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Shubman Gill has been unstoppable thus far. Pakistan had their moment. when Gill hit the ball to Khushdil Shah at mid-wicket, but he dropped a sitter leaving teammates including Mohammad Rizwan in shock. India rolling along nicely with brilliant partnership between Gill and Virat Kohli

WICKET! Rohit Sharma has to go , Shaheen Afridi with the breakthrough.  A full, fast inswinging yorker that finds gap between bat and boot of Rohit Sharma and crashes onto middle stump.

India are off to flying start with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill attacking Pakistan bowlers

1st Innigs Update

Pakistan at the end of their innings got to the total of 241. India bowled the Pakistani side inside the 50 overs. The pick of the bowler for India was Kuldeep Yadav who took 3 wickets by giving away just 40 runs. Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja also took crucial wickets for India. India need 242 runs to win the against Pakistan.

Wicket! Kuldeep yadav has two wickets in two deliveries. First he got rid of Salman Agha with Raivndra Jadeja taking a fine catch. He followed it up with dismissal of Shaheen Afridi who he trapped right in front of stumps. India in total control of the match.

WICKET! This is batting collapse for Pakistan. Ravindra Jadeja gets his first wicket of the match. A tossed up delivery lands it around the good length area and the ball grips and turns away. Tayyab Tahir gets beaten on his defence and the ball rattles the stumps

WICKET! Another set batsman departs, Saud Shakeel was playing well. However, Hardik Pandya had the last say. Short ball from the medium pacer, the batsman pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Axar sprints to his right, keeps his eyes on the ball and completes a safe catch. India are back in the game

Wicket! Axar Patel strikes for India, Pakistan have lost skipper Mohammad Rizwan. He shimmies down the wicket to have a go at Axar but gets yorked by it. Swings across the line, gets beaten and the stumps have been rattled.The dropped catch doesn't cost much as Rizwan departs for 46

Three boundaries have come in the last 10 balls, Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan break shackles by scoring runs off Indian spinners. However they need to play more big shots to accelerate the scoring

Shami after returning to the field have bowled well alongside Pandya. Pakistan have not scored a boundary for nearly 30 balls . Saud Shakeel is on 17 off 30, Rizwan on 11off 26. Pakistan was going at nearly six runs an over when Babar was around, it has now gone down to 4.35.

Pakistan, after a promising start, lost 2 quick wickets. with Hardik Pandya dismissing Babar Azam and Axar Patel's incredible direct hit ending Imam-ul-Haq's stay. Babar looked in good touch smashing 23 off 25 balls which included five boundaries. However his innings was ended by Hardik Pandya who had him caught behind. Imam called for a poor run and ended up paying the price for it.

The two wickets come at a good time for India, especially after Mohammed Shami bowled just 2 overs before the India pacer complained of pain in his leg. After the physio took a good look at him, Shami completed the over but left the field to get some treatment. This was after he opened the proceedings for India with an 11-ball over, giving away 5 wides.

Pakistan have won an important toss at the Dubai International Stadium as they have opted to bat first. Mohammad Rizwan, the captain, announced one change, bringing in Imam-ul-Haq for the injured Fakhar Zaman. Team India, who won their opening game against Bangladesh, remain unchanged.

India playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.

Pakistan playing XI: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.

Team India will lock horns against arch-rivals Pakistan in their second Group A clash at the Dubai International Stadium today in order to book their spot in the semifinals of the ongoing competition.

The last time India and Pakistan clashed in a Champions Trophy event was during the 2017 edition's final, when Virat Kohli-led star-studded unit was humbled by Men in Green at the peak of star batters' run-chasing powers, being skittled out for 158 runs while chasing a mammoth 338 runs which Pakistan reached on the back of a century from Fakhar Zaman.

Avenging this would be fresh on the minds of players who were part of this heart-wrenching defeat, and their fans would no doubt relish every moment of India dominating Pakistan with bat or ball.

Dating back to 1952, India and Pakistan have a rivalry that has not only stood the test of time but continues to grow and evolve. These South Asian nations find another gear when they meet.

Anticipation for this encounter has reached fever pitch, given their last 50-over encounter was way back in 2023 at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, where India claimed a seven-wicket win. The two sides also met at last year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where India prevailed by just six runs.
It has reached the point of desperation already for Pakistan, who simply need to win if they are any chance of progressing to the semi-finals in their home tournament after being crushed by New Zealand in their campaign opener. Without their hard-hitting opener Fakhar Zaman, the Pakistan batting attack looks more conservative and toothless than ever.

-Recent form:

Pakistan: The hosts' recent ODI form appears match-up-dependant. There's no denying that New Zealand have the wood over them, having already beaten them three times in 2025, including in the tournament opener. But Pakistan also beat powerhouse South Africa in the lead-up to the Champions Trophy, which follows up their 3-0 ODI series sweep of the Proteas in December last year.

India: They are eight wins from nine games in white-ball cricket this calendar year so far, and unbeaten from four in ODIs. India dominated England 3-0 leading into the Champions Trophy, before taking care of Bangladesh in their first tournament hitout. They have shown they can overcome the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and match it with anyone.

-Players in focus:

Pakistan: Babar Azam

The star shotmaker recently lost his status as the game's No.1 Men's ODI batter, to the player listed directly below in this match preview. Babar will have a point to prove and looms as a critical wicket for India to hone in on. 2024 was a lean year, by Babar's lofty standards, but could his 64 against the Kiwis the other day be the confidence-boosting knock that returns him to world-beating form?

India: Shubman Gill

There is nothing controversial about this pick, after his recent ODI exploits. Shubman Gill is the ICC Men's top-ranked One-Day International batter, leap-frogging Babar in the buildup to the tournament, and is on track to further separate himself from the chasing pack given his ton in India's opening Champions Trophy match. Pakistan will be planning, scheming, hoping and praying that they find a way to remove India's 25-year-old opener.

Squads:

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.