Having lost the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener against New Zealand in Karachi, Mohammad Rizwan and co are in search of a win to keep semi-finals hopes alive.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat first.
The Dubai International Stadium will play host to the grand contest in Group A, with Pakistan in desperate search of a win, having lost their opening contest against Black Caps by 60 runs at the fiercely contested eight-team tournament. The loss means Pakistan are virtually facing a knockout against their old rivals.
India, on the other hand, kickstarted their campaign with a six-wicket win over Bangladesh.
The victory saw Mohammed Shami notch a five-wicket haul, and become India’s leading wicket-taker at ICC ODI tournaments while Shubman Gill starred with the bat and nabbed a century.
The two teams have previously faced each other five times at the Champions Trophy, with Pakistan holding the edge over India having won thrice including their last meeting at the tournament back in 2017 that saw the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side lift the trophy for the first time.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav
