IND vs PAK Match Prediction – Who will Win Today’s Match? Pitch Report, Playing 11 – ICC Champions Trophy 2025, 5th ODI Match

IND vs PAK Match Prediction: The fifth match of the ICC Champions Trophy will see India vs Pakistan. This match will be held at Dubai International Stadium on 23rd February at 7:30 PM IST.    

India

Rohit Sharma’s leading team, India, will play their second game of the tournament after defeating Bangladesh. The team played well in their recent match, where they easily chased the target of 228 and won the match by 6 wickets. 

Shubman Gill was the key player, scoring 101 off 129 balls, while Rohit Sharma contributed a quick-fire 41 off 36 balls. However, the bowlers were the key reason behind this victory, with Mohammed Shami taking 5 crucial wickets, while Harshit Rana took 3 wickets. All rounder Axer Patel also contributed with his bowling, taking 2 crucial wickets.  

Pakistan 

On the other hand, Pakistan failed to impress in the first match of ICC Champions and lost the match against New Zealand. The team looked to bounce back and ready to clash with India in the 5th match. In the last match, the team failed to chase the target of 320 and lost the game by 60 runs.   

Babar Azam and Khushdil Shah fought hard to secure the victory, their alliance was unable to assist the team win the match. However, Babar scored 64 off 90 balls, while Khushdil smashed 69 off 49 balls. Additionally, Salman Ali Agha also contributed with his quick-fire 42 off 28 balls. 

The 5th match of the ICC Champions Trophy will be crucial for both teams, especially for Pakistan. India seems strong and can win today’s match, whereas Pakistan prepared itself to make a strong comeback. 

IND vs PAK Match Details, ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 

Also see: IND vs PAK Champions Trophy Dream11 Prediction Today Match

Dubai International Stadium, Pitch And Weather Report 

At Dubai International Stadium, the pitch is suited for bowlers. Pacers will get decent swings and momentum which help them to emerge wickets, while spinners can also get turns, but after the first inning. At Dubai International Stadium, a total of 59 ODI matches were played, in which the chasing team won 35 times. Therefore the team that won the toss will prefer to bowl first. 

Also see: IND vs PAK Toss Prediction

Dubai International Stadium, ODI Records

India VS Pakistan Head to Head Records in ODI

IND vs PAK Today’s Probable 11

Key Players to Watch Out in IND vs PAK, 5th  match

Top Batters

Rohit Sharma 

• Rohit Sharma is a right-hand batsman and an opener. 
• He has played a total of 19 ODI matches against Pakistan and scored runs with an average of 51.35.
• Rohit Sharma scored 317 runs at Dubai International Stadium at an average of 105.66. 
• In the last match against Bangladesh, he scored 41 off 36 balls at DICS. 

Virat Kohli

• Virat Kohli is a right-hand batsman and a top order batter.
• He has played a total of 16 ODI matches against Pakistan and scored runs with an average of 52.15.
• In the last match against Bangladesh, he scored 22 off 38 balls. 

Also keep your eyes on Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill. 

Babar Azam

• Babar Azam is a right -hand batsman and a top order batter. 
• He has played a total of 8 ODI matches against India and scored runs with an average of 31.14.
• In the last match against New Zealand, he scored – 64 off 90 balls. 

Khushdil Shah

• Khushdil Shah is a left-hand batsman and an all rounder. 
• He never played an ODI match against India, but overall he played a total of 14 ODI matches, in which he scored runs with an average of 32.22. 
• In the last match against New Zealand, he scored 69 off 49 balls. 

Also keep your eyes on Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman.

IND vs PAK Top Batters Stats in ODI

Top Bowlers:

Mohd. Shami

• Mohd. Shami is a right-arm pace bowler. 
• He has played a total of 3 ODI matches against Pakistan and took 5 wickets.
• In the last match against Bangladesh, he took 5 wickets.

Also keep your eyes on – Kuldeep Yadav.

Naseem Shah

• Naseem Shah is a right-arm pace bowler. 
• He has played a total of 2 ODI matches against India and took 3 wickets.
• In the last match against New Zealand, he took 2 wickets. 

Also keep eyes on – Haris Rauf. 

IND vs PAK Top  Bowlers Stats in ODI

IND vs PAK Match Prediction Scenarios

Most Pick Player from India 

Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Mohd. Shami. 

Most Pick Player from Pakistan

Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Naseem Shah. 

Also See:

• IND vs PAK Player Battle in ICC Champions Trophy 2025
• Rohit Sharma Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• Ravindra Jadeja Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• Kuldeep Yadav Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• KL Rahul Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• Hardik Pandya Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• Najmul Hossain Shanto Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• Mehidy Hasan Miraz Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• Mushfiqur Rahim Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
• Soumya Sarkar Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium

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Disclaimer: All Predictions are made based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. Please refer to records and stats to finalize your Predictions. You are not bound to follow these predictions.