IND vs PAK Probable Playing 11: Suryakumar Yadav-led India will square off against Salman Agha-led Pakistan in the finals of the Asia Cup 2025 on September 28 at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
India and Pakistan have met on 15 occasions, where India has won on 12 occasions while Pakistan has won on 3 occasions. Previously, India and Pakistan clashed in group stage games in the Asia Cup, where India secured a comfortable 7-wicket victory at Dubai.
The IND vs PAK rivalry has been marred with controversy as India refused to shake hands with the Pakistan players as a due respect to the Pahalgam attack victims.
In the Super 4s game, India went on to secure a 6-wicket victory, where several dramas unfolded.
Incidents like on-field altercation, Sahibzada Farhan’s gun shot celebration and Haris Rauf’s controversial gesture have made both the boards make a complaint to ICC, which the sport body had an official hearing and reprimanded the players.
IND vs PAK Weather Report
According to AccuWeather, the conditions will be hot and humid, with the temperature ranging between 30 and 37 degrees Celsius, while the humidity can go up to 60%.
With less cloud cover and no chances for rain, cricket fans can expect a full 40-over game between the rivals in Dubai.
Also Read: Asia Cup 2025 Finals: IND vs PAK Head-to-Head Records, Stats
IND vs PAK Pitch Report
The Pitch at Dubai Stadium offers a balanced surface that rewards disciplined bowlers and technically sound batters. The spinners play a crucial role, particularly after the ball gets older.
The batting first team will be looking to score 170-180 runs; however, the average first innings score here is around 145. 8 out of 10 games played here were won by batting first. In 9 of those games, the team winning the toss opted to field first.
IND vs PAK Probable Playing 11
India
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Agha Salman (C), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Haris (wk), Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
