Pakistan come to Dubai for the rival clash in a bid to keep their tournament alive. The Rivalry has been pretty one-sided for a while now but Pakistan's unpredictable nature can always show up. Their line-up has the potential, but they are not living up to it. Injuries are hitting them with Fakhar Zaman out of the tournament while Babar Azam's struggles were evident with his go-slow innings in the tournament opener. Their bowling too isn't doign so well with a lot of loose deliveries and slow fielding allowing batters to manouver runs easily. They need a win desperately and are in with a mountain to climb against India, who has had the edge against them.

India come in with some good form. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma got good hits against Bangladesh while the bowlers contributed well. Shami is back at his best and India will hope Pakistan brings the best out of Virat Kohli, who missed out against Bangladesh.

PAK vs IND Match Details

Date: February 23rd, 2025

Time:  2:30 PM IST

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Pakistan vs India Weather Report

Clear weather and a nice evening is expected for the game.

Pakistan vs India Pitch Report

Average Score Batting First in the last five games: 267

Average Score Batting Second in the last five games: 258

Wins Batting First in the last five games: 2

Wins Batting Second in the last five games: 2

There is some low bounce and turn in Dubai with batting looking a little tough. India had a tough time chasing briefly as well which could indicate that the surface may be better to bat on, get runs on the board and apply pressure. 

Pakistan vs India Head to Head

Stats	Matches	Pakistan Won	India Won	NR	Tie
Overall	135	73	57	5	0
At Dubai	2	0	2	0	0
Last Five ODIs	5	0	4	1	0

Stat: Pakistan last beat India in and ODI in the 2017 Champions Trophy Final. 

PAK vs IND Predicted Playing XI

IND Playing XI

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

PAK Playing XI

Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salmam Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khusdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Pakistan vs India Key Players

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli could not get going after getting a start against Bangladesh. He may have work to do against Pakistan though if Shaheen Shah starts well and Pakistan tends to be a side that can bring the best out of Virat Kohli, who looks a little under pressure. 

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Going wicketless and being taken for runs, New Zealand negotiated Shaheen Shah rather easily. Shaheen Shah though will know that he has had the better of Rohit Sharma in the past and a good first over could set him up well as he stands an inportant piece in influencing the game and Pakistan's chances in the tournament. 

PAK vs IND Match Tips

India are clear favorites with Pakistan struggling to perform.

Match Prediction: India Will Win the Match