Pakistan vs Bangladesh, the 9th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set for February 27 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Both teams are officially knocked out from the semi-finals race after losing both of their first two matches respectively. Both teams lost their first two matches to New Zealand and India and now play the last match to salvage pride and end on a high note. In this article, we will cover the Pakistan vs Bangladesh prediction of who will come out as the winner with an understanding of the recent form, squads, H2Hs, pitch report, and other factors.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Both teams preview
Pakistan
Pakistan, the host country of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 takes an early exit from the tournament as they are now out of the semi-final race after losing their first two games. They lost their last match to India by 6 wickets in Dubai. While batting first the team managed to score 241 but their bowlers struggled to defend the total against in-form Indian batters and India chased the target in 42.3 overs.
Strengths: The middle order of the team did well including players like Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, and Khushdil Shah.
Weaknesses: The fast bowling lineup of the team struggled in both first two games.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh was also knocked out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final race with two defeats. They lost their last game to New Zealand by 5 wickets. The team gave the target of 237 to Kiwis and they chased it down in 46.1 overs with 5 wickets in hand. However, Bangladesh bowlers showed great fight with the new ball but were unable to get wickets in the middle overs.
Strengths: The bowling attack of the team is good including names like Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, and Rishad Hossain. They performed well against India and New Zealand.
Weaknesses: The batting lineup of the teams looked average and struggled in both of their first two games.
H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| Pakistan | 7 wickets | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Pakistan | 7 wickets | 06 Sep 2023 |
| Pakistan | 94 runs | 05 Jul 2019 |
| Bangladesh | 37 runs | 26 Sep 2018 |
| Bangladesh | 8 wickets | 22 Apr 2015 |
Pitch Report
Pakistan vs Bangladesh, the 9th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The pitch here is often a batting-friendly surface. In a total of 27 ODIs played at this venue, the batting first team won 12 while the chasing teams emerged victorious 15 times.
Results of the last two ODIs played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Bangladesh vs New Zealand (Feb 24, 2025) – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| Bangladesh | 236/9 |
| New Zealand | 240/5 |
New Zealand vs Pakistan (April 29, 2023) – Pakistan won by 7 wickets
| New Zealand | 336/5 |
| Pakistan | 337/3 |
Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Who will win?
With both teams strengths, weaknesses, and recent form, Pakistan is expected to win this match. Their solid middle order and home advantage gave them an edge in this match.
