Sat Feb 22 15:26:28 UTC 2025: ## India and Pakistan to Clash in High-Stakes Champions Trophy Encounter

**Dubai, UAE:** The Indian men’s cricket team will face arch-rivals Pakistan in a crucial Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday. The match, taking place at the Dubai International Stadium, will begin at 2:30 PM IST. This highly anticipated encounter follows India’s six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their opening match, where Shubman Gill scored a century (101*) and Mohammed Shami took a five-wicket haul (5/53). Pakistan, however, enters the match after a 60-run defeat to New Zealand, a match that saw the unfortunate injury and subsequent tournament withdrawal of Fakhar Zaman. He has been replaced by Imam-ul-Haq.

The rivalry between India and Pakistan is legendary, with 135 ODIs played between the two nations. Pakistan holds a slight edge in head-to-head encounters (73-57), although India has won seven of their last eight matches against Pakistan in 50-over format. Their Champions Trophy history is equally close, with Pakistan leading 3-2. Interestingly, Pakistan’s last ODI win against India came in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.

Fans in India can catch the live streaming on JioCinema and live television coverage on Star Sports and Sports18 channels in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. The match promises to be a thrilling encounter between two cricketing giants.

Read More