Introduction:
The most thrilling match of the Asia Cup 2025 will be played between India and Pakistan in the UAE on September 14. Cricket fans have been eagerly waiting for this match and the wait is now about to end. Both teams Pakistan and India look to be strong teams for Asia Cup 2025.
The defending champion Indian is looking very strong and is ranked first in the ICC T20 rankings. Both teams are coming up with young stars, so it will be interesting to see how they handle the pressure.
How is India so confident of winning the Asia Cup 2025?
The Indian team looks very confident and ready to win the Asia Cup 2025. And their confidence has increased further because they have achieved such a big victory against the United Arab Emirates in the very first match of the Asia Cup. They showed brilliant bowling against the United Arab Emirates and bowled out the entire UAE team for 57 runs.
The Indian batsmen managed to achieve the target of 58 runs in just 4.3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. It was a brilliant start from India and India is at the top of the points table with a net run rate of 10.5. And this is why Indian cricketers say that no team seems to be competing with India in the Asia Cup.
Why does Pakistan look set to win the Asia Cup 2025?
And on the other hand, Pakistan is also looking very confident as it is coming off a recent win in the tri-nation series. And Pakistan has also started their Asia Cup very well, defeating Hong Kong by a huge margin of 93 runs. Pakistan’s batting performance was not good in the first match of the Asia Cup against Hong Kong and they were given a target of 160.
And there, the Pakistani bowlers put in an incredible performance, dismissing the entire Hong Kong team for just 67 runs. And now Pakistan has no room to make any mistakes against India. Pakistan will have to show incredible performance in all three – batting, bowling and fielding – to win against India.
When and where will the India vs Pakistan match be played?
The thrilling match between Pakistan and India will be played on Sunday, September 14 at 6:30 PM local time at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
Why is the 2025 Asia Cup being held in the UAE?
According to the hosting rights schedule, India was to host the 2025 Asia Cup. But due to the recent dispute between Pakistan and India, Pakistan has refused to play in India. Hence, the hosting of the Asia Cup 2025 has been given to the UAE. The BCCI is officially hosting the Asia Cup 2025, but its matches are being played in the UAE.
Why didn’t the two countries play a mutual series?
Relations between Pakistan and India have not been good from the beginning. And BCCI refused to play a bilateral series with Pakistan. Therefore no bilateral series has been played between Pakistan and India.
And due to the recent disputes between Pakistan and India, the BCCI has also banned its players from visiting Pakistan. Along with this, they have been banned from playing any tournaments in Pakistan. And this is why Pakistan and India matches are held at neutral venues.
India refused to play with Pakistan in League of Legends before Asia Cup 2025. And in the Legends League, there was no match between Pakistan and India and both teams were given one point each. And now the Indian media was claiming that India would refuse to play against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 as well, but the BCCI allowed it to play.
Weather Forecast of UAE
According to the AccuWeather report, the players will face extremely harsh weather conditions in the thrilling Asia Cup 2025 match between Pakistan and India on September 14, which is challenging. The temperature is likely to reach 40 degrees Celsius during the day and the humidity in the air will be 38 percent.
But the weather will improve slightly in the evening and the temperature is likely to reach 30 degrees Celsius, which is comfortable for playing. Winds are likely to blow from the northeast at a speed of 19 kmph, which will give fast bowlers the option of swing. Most importantly, there is no rain forecast, which means the match will be played to its full potential.
Pitch Report of Dubai International Cricket Stadium
The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is equally good for both batsmen and bowlers. Initially it is better for fast bowlers if they bowl with good length and pace. But as the pace slows down, it becomes the perfect edge for spinners to showcase their potential.
Playing in the middle overs becomes very easy for the batsmen, so it can be best for the chasing team. Therefore, the best suggestion for the captain is to win the toss and decide to bowl first. The average score in the first innings on the pitch is 139 while the average score in the second innings is 121.
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2025
- Salman Agha (captain)
- Abrar Ahmed
- Faheem Ashraf
- Fakhar Zaman
- Haris Rauf
- Hasan Ali
- Hasan Nawaz
- Hussain Talat
- Khushdil Shah
- Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper)
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Wasim
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Saim Ayub
- Salman Mirza
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Sufiyan Muqeem
Predicted playing XI against India
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Saim Ayub
- Fakhar Zaman
- Mohammad Haris (w)
- Salman Agha (c)
- Hasan Nawaz
- Muhammad Nawaz
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Haris Rauf
- Abrar Ahmed
- Sufiyan Muqeem
India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Shubman Gill
- Hardik Pandya
- Arshdeep Singh
- Abhishek Sharma
- Tilak Varma
- Shivam Dube
- Axar Patel
- Jitesh Sharma
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Harshit Rana
- Rinku Singh
- Sanju Samson (w)
Predicted playing XI against Pakistan
- Abhishek Sharma
- Shubman Gill
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Sanju Samson (w)
- Tilak Varma
- Hardik Pandya
- Shivam Dube
- Axar Patel
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Kuldeep Yadav
Top performers from India
- Abhishek Sharma: For India, Abhishek Sharma, a top-order batsman, is the top performer at the moment and a lot is expected from him. The 24-year-old batsman who has scored two centuries and two half-centuries in his career. And he is the batsman with the highest strike rate and his strike rate is 193.
- Varun Chakaravarthy: And in bowling, India still have high expectations from Varun Chakaravarthy, who has taken 25 wickets in his last 12 matches.
Top performers from Pakistan
- Hassan Nawaz: Pakistan has always had a problem with the strike rate of its top-order batsmen. But now seems to have found a solution to this problem in the form of Hassan Nawaz, who has a strike rate of 174. The 23-year-old batsman has scored a century and two half-centuries in 16 T20 matches of his career.
- Sufiyan Muqeem: And in bowling, Pakistan has high expectations from Sufyan Muqeen, who is a left-arm bowler. He has played 17 matches in his career so far and has 25 wickets in T20Is.
Conclusion:
The thrilling match of the Asia Cup 2025 between India and Pakistan will be played on Sunday, September 14 at 6:30 PM local time. Both teams are looking quite confident after winning the first match of the Asia Cup by a large margin.
But this year both teams are coming with young stars so it will be very difficult to handle the pressure. Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for this match. Whichever team manages the pressure well on the ground will win.
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