ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Match 5: Pakistan vs India – Match Highlights and Scorecard

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India secured a thumping 6-wicket victory over Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group-stage clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, February 23. Virat Kohli led the chase with a magnificent unbeaten 100, helping India comfortably overhaul the 242-run target.

India’s Chase: Kohli, Iyer Dominate

India got off to a brisk start as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill attacked the Pakistani pacers early on. However, Shaheen Afridi provided the breakthrough in the fifth over, dismissing Rohit (20) with a superb yorker. Gill (46) looked set for another fifty but was bowled by Abrar Ahmed.

With two wickets down, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer took control, putting together a decisive 114-run partnership. Iyer scored a fluent 56 before departing, but Kohli remained unbeaten, completing his 51st ODI century and sealing the win for India.

India Top Group A, Pakistan on the Brink

Earlier, Pakistan posted 241 runs, with Saud Shakeel’s fighting fifty being the standout effort. However, India’s bowlers kept them in check, with Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya leading the attack.
With this victory, India now tops Group A with two wins, while Pakistan faces elimination after consecutive losses. Their qualification hopes now depend on other results.

Pakistan vs India Full Match Scorecard

Pakistan: 241/10 (49.4 overs)

Batters R B 4S 6S SR
Imam ul Haq 10 26 0 0 38.46
Babar Azam 23 26 5 0 88.46
Saud Shakeel 62 76 5 0 81.58
Mohammad Rizwan 46 77 3 0 59.74
Agha Salman 19 24 0 0 79.17
Tayyab Tahir 4 6 0 0 66.67
Khushdil Shah 38 39 0 2 97.44
Shaheen Afridi 0 1 0 0 0.00
Naseem Shah 14 16 1 0 87.50
Haris Rauf 8 7 0 1 114.29
Extra 17 (b 0, w 9, nb 0, lb 8)
Total 241/10 (49.4 ov)
Bowlers O M R W ECON
Mohammed Shami 8 0 43 0 5.38
Harshit Rana 7.4 0 30 1 3.91
Hardik Pandya 8 0 31 2 3.88
Axar Patel 10 0 49 1 4.90
Kuldeep Yadav 9 0 40 3 4.44
Ravindra Jadeja 7 0 40 1 5.71

Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Babar Azam – 8.2 ov), 2-47 (Imam ul Haq – 9.2 ov), 3-151 (Mohammad Rizwan – 33.2 ov), 4-159 (Saud Shakeel – 34.5 ov), 5-165 (Tayyab Tahir – 36.1 ov), 6-200 (Agha Salman – 42.4 ov), 7-200 (Shaheen Afridi – 42.5 ov), 8-222 (Naseem Shah – 46.4 ov), 9-241 (Haris Rauf – 48.6 ov), 10-241 (Khushdil Shah – 49.4 ov)

India: 244/4 (42.2 overs)

Batters R B 4S 6S SR
Rohit Sharma 20 15 3 1 133.33
Shubman Gill 46 52 7 0 88.46
Virat Kohli 100 111 7 0 90.09
Shreyas Iyer 56 67 5 1 83.58
Hardik Pandya 8 6 1 0 133.33
Axar Patel 3 4 0 0 75.00
Extra 11 (b 0, w 11, nb 0, lb 0)
Total 244/4 (42.3 ov)
Bowlers O M R W ECON
Shaheen Afridi 8 0 74 2 9.25
Naseem Shah 8 0 37 0 4.63
Haris Rauf 7 0 52 0 7.43
Abrar Ahmed 10 0 28 1 2.80
Khushdil Shah 7.3 0 43 1 5.73
Agha Salman 2 0 10 0 5.00

Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Rohit Sharma – 4.6 ov), 2-100 (Shubman Gill – 17.3 ov), 3-214 (Shreyas Iyer – 38.5 ov), 4-223 (Hardik Pandya – 39.6 ov)


Match Result: India won by 6 wickets

Player of the Match: Virat Kohli

Story First Published at www.probatsman.com on 24 February 2025

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