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Urooj Mumtaz looks ahead to Pakistan's crucial game against India in Dubai

India and Pakistan are renewing their epic rivalry on the cricket field in front of an audience of hundreds of millions of people tuning in to catch the two arch rivals go head-to-head in Dubai in United Arab Emirates.

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Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed dismisses Shubman Gill with a "fabulous piece of bowling" during their match against India at the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai.

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final one-day international against Australia at R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday. Australia is preparing for the Champions Trophy tournament later this month in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

New Zealand fast bowler Ben Sears has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan with a hamstring tear. Sears suffered the injury in training in Karachi on Wednesday. Scan results have shown a minor tear which would keep Sears out of action for two weeks.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and Bangladesh decided to bat against India in their Group A match at the Champions Trophy. India will be playing its group games and potential knockout matches in the United Arab Emirates after the Indian government prevented its team from traveling to Pakistan owing to past regional conflicts.

Kusal Mendis scored his fifth century and Dunith Wellalage took four wickets as Sri Lanka beat Australia by 174 runs in the second one-day international on Friday and swept the two-match series 2-0. Sri Lanka made a competitive 281-4 in its 50 overs after captain Charith Asalanka had won the toss and elected to bat first.

The scheduled visit by the President of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Pakistan on 27th February has been postponed due to unknown reasons. Credible diplomatic sources told The Nation that UAE authorities have conveyed the decision to postpone the visit by their President to Pakistan and said that the visit is being rescheduled.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has won the coin toss and opted to bat first against India in their Group A game at the 2025 Champions Trophy.