Pakistan vs India Champions Trophy 2025: History, Head-to-Head, Stats, and Match Analysis

The Pakistan vs India cricket rivalry is the most anticipated in the world. The 2025 Champions Trophy clash in Dubai is set to be another thrilling encounter. Both teams enter the match with contrasting performances. Pakistan, the host nation, lost their first game. India, on the other hand, started strong with a 6-wicket win. Here’s everything about the Pakistan vs India Champions Trophy 2025.

Pakistan vs India Champions Trophy 2025 History

In the first game of the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan took a big loss against New Zealand by 60 runs margin. The performance of Pakistan cricket team was below average. Pakistan had the target of more than 300 on a pitch which was considered to be below 275 runs. In chase, Pakistan did not even try to get full use of powerplay and batter did not find the rhythm in entire innings which cost them the game.

India won its first game against Bangladesh and started their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with positive performances. In Bowling, India built early pressure on Bangladesh by getting five wickets just under 50 runs. But the crucial partnership took Bangladesh to 228 runs. Chasing 229, India got a perfect start with the impactful innings of Captain Rohit Sharma.

But Shubman Gill carried his form and scored a magnificent hundred in that game. After their first game, Pakistan is standing 4th and India is standing 2nd on the points table. So, it will be a crucial game for both especially for Pakistan to make their way easy to reach the semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Check out the top 10 Epic Moments of Pakistan vs India cricket game.

Pakistan vs India Cricket Rivalry

Pakistan vs India cricket match is the world biggest cricket game. Both sides always bring excitement on the table playing against each other. India is most disciplined team in the world cricket right. On the other side, Pakistan is known for its unpredictability in the world of cricket.

Both teams have experienced huge differences in their performances in the last 10-15 years. India missed just 1 ICC event to reach the semi-final, which was ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Pakistan saw many ups and downs in their performances in ICC events. But the interesting fact is that both teams have been able to win an ICC Trophy in the last 10 years.

Besides cricket performances, India and Pakistan share many differences in political and geographical disputes. These differences play a huge role in making the Pakistan vs India cricket rivalry more than just a game of cricket.

Pakistan vs India Champions Trophy History

India has dominated recent ODI matches against Pakistan. Since 2017, India has won all games. Pakistan’s last victory was in the Champions Trophy 2017 final. In the Champions Trophy, Pakistan has a slight edge. They have won 3 out of 5 matches against India.

Total Matches: 5

Pakistan Wins: 3

India Wins: 2

Pakistan vs India Match Preview

Looking at the records and present form, India is a clear winner in this game. But Pakistan is well known for its unpredictability making this game more interesting. In recent games between India and Pakistan in ODI cricket, India won all the games since 2017.

Last time Pakistan won against India was the Champions Trophy 2017 final. So, looking at the records and present status of Pakistan cricket it looks most difficult task for it to win against India. India has top quality squad which makes it very difficult opponent to win against.

On the other side, Pakistan has gotten worse results in the recent 2 ICC events. After losing this game, Pakistan has made their ways difficult to qualify for the semi-finals in the event. So, it is a hard but crucial opportunity for Pakistan to win this game. While on the other side, India will want to win this and fancy their chance to book the place in semi-finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Looking at the recent performances and playing 11, India is the clear winner.

Pakistan vs India Head-to-Head

In ODIs, Pakistan leads the overall head-to-head record. However, India has dominated recent encounters.

Total Matches: 135

Pakistan Wins: 73

India Wins: 57

No Result: 5

India vs Pakistan Key Player Battles

Key matchups to watch:

Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi

Babar Azam vs Kuldeep Yadav

Virat Kohli vs Naseem Shah

Muhammad Shami vs Muhammad Rizwan

Pakistan vs India Analysis

India’s familiarity with the Dubai pitch gives them an edge. Pakistan needs extraordinary performances to challenge India. And the chances of India are very high because they know the surface very well compared to Pakistan. Pakistan had to believe hard and show extraordinary performance to win against India. And in their day, Pakistan always outclassed India in all departments, which they have in World Cup 2021.

Both players will be very important for Pakistan to win this game as Agha showed performance with the bat and bowl in recent games for Pakistan and Abrar Ahmed will be very important for Pakistan to take important wickets in middle overs of the game. Although criticized for his poor form and slow innings in the last game, Babar Azam will be important to Pakistan. He has an excellent record playing in Dubai and scoring runs in difficult pitches.

Pakistan vs India Fans Reaction

Both sides have a great love for cricket. India is the capital of cricket for all over the world. Starting in England, cricket is growing in India in present world. And Indian people is very passionate about cricket. The best example to explain this is to see every game of India. Whenever Indian cricket team plays, stadium turns out blue. Sometimes, India gets more support than host nation.

While on the other, Pakistan has very loyal fanbase. This fanbase always shows believe on Pakistan to do best in every ICC events. While making some major false decision, Pakistan cricket is not finding right way to make big comeback in International cricket. But one thing which is always with Pakistan is its loyal and passionate fansbase.

Therefore, this game is a highly awaited game of the world. Sharing some close in the near past, this game also holds excellent importance for both teams. India has shown great performance in Dubai cricket stadium by winning the last game.

Pakistan has great record in that ground by having this venue as host in recent decade. Pakistan won its only ICC World Cup game against India at Dubai International Stadium. So, this game will not be easy for both sides.

Pakistan vs India Live Streaming

The match will be broadcast live in:

India: Star Sports, Jio Hotstar

Pakistan: PTV Sports, A Sports, Tamasha App

IND vs PAK Predicted Playing XI

Pakistan:

Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq, Kamran Ghulam/Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

India:

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Muhammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

India vs Pakistan Match Predictions

India has a 61% chance of winning, while Pakistan stands at 39%. Key players like Shubman Gill and Muhammad Shami are in form. Pakistan’s hopes rest on Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi.

This Pakistan vs India Champions Trophy 2025 clash promises to be a thrilling contest. Stay tuned for live updates, highlights, and more.