The Indian cricket team faced Pakistan on Sunday (September 28) in the final of Asia Cup 2025. In this match held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first. That is, the Pakistani team led by Salman Ali Aga has been forced to bat first.
For this match, everyone’s eyes were on the playing-11 of the Indian team. Team India made 3 changes in their playing-11 for the title match. Fast bowlers Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya are not part of this match. In his place, star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, batting all-rounder Shivam Dubey and batsman Rinku Singh were included in the playing-11. Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dubey were rested in super-four matches against Sri Lanka. Whereas Hardik Pandya is unavailable for the title match due to injury.
On the other hand, the Pakistani team has expressed confidence in the same playing-11, which won it in a super-four match against Bangladesh. That is, the Pakistani team adopted a formula that did not turn into a winning combination. It can also be called old formula. If seen, the Pakistani team has maintained confidence in the young batter Sam Ayub, who has been dismissed four times in the current tournament.
Team India’s tremendous performance in T20 International
The Indian cricket team has played 37 T20 international matches from the year 2024. During this time he won 34 matches, including 3 wins of the super over. During this period, the Indian team has won 6 consecutive matches in the Asia Cup 2025 and it reached the final easily. The Indian team is eyeing winning the Asia Cup for the 9th time.
If seen, India and Pakistan have faced each other in the final on 12 occasions, including all the formats. During this time Pakistan won 8 and India won 4 matches. The last time in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, there was a title match between the two at the Oval ground in London. Then the Pakistani team won by 180 runs.
Indian team’s playing XI in Asia Cup final: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (Vice-Qetan), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.
Playing XI of Pakistani team in Asia Cup final: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Sam Ayub, Salman Ali Aga (captain), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
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