Delhi: The teams of India and Pakistan are face to face in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Indian captain Rohit Sharma failed to win the toss in this high -voltage match being played in Dubai. The coin fell in favor of Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan and decided to bat first. With this, an embarrassing world record was recorded in the name of the Indian team.
The Indian team has lost the toss in the 12th consecutive match in ODI cricket. With this, Team India set the world record of losing the most toss consecutive toss in ODI format. Earlier, this record was from the Netherlands, which lost the toss in 11 consecutive ODIs between March 2011 and August 2013. India has faced the misfortune of losing the toss 12 times since the final of the ODI World Cup 2023.
India and Pakistan teams are face to face in the Champions Trophy after 8 years. The last time both of them face to face in the final of 2017, where Pakistan defeated India and won the title. In the history of the Champions Trophy, both teams have clashed 5 times so far, in which Pakistan has won 3 times and India has won 2 times.
Playing XI of both teams
| India’s playing xi | Pakistan’s playing xi |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma (Captain) | Imam-ul-Haq |
| Shubman Gill | Babar Azam |
| Virat Kohli | Saud Shakeel |
| Shreyas Iyer | Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper and captain) |
| Akshar Patel | Salman Ali Aga |
| KL Rahul (wicket keeper) | Tayeb Tahir |
| Hardik Pandya | Khushdil Shah |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Shaheen Shah Afridi |
| Harshit Rana | Naseem Shah |
| Mohammed Shami | Haris Rauf |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Abrar Ahmed |
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