Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan conceded that his team's hopes of winning the Champions Trophy had ended following a defeat to India. Rizwan expressed disappointment in relying on other teams' results to advance and admitted that repeated mistakes led to their downfall.

Mohammad Rizwan rued Pakistan's crushing six-wicket defeat against India which pushed them on the verge of Champions Trophy elimination

India face New Zealand in their final Group A fixture on Sunday (March 2) and Pakistan take on Bangladesh on Thursday (February 27).

Pakistan, burdened by key players' injuries, managed a fluctuating innings to reach a competitive score against India in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match at Dubai. Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan were instrumental in the recovery.

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

In the post-match press conference, Mohammad Rizwan accepted that Pakistan's journey in the tournament is as good as over. On Sunday, Pakistan slumped to back-to-back losses after India beat them by six wickets.

Rohit Sharma-led India will face Mohammad Rizwan’s Pakistan in both teams’ second match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on February 23 (Sunday). India began their campaign with a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Thursday,