PAK vs IND Match Prediction : Who will win the today's 5th ODI match of Champions trophy between Pakistan vs India?

The much-awaited encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is around the corner as the hosts Pakistan (PAK) will take on arch rivals India (IND) in match number five of the tournament at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23. Both the teams are set to face each other after eight months and will lock horns in the ODI format after 16 months. It is going to be crucial match for both the teams, especially Pakistan as they are in a do-or-die situation after losing their opening game against New Zealand.

On the other hand, India will look to avenge the 2017 final defeat against Pakistan and make their chances stronger for the semi-finals. The Men in Blue are coming after winning their first match against Bangladesh and are looking favourites to defeat arch-rival Pakistan in their game of the tournament. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 5th match of the Champions Trophy 2025 between Pakistan and India.

PAK vs IND Champions Trophy 2025 Match Details:

Match	Pakistan vs India, Match 5
Venue	Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Date & Time	Sunday, February 23, 2:30 pm (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

Dubai Stadium Pitch Report:

The surface of the new pitch looked suitable for the fast bowlers in India’s opening match against Bangladesh. At the start of the game, the pace bowlers get much support from the pitch. However, as the game progresses further, the batters start getting support due to perfect pace and bounce and can score runs freely. The team winning the toss will prefer to chase the target on this ground. Out of the 59 matches played at this ground, the team batting won 22 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 35 occasions.

PAK vs IND Head-to-Head in ODI:

Pakistan and India have locked horns 153 times in the ODI format so far. Out of these 153 ODi matches, Pakistan have defeated India 73 times while the Men in Blue come out victorious on 57 occasions with five matches ending in no result. The first ODI game between Pakistan and India was played in Quetta on October 1, 1978 where India won by four runs. The latest outing in the ODI between both teams was in Ahmedabad on October 14, 2023 where India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets.

Matches played	135
Pakistan	73
India	57
No Result/Tied	5

PAK vs IND Probable Playing XIs:

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

Pakistan Predicted 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

Key Players to watch out for:

Virat Kohli: Star batter Virat Kohli always turns out to be a player against Pakistan in ICC events. The right-hander has marvellous records against arch-rivals in the 50-over format and Pakistan will be looking to come with different plans for him in the upcoming clash.

Hardik Pandya: All-rounder Hardik Pandya has always turned up against Pakistan in major ICC tournaments. He will also be coming with the memories of the 2017 Champions Trophy final where he fought as a lone warrior for India but failed to take his team down the line. He can play crucial role if India defeat Pakistan in the upcoming game.

Mohammad Rizwan: Pakistani skipper Mohammad Rizwan is currently in great form and will look to play a captain’s knock in a crucial game against India as the hosts need to win this to keep themselves in the race of the semi-finals.

Shaheen Afridi: Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will be looking to give Indian fans a flashback of the 2021 T20 World Cup where Pakistan thrashed India by 10 wickets in Dubai. Now, Pakistan fans will be hoping for Afridi to repeat same at the same ground as Pakistan take on India on Sunday.