IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy 2025: In the fifth match of the Champions Trophy today, India defeated arch-rival and tournament host Pakistan by wickets. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to bat first. After this, the Indian bowlers performed brilliantly and bundled out the host team for a total score of 241 in 49.4 overs. After this, chasing the target of 242 runs given by Pakistan, the Indian batsmen achieved the target by
Virat Kohli once again played a big and important role in India’s victory against Pakistan. He played an unbeaten innings of 100 runs. In bowling, veteran spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav took the maximum of three wickets.
pakistan innings
It is worth noting that earlier while batting, Babar Azam and Imam ul Haq gave Pakistan a steady start. There was a 41-run partnership for the first wicket between the two, which was broken by Hardik Pandya. He got Babar caught by wicketkeeper Rahul. Babar was able to score 23 runs with the help of five fours in 26 balls. Imam ul Haq was also run out in the very next over. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs in 26 balls.
After two wickets fell for 47 runs, Saud Shakeel and captain Mohammad Rizwan took over the innings. There was a partnership of 104 runs for the third wicket between the two. During this, Shakeel scored the fourth half-century of his ODI career. This partnership was broken by Axar Patel. He clean bowled Rizwan. Rizwan was dismissed after scoring 46 runs with the help of three fours in 77 balls. As soon as he was out, Pakistan’s innings faltered again. Shakeel also became the victim of Hardik Pandya after scoring 62 runs with the help of five fours in 76 balls. Tayyab Tahir was dismissed after scoring four runs and Salman Ali Agha after scoring 19 runs. Salman was sent to the pavilion by Kuldeep Yadav and Tayyab by Ravindra Jadeja. Shaheen Afridi could not open the account. Naseem Shah was dismissed after scoring 14 runs and Haris Rauf after scoring eight runs.
Kuldeep took 3 wickets
Spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav took the maximum of three wickets from India, while Hardik Pandya took two wickets. Apart from this, Akshar Patel, Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja got 1-1 wickets.
India-Pakistan playing 11
Indian XI
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav
Pakistan XI
Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/captain), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Bangladesh and New Zealand will clash tomorrow
Let us tell you that the sixth match of the Champions Trophy will be played tomorrow i.e. on Monday, 24 April. This match will start at 2:30 pm Indian time at the International Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
India will face New Zealand in the last match of the group stage
It is worth noting that the Indian team made a winning start by defeating Bangladesh in its first match in the tournament, after which it defeated its arch rival and host Pakistan in the second match today and almost eliminated it from the tournament. In such a situation, now the Indian team will be eyeing to qualify for the semi-finals by winning the last match of the group stage against New Zealand on March 2.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – Group Points Table
Group A Standings
| Rank | Team | Match | Victory | Garland | No results | Points | Net run rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.200 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.408 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.408 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.200 |
Group B Standings
| Rank | Team | Match | Victory | Garland | No results | Points | Net run rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.140 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.475 |
| 3 | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.475 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.140 |
scoring 244 runs for the loss of 4 wicke
