Fakhar Zaman was ruled out of the entire tournament due to an injury and he would not be able to take part in the high-octane clash against arch-rivals India.

Pakistan's hopes of making a comeback in the Champions Trophy have taken a significant hit as Mohammad Rizwan and the team will now have to continue without their star batter, Fakhar Zaman, for the rest of the tournament.

The statement read, “ The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has approved Imam Ul Haq as a replacement for Fakhar Zaman in the Pakistan squad. Twenty-nine-year-old Imam, who has played 72 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Fakhar was ruled out due to an oblique injury. “