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

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.

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.

Superstar Chiranjeevi was spotted at the Dubai International Stadium cheering for India in their cricket match with Pakistan at the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. He was joined by the rising Indian cricket star Abhishek Sharma.

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.

Pakistan on Sunday won the toss and elected to bat first as they face off against arch-rivals India in their Champions Trophy match against India in Dubai. The pitch in Dubai is expected to be slow as the same stadium hosted the International League T20 just before the Champions Trophy.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan conceded that his team's hopes of winning the Champions Trophy had ended following a defeat to India. Rizwan expressed disappointment in relying on other teams' results to advance and admitted that repeated mistakes led to their downfall.

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.

Mohammad Rizwan has conceded Pakistan's elimination from Champions Trophy even before their last league match vs Bangladesh. Pakistan suffered a 6-wicket defeat against India which has dimmed their se