In the fifth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Team India confronted Pakistan against his staunch rival. In the match played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23, the Indian team won a grand victory over Pakistan by 6 wickets. The hero of India's victory was Virat Kohli, who scored an unbeaten century (100 off 111 balls). With this win, the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has fixed its place in the semifinals.
For the first time since 1996, an ICC tournament is being held in Pakistan. Even in the beginning of the tournament, which began after a lot of hailstorms and many controversies, the host country has been standing at the door to leave. So now it is going on in the minds of everyone whether the Pakistan team has been dropped from the tournament ..! So the answer is … around the outside … Pakistan's team has come out of the Champions Trophy. But their next future depends on the outcome of today's match. So let's know what the equation is in Pakistan's Champions Trophy-2025 …
Pakistan lost the opening match against New Zealand.
Is Pakistan completely out? Due to this defeat, the possibility of reaching the semifinals of the Pakistani team has dropped greatly. However, the Pakistani team is not completely out of the tournament. The match between New Zealand and Bangladesh is scheduled to be held in Rawalpindi on Monday (February 24). If the New Zealand team wins against Bangladesh, Pakistan will be dropped from the tournament. The win against Bangladesh will ensure India's semifinal with New Zealand. It is certain that the Pakistani team will be out even if the New Zealand-Bangladesh match is washed away.
Pakistanis will support Bangladesh today Given the form in which New Zealand is, they seem to be in second place in the semifinals from Group-A. He defeated Pakistan in the first match and started the tournament and wanted to secure his place in the semifinals by losing Bangladesh on Monday. If the Bangladesh team is successful in defeating New Zealand, the gates of the tournament will open for Pakistan, but after this India will have to beat New Zealand and defeat Pakistan to Bangladesh.
Pakistan's middle -over in the match against India caused a slow batting defeat.
Pakistan may not even beat India at the points table The Pakistani team, led by Mohammad Rizwan, will have to rely on other results to reach the semifinals. In addition, they also need luck. Pakistan has to hope that the Bangladesh team beat New Zealand. Then the Pakistani team will have to beat Bangladesh by a big margin in their last match.
If the New Zealand team loses to India. In this case, two points in Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh will be the same. In this case, the decision of the second semifinal team from Group-A will be made on the basis of a net run rate. It has been so confirmed that the Pakistan team will no longer be able to defeat India in the points table. They will get a maximum of two points, if they won against Bangladesh.
At the bottom of the Pakistan Points Table Let me tell you that in Group-A, the Indian team is currently at the top with two wins in two matches. India has 4 points and its net run rate is 0.647. The New Zealand team is second with one win in one match. The Kiwis team's net run rate is 1.200. Bangladesh is third while Pakistan is fourth. Both teams have not opened their account, but Bangladesh is third in the table due to a good net run rate. Bangladesh's net run rate is -0.408. While Pakistan's net run rate is -1.087.
India also beat Pakistan after Bangladesh In his first match, India started his campaign by beating Bangladesh by 6 wickets. Pakistan suffered a 60 -run defeat against New Zealand. Now, by defeating Pakistan, the Indian team has shown that this time it has entered the Champions Trophy with full preparation.
The Indian team will play all its matches in the Champions Trophy in Dubai. Whatever the case, India's record in Dubai has been excellent. Here, Team India have won seven out of eight ODIs, while a match with Afghanistan was a draw. The Indian team played three ODIs against Pakistan on the ground, with all three wins. India earlier beat Pakistan by 8 wickets during the 2018 Asia Cup. In the second match, he beat the Pakistani team by 9 wickets. Now the Indian team has also beat Pakistan by 6 wickets in the Champions Trophy.
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