuvraj said, “I call him King Kohli. As far as form is concerned, it goes up and down during the 15-18 years of a career, but you should see his graph. I think, of our generation, he is the best player of all formats. There is no comparison."

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Focus on Virat Kohli India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: The key area of focus on today's match from India's perspective will be on if Virat Kohli can jump back to form in his favourite format and show the world that he still has got a lot of firepower left in him.

India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: India need a wi A win for India will put them in the semifinal spot while a loss for Pakistan will call for an early elimination of the hosts.

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