India began their campaign with a fine 6-wicket win over Bangladesh. The Men in Blue outplayed Bangladesh in all the departments. Bowling first, India had Bangladesh reeling at 35 for 5 at one stage. A century from Towhid Hridoy then helped Bangladesh recover and post a challenging total of 228 runs.
With India now eyeing another victory, we are taking a look at the India Playing 11 for the upcoming IND vs PAK clash.
India Playing 11 vs Pakistan- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 5:
With India chasing a tricky total of 229 runs on a slow pitch against Bangladesh, Rohit and Gill made sure to keep their team on the front foot by adding 69 runs for the opening wicket. They will be eyeing a similar performance if not better against Pakistan.
Middle-order batsmen and allrounders: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja
Virat Kohli struggled on the slow pitch but still managed to get the start. He, however, could not stay till the end and departed after scoring 22 runs off 38 balls. In-form Shreyas Iyer did not start his campaign on a good note either as he was dismissed by Mustafizur Rahman for just 15 runs.
Rahul impressed with the bat as he scored an unbeaten 41 and shared a match-winning partnership with Gill. The likes of Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja did not get the chance to bat. With the ball, both the all-rounders failed to get any wickets.
Bowlers: Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav
The bowling lineup is expected to remain the same in the India Playing 11 vs Pakistan. Mohammed Shami's love story with the ICC competitions continued as he picked up another fifer.
Harshit Rana picked up 3 wickets while Kuldeep Yadav could not pick up any wickets but is expected to retain his spot in the India Playing 11 vs Pakistan.
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