ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan (PAK) vs Bangladesh (BAN): Squads, Probable Playing 11, Where To Watch, Live Streaming & Telecast, Match Timings, Tickets, Fantasy Picks, Weather Update & more

Pakistan take on Bangladesh in Match 9 of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on February 27 (Thursday). Both teams are already out of the race for a place in the semi-final, having lost both their games so far.

This is the final match of the competition in Rawalpindi. New Zealand beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the first match here, while the second game between Australia and South Africa was washed out without toss.

Squads 

Pakistan

Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan

Bangladesh

Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed , Parvez Hossain Emon, Soumya Sarkar

Probable Playing 11

Pakistan

Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Bangladesh

Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman

Where to watch Pakistan vs Bangladesh, ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

In India, Pakistan vs Bangladesh will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and streamed live on JioHotstar.

What will the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match timings be?

The Pakistan vs Bangladesh game will start at 2:30 PM (IST) in India.

Where to buy tickets for Pakistan vs Bangladesh?

 You can buy the tickets for Pakistan vs Bangladesh here: https://pcb.tcs.com.pk/ICCTICKETS

Fantasy picks

Safe options: Mohammad Rizwan (PAK), Salman AGha (PAK), Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN), Taskin Ahmed (BAN)

Risky options: Khushdil Shah (PAK), Tayyab Tahir (PAK), Nahid Rana (BAN), Tanzid Hasan (BAN)

Head to Head

Matches 39 | PAK won 34 | Ban won 5

Last 5 matches: PAK won 3 | BAN won 2

In PAK: Matches 12 | PAK won 12 | BAN won 0

Match Prediction

Historically, it has been a one-sided contest with Pakistan holding trumps. However, Bangladesh will have fond memories of Rawalpindi having beaten Pakistan twice in the previous Test series here. Pakistan are unbeaten at home against Bangladesh in ODI cricket and will want to something to show at the tournament, which they are hosting. 

Pakistan vs Bangladesh best batter

Mohammad Rizwan is the best batter in the match, having scored 1,507 runs at 60.28, with nine fifties and a couple of centuries in 25 innings. He is due a big one in the Champions Trophy, having managed just 95 runs across three innings so far.

Pakistan vs Bangladesh best bowler

Shaheen Afridi has been off-colour in the tournament so far with just a couple of wickets, but there's no denying that he has been the most consistent bowler in the world in the last year or so. In fact, no bowler has picked up more wickets than Afridi (65) in ODIs since 2023. He will certainly be a threat against Bangladesh, especially in the early stages.

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium pitch report

Rawalpindi typically has been a fast bowler's paradise, with nearly 72% of the wickets falling to them in ODIs since 2023. They have done so at an average of 42.4 and struck every 44.7 deliveries. 

Rawalpindi weather update

Rain is expected to play spoilsport in Rawalpindi once again, with showers expected through the entire match. Don't be surprised if we do not get even a single ball in once again.