India vs Pakistan Live Cricket Score, IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Axar Patel has broken through here as Mohammad Rizwan has been sent packing. The century-run third wicket stand has been broken. To make matters worse for the hosts, Saud Shakeel and Tayyab Tahir followed their captain to the dressing room – courtesy of Pandya and Jadeja. This was after the hosts lost Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq in quick succession at the Dubai International Stadium. Hardik Pandya struck for India by removing Babar, shortly after Pakistan got off to a decent start. The wicket came at the right time for the Men in Blue after Men in Green decided to bat on a good wicket. Moments later, Imam-ul-Haq joined Babar in the dressing room, owing to a brilliant piece of fielding by Axar Patel. The India new ball bowlers were wayward early on. A couple of wides from Mohammed Shami and Harshit Rana clearly showed the nerves in a big game like this.

India (IND) vs Pakistan (PAK), Champions Trophy, Key Moments – PAK Inning Summary

• Two in two for Kuldeep Yadav. Salman Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi depart in successive balls. Pakistan 7 Down
• Another one bites the dust. Jadeja hits the timber and Tahir goes back to the dressing room. Pakistan 5 down.
• Wicket! Hardik Pandya now gets into the act. Removes the set batter Saud Shakeel. This is a big blow for Pakistan.
• Bowled Him! Axar Patel comes to the party when India needed the most. Rizwan departs; Century-Run Stand broken.
• Saud Shakeel gets Pakistan back on track with a gritty fifty.
• The partnership between Rizwan & Shakeel continues to flourish for Pakistan as India aim to break the partnership.
• Rizwan and Shakeel bring up their fifty-run stand for the third wicket.
• Mohammed Shami is back on the field and has started bowling.
• Run Out! Brilliant from Axar and Imam would be kicking himself. There was no run there and a direct hit by Axar gave Imam no chance to make it to the bowlers’ end. It was his call and will have only himself to blame.
• Wicket! And a big one. Hardik Pandya has done the trick. Removes Babar Azam, who was looking increasingly dangerous.
• Hardik Pandya replaces Shami. We don’t know yet what is wrong with Shami. He has walked off the field.
• Mohammed Shami seems to be in some kind of trouble with his ankle. The physio is out there. This might be a very important event in the context of this game.
• Pakistan are off to a decent start against India with Babar Azam looking in great touch.

India will be coming into this game on the back of an impressive win against Bangladesh. On the other hand, Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat at home at the hands of New Zealand in their first match of the Champions Trophy 2025. Hence, this will be a must-win match for the Men in Green if they aim to progress in the semi-final of the mega ICC tournament.

Pakistan will be without the services of Fakhar Zaman, who was ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025, after getting injured while fielding in the first game vs New Zealand. It is Imam Ul Haq who has replaced him in the squad.

TOSS: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first

Playing XI:

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

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

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.

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