Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, and Kuldeep Yadav played pivotal roles in India's six-wicket win over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025 clash in Dubai. Team India’s brilliant campaign in the Champions Trophy 2025 as they registered a six–wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the high-stakes clash at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday,

India and Pakistan are set to face off in the Champions Trophy 2025. India won their first match against Bangladesh while Pakistan lost to New Zealand.

The Indian national cricket team will face Pakistan in the second group stage match for both nations in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

India secured a memorable win over arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on February 23 (Sunday) with the help of Virat Kohli’s brilliant 51st ODI century which followed a dominant performance by the Indian bowlers as the Men in Blue defeated Pakistan by six wickets.

Sunday’s Champions Trophy Group A meeting between India and Pakistan in Dubai registered a peak concurrency on live streaming platform JioHotstar that was 17 times the number achieved in the 2023 ICC World Cup meeting between the arch-rivals.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has won the coin toss and opted to bat first against India in their Group A game at the 2025 Champions Trophy.

The high-voltage clash, held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23, 2025, saw Kohli’s unbeaten century guiding India to a comfortable win, leaving Pakistan’s title defense in jeopardy.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and Bangladesh decided to bat against India in their Group A match at the Champions Trophy.

With India and Pakistan set to continue the intense rivalry, here’s a look at which team holds the edge in the blockbuster showdown in Dubai.