India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Hardik Pandya Removes Saud Shakeel, India Back On Top
India vs Pakistan LIVE Score, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Saud Shakeel is solid after scoring his fifty as three-down Pakistan aim to keep going against India
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:February 23, 2025 05:17 pm IST

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Saud Shakeel is solid after scoring his fifty as three-down Pakistan aim to keep going against India in their Champions Trophy match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India dropped two catches in 6 balls, giving a life each to Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel. The former, however, got out to Axar Patel. Hardik Pandya has also taken one wicket. Pakistan lost the frist two wickets in just 7 balls after a good start. Rizwan and Shakeel then joined hands to being Pakistan game in the game. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat first in the all-important encounter. (Live Scorecard)
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 LIVE Updates: India vs Pakistan Live Score, straight from Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai:
- 17:09 (IST)IND vs PAK Live Score: OUT!The 104-run partnership has been broken as Mohammad Rizwan departs for 44 off 77 balls. He danced down the track to slam Axar Patel for a biggie but lost his wicket in the process. Pakistan are three down and India are back in the contest.PAK 151/3 (33.2)
- 17:01 (IST)IND vs PAK Live Score: ICYMIIn case you missed the sensational run-out by Axar Patel. Watch it here -
The art of fielding ft. ICT#ChampionsTrophyOnJioStar #INDvsPAK #AxarPatel pic.twitter.com/AJkkCuSvnG
— JioHotstar (@JioHotstar) February 23, 2025 - 16:53 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Fifty for Shakeel!Saud Shakeel has raced to his half-century in 63 balls. He has made a really good improvement as his strike rate is close to 80 now. Meanwhile, the partnership between him and Mohammad Rizwan for the third wicket grows to 90 now. Pakistan are in command at the moment.PAK 137/2 (31)
- 16:42 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Gill's sportsmanship impresses Pak great!Shubman Gill picked the ball after it got grounded on the first ball of the over from Mohammed Shami. He was standing at short mid-wicket when Mohammad Rizwan played a pull shot towards him. The ball didn't carry to Gill and he was quick enough to inform the umpire that it was grounded. "Good sportsmanship," said Pakistan legend Wasim Akram on-air.PAK 121/2 (28)
- 16:17 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Pakistan's dip in scoring rateIn the first 10 overs, Pakistan scored 55 runs at the loss of two wickets, but they managed to score only 24 runs that too without losing any wicket in the next 10 overs. The pitch is dry and ball is not coming to the bat nicely but still Pakistan could have done a better job.
- 16:13 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: End of 20 overs!Pakistan's scoring rate has gone below 4 now. They need to accelerate a bit. 250 on this track could be a fighting total, but for that as well, Pakistan need to score at 5.7 runs per over from here. Pakistan lose one more wicket at this point and they will be completely under pressure.PAK 79/2 (20)
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- 15:53 (IST)IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan in a shell!That is the end of 15 overs of play. Only 26 runs have been scored by Pakistan in the last seven overs. The side has gone into a shell and needs to attack a bit. The scoring rate is only 4.2 which is low in any surface. Just when I type this, Saud Shakeel has played a lap shot for a four. This is the first boundary for Pakistan after 32 balls.PAK 67/2 (15.1)
- 15:41 (IST)IND vs PAK Live Score: Shami continues to bowl!Mohammed Shami is bowling his second over in his second spell. These are good signs for India as Shami was taken off his first spell after suffering an injury on his right leg. He completed only the particular over and was replaced with Hardik Pandya in the attack back then.
- 15:31 (IST)IND vs PAK Live Updates: Gill captaining India!Vice-captain Shubman Gill was seen setting the field as Mohammed Shami resumed bowling. He came in to bowl the 12th over, giving a massive relief to India amid the concerns over his injury. Meanwhile, Gill took over the captaincy duties as India captain Rohit Sharma went off the field.
- 15:22 (IST)IND vs PAK Live: WICKET!Pakistan are two down! That is a sensational throw from Axar Patel to dismiss another Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq. He hit the Kuldeep Yadav delivery towards mid-on and tried to steal a single, but failed to make it to the other end in time. Axar found the stumps at the non-striker's end and captain Rohit Sharma and his India teammates were ecstatic.PAK 47/2 (9.2)
- 15:13 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live Score: OUT!Babar Azam is OUT! That is a terrific revenge for Hardik Pandya. He was hit for a four on the first ball of the over before making a sensational comeback. A back of length delivery outside off stump and Babar went for the drive. He edged it to wicketkeeper KL Rahul. Babar fell for 23 off 26 balls.PAK 41/1 (8.2)
- 14:58 (IST)Ind vs Pak Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Injury scare for India!After bowling the fourth ball of the over, Mohammed Shami was seen having some trouble on his right leg below the knee. The physio was called in to have a look at it before the play resumed. During that time, India head coach Gautam Gambhir gave a worried look to the incident. The good thing for India is that Shami resumed bowling. Let's hope it is not serious!PAK 25/0 (5)
- 14:52 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live Score: Babar looking in good touch!Two terrific shots came from Babar Azam on the bowling of Harshit Rana. The star Pakistan batter earned two fours through it. The first one was a flick shot towards the cow corner region while the second one was a sensational cover drive.PAK 22/0 (4)
- 14:43 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live Score: A heartwarming moment!Virat Kohli and Babar Azam had a mild embrace as the players walked out to the middle. The heartwarming moment between the players of the two arch-rivals India and Pakistan is going viral on social media.
When Virat Kohli met Babar#IndvsPak pic.twitter.com/RpegDAjSzG
— CricToons (@WhatThe_cricket) February 23, 2025 - 14:38 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Poor start for Shami!Mohammed Shami got good swing in the very first over but his lines were really poor. He bowled as many as five wide deliveries in the opening over to take the pressure off the Pakistan openers at least for some time. Harshit Rana will bowl from the other end.PAK 6/0 (1)
- 14:26 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live Score: Gavaskar backs India XI -"Why would they change?" said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on-air, while talking about the playing XI of India against Pakistan. He also pointed out that the surface in Dubai is low and that India have a perfect combination as per the conditions.
- 14:15 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Here are the playing XIs -India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep YadavPakistan (Playing XI): 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
- 14:14 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Here's what India captain said -"Doesn't really matter, they won the toss so we'll bowl first. Looks similar to the last game, the surface is on the slower side. We have an experienced unit in batting so we know what we need to do if the pitches get slower. Need an overall performance from the team - with bat and ball. The last game wasn't an easy one for us, which is always nice. You want to be under pressure and test yourself. We are playing the same team," said India captain Rohit Sharma.
- 14:13 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live Score: Here's what Pak captain said -"Will bat first, looks like a good surface. Want to put up a good target. Every match is important in ICC events, we will keep things normal. The boys are familiar with these conditions, we have done well here and we want to do our best today. We lost our last game, but it is past for us now. One change - Fakhar is out, Imam is in," said Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan.
- 14:04 (IST)Ind vs Pak LIVE Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan opt to bat first!Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has won the toss and opted to bat first in the all-crucial encounter against India. He also informed at the toss that there is one change in the team. Fakhar is out for Imam-ul-Haq is in.
- 13:51 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Bumrah in Dubai!!!India's Jasprit Bumrah, who was ruled out of Champions Trophy 2025 due to back injury, makes sure he is there to support the team. The fast bowler will be there in the attendance in Dubai to back his teammates. Bumrah reached the venue ahead of the toss for the game and met the Indian team players.
Jasprit Bumrah meets Virat Kohli and hugs him. pic.twitter.com/gvNeqEXTI6
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 23, 2025 - 13:48 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Head-to-head in Dubai!In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistan hold a huge head-to-head advantage. In 24 games played, Pakistan have won 18, with India winning the remaining six. However, in matches played in Dubai, the equation changes. India and Pakistan have faced off twice in Dubai, with India winning both times.
- 13:39 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live Score: Kohil eyes huge milestone!India's star batter Virat Kohli is only 15 away from reaching the milestone of 14000 ODI runs. If he manages to get there, Kohli will become only the second India batter after Sachin Tendulkar, and third overall to reach the landmark. Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara has 14234 ODI runs to his name, while Tendulkar tops the list with the tally of 18426.
- 13:30 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live: Just another game?"It is just another game", this is what you will always see the players of India and Pakistan speak ahead of the match between the arch-rivals, but it is not true for sure. The pressure during Indo-Pak matches is always at its peak, the one who performs at such a crucial stage, gets remembered for ages. Such is the India vs Pakistan clash, folks!
- 13:26 (IST)India vs Pakistan Live Score: Victory assures India semi-final spot!A victory in this game for India will means that the side will advance to the semi-final of the tournament. India defeated Bangladesh in their opening game of the event to earn the crucial two points. Another two points will take them through to the next round quite comfortably.