ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India vs Pakistan: Match Details, Head-to-Head, Squads,and More

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is just around the corner, with less than 2 weeks left. The tournament is returning after 8 years and will be played in Pakistan and Dubai this time. In the last Champions Trophy in 2017, India and Pakistan reached the finals, and Pakistan defeated India by a massive margin of 180 runs. As expected, India and Pakistan are in the same group and will play against each other on 23rd February at Dubai International Stadium. This article will discuss India vs Pakistan head-to-head records and the prospects for the upcoming Champions Trophy.
Pakistan was initially hosting the entire Champions Trophy 2025, but around four months ago, India declined to travel to Pakistan, citing security reasons. This led to a two-month-long tussle between BCCI and PCB. The solution finally came when India and Pakistan agreed to play their matches at a neutral venue for the upcoming ICC events.
India vs Pakistan: Head-to-Head record

India and Pakistan have played each other five times in the Champions Trophy, and Pakistan leads the battle 3-2. The last match both teams played was the Champions Trophy final in 2017, in which Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs.
Champions Trophy 2025: India vs Pakistan
India and Pakistan are in group A and will play the match on 23rd February in Dubai at 2:30 PM IST. The much-awaited contest occurs only at ICC events, so viewers were very excited about it, and tickets were sold within minutes.

Well, if either India or Pakistan reaches the final, they can play against each other twice in the tournament, similar to the Champions Trophy 2017.
India squad for Champions Trophy 2025
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain | Rohit Sharma |
| Vice-Captain | Shubman Gill |
| Batters | Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Wicketkeepers | KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant |
| All-rounders | Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja |
| Bowlers | Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh |
Pakistan Squad for the Champions Trophy 2025
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Captain/Wicketkeeper | Mohammad Rizwan |
| Batters | Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan |
| All-rounders | Salman Agha (vc), Faheem Ashraf, Kamran Ghulam, Khushdil Shah |
| Bowlers | Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi |
Full schedule of ICC Champions Trophy 2025
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2025 | Pakistan vs New Zealand | Karachi, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Bangladesh vs India | Dubai, UAE | 2:30 PM |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Afghanistan vs South Africa | Karachi, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Australia vs England | Lahore, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Pakistan vs India | Dubai, UAE | 2:30 PM |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Australia vs South Africa | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Afghanistan vs England | Lahore, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Afghanistan vs Australia | Lahore, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 1 Mar 2025 | South Africa vs England | Karachi, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 2 Mar 2025 | New Zealand vs India | Dubai, UAE | 2:30 PM |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Semi-Final 1 (A1 vs B2) | Dubai, UAE | 2:30 PM |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Semi-Final 2 (A2 vs B1) | Lahore, Pakistan | 2:30 PM |
| 9 Mar 2025 | Final | Lahore/Dubai* | 2:30 PM |
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