In the final of the Asia Cup 2025, India will take on arch-rival Pakistan. The match will be played at Dubai International Stadium on September 28. This will also be the first time when India and Pakistan will lock
horns in the final of Asia Cup in its 41 years of history. Both the teams have faced each other twice in the ongoing tournament so far where India ended up winning on both occasions.
In the group stage match, India registered a dominant seven-wicket win with Kuldeep Yadav registering match-winning figures of 3/18. In the Super 4s clash, Abhishek Sharma shattered Pakistani bowling with his 74-run knock of 39 balls as Men in Blue registered another victory over arch-rivals by six wickets. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the final of Asia Cup 2025 between India and Pakistan.
IND vs PAK Match Details
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Match |
India vs Pakistan, 19th match, Final |
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Venue |
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai |
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Date & Time |
Sunday, September 28, 8:00 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
Sony Liv (app and website) and Sony Sports Network |
IND vs PAK Pitch Report
The surface of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface. Especially in the T20I format, the team winning the toss majorly prefers to bowl first because of the due and chasing becomes an easy task at this ground. Out of 119 T20 matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 55 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 63 occasions.
IND vs PAK Head-to-Head Stats and Records
India and Pakistan have faced each other 15 times in the T20I format where the Men in Blue have an upper hand with 12 wins, whereas Pakistan has come out victorious on three occasions.
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Matches played |
15 |
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India won |
12 |
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Pakistan won |
3 |
IND vs PAK Weather Report
IND vs PAK Probable Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025 Squads
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem, Khushdil Shah, Hasan Nawaz
Who will score most runs in IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025 final?
Abhishek Sharma: Young Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has taken the Asia Cup 2025 on fire with his explosive batting throughout the tournament. He ended up smashing 74 runs off 39 balls in the last game against Pakistan and will be looking to play another match-winning in the final match:
Who will take most wickets in IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025 final?
Jasprit Bumrah: Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been a player of big match and could play a crucial role in the final of Asia Cup 2025 against Pakistan. He will be looking to deliver a match-winning spell and guide India to their ninth title.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: Pakistan to win the toss
Scenario 1: Pakistan opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: Pakistan to post 145-155 runs
Match prediction: India to win
Scenario 2: Pakistan opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: India to post 175-185 runs
Match Prediction: India to win
