With conditions in Dubai expected to play a key role, India’s familiarity with the venue makes them early favorites. But Pakistan, armed with spinners who could thrive on the slow, gripping surface, will look to exploit every opportunity in what promises to be a tightly contested battle.

India and Pakistan are set to face off in the Champions Trophy 2025. India won their first match against Bangladesh while Pakistan lost to New Zealand.

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Dubai International Cricket Stadium will play host to the marquee clash between India and Pakistan in the 2025 Champions Trophy on Sunday, February 23.

When India and Pakistan face off in Dubai on Sunday, the cricket contest will be amped up by so much more — the 78 years of bitterness between the two arch rival nations, the heightened political hostilities,

India and Pakistan are set to face off in the Champions Trophy on Sunday. The cricket-crazed nations have a sports rivalry like no other in the world.

As the much-awaited India vs Pakistan showdown in the ICC Champions Trophy approaches, cricket fans from both nations are buzzing with excitement. With over a billion viewers expected to tune in, emotions are running high ahead of this iconic rivalry.