India and Pakistan are facing off at the Dubai International Stadium in a crucial game of the ICC Champions. India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in the first game while Pakistan suffered a 60-run loss to New Zealand. This is a must-win game for Pakistan as a defeat would almost end their semifinal hopes.

Ace Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman wasn't named in the Pakistan playing XI for the match. Fakhar was ruled out of the tournament after picking up an injury on the second ball of the New Zealand clash. He did come out to bat but was in searing pain against New Zealand. Later, he was ruled out of the tournament and Pakistan named Imam ul Haq as his replacement. Fakhar Zaman's loss is a body blow to Pakistan as he has been a match-winner for them. Fakhar scored a hundred in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 and helped Pakistan beat India to win their maiden title.

Meanwhile, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat. Pakistan made one change to the playing XI and included Imam ul Haq in place of Fakhar Zaman. Meanwhile, India opted to go in with the same combination.

"Will bat first, looks like a good surface. Want to put up a good target. Every match is important in ICC events, we will keep things normal. The boys are familiar with these conditions, we have done well here and we want to do our best today. We lost our last game, but it is past for us now. One change - Fakhar is out, Imam is in," said Rizwan.

"Doesn't really matter, they won the toss so we'll bowl first. Looks similar to the last game, the surface is on the slower side. We have an experienced unit in batting so we know what we need to do if the pitches get slower. Need an overall performance from the team - with bat and ball. The last game wasn't an easy one for us, which is always nice. You want to be under pressure and test yourself. We are playing the same team," said Rohit Sharma

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

(Playing XI): Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

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