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The Indian cricket squad, led by Rohit Sharma, left Mumbai on February 15, 2025, to play in the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. All of the team's games will be played in Dubai, while the remaining tournament matches will take place in Pakistan. It has been eight years since the last Champions Trophy event, which took place in 2017. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host India's opening match against Bangladesh on February 20. On February 23, there will be a much-anticipated encounter against Pakistan. Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, and Shubman Gill are among the team's members. Eight players from the team's successful T20 World Cup 2024 campaign are joining the competition. They have experienced a setback, though, as Varun Chakaravarthy replaces Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana replaces Jasprit Bumrah, who was sidelined by injury. The head coach, Gautam Gambhir, and several support personnel traveled with the team. All of India's matches will be held in Dubai as part of the hybrid format of the event. The eight participating teams are split up into two groups; India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand are in Group A. In Dubai, former UAE coach Robin Singh expects the Indian team to play on spin-friendly surfaces.

Match Preview: The final match between host Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have been eliminated from the competition, will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. On Thursday, February 27, the two clubs will play one another. Pakistan has received criticism for their play this season and has lost the competition to arch-enemy India and New Zealand, both of whom are disappointing. Despite being the favorites and defending champions, the team captained by Muhammad Rizwan has not had many favorable opportunities with the bat or the ball. The same is true for the Bangla Tigers, who, despite potentially displaying flashes of genius in their two games, such as their comeback against India in the first inning and their early success against the New Zealand openers in their last meeting, were unable to overcome the opposition and finished second best on the entire day. PAK vs. BAN 9th Match Details: Match: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Date: 27th February 2025 Time: 2:30 PM IST Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi PAK vs. BAN Pitch Report: The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is nearing its conclusion, and Pakistan's final Group A matchup is against Bangladesh. The game is scheduled for February 27 at 2:30 PM IST at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh did not make it to the semifinals, and Pakistan has already been eliminated. Both teams want to end their campaign on a high note. Let's examine the specifics of the game, the head-to-head record, the pitch conditions, and the likelihood of victory. Head-to-Head Record: Matches Played: 38 Pakistan Won: 33 Bangladesh Won: 5 No Result: 0 PAK vs. BAN Winning Prediction: Who Will Win? Pakistan has the advantage because they are playing at home, but Bangladesh and Pakistan have both had difficulties in the tournament. Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, and Babar Azam will be important figures. For Bangladesh to stop Pakistan's batting order, they must put up a good bowling effor