Dubai International Stadium Weather And Pitch Report IND Vs PAK Champions Trophy Match

Dubai stadium pitch and weather report [Source: @AnkanKar/X.com]

The wait is almost over as the much-anticipated clash of the Champions Trophy 2025 is almost about to commence as India will take on arch-rivals, Pakistan in a riveting battle from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both the teams have had a contrasting start to their campaign and Pakistan need to win to stay alive in the tournament.

India started their campaign with a hard-fought win over Bangladesh as their batters chased down a tricky total with utmost ease in the end. The team will be happy with how Shubman Gill played a mature innings to steer India through towards the win, however, the inability to dominate the opposition with the ball will haunt them heading into this contest.

Pakistan on the other hand, crumbled in front of New Zealand in the tournament opener and lost a one-sided match as the host nation looked clueless against the Kiwis. They need to win this match to stay alive in the competition. Ahead of the blockbuster clash, we look at the weather and the pitch report and how it can affect the contest.

Dubai International Cricket Stadium Weather Today

IND vs PAK weather forecast [Source: Screengrab/Accuweather]

As show in the table, the temperature on Sunday will be 32 degrees celsius, and the wind speed is going to be 15km/h. Fans can take a sigh of relief as there is only 1% chance of rain throughout the day.

Dubai International Cricket Stadium Stats And Records In ODIs

Is Dubai International Cricket Stadium's pitch batting or bowling friendly?

Normally, the Dubai surface gets better under lights, however, in the match between India and Bangladesh we saw that chasing became a tricky aspect for the Indian team. India needed 229 runs to win, which looked like an easy chase, but the pitch slowed down considerably and stroke-making difficult for the Indian side.

Expect something on the same line to continue as the team batting second will find it difficult to score runs freely. The best time to bat is the first innings, when the pitch will stay firm, however, the spinners will come into play in the second innings as the ball gets softer. Plus, the ground is big and the batters will have to rely more on strike-rotation, rather than power-hitting.

Expect the toss winning captain to bat first and put the opposition under pressure with their spinners.

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