IND vs PAK Match Preview
After winning their opening match against the UAE convincingly by nine wicket margin, Team India (IND) will next take on arch-rivals Pakistan (PAK) in their second group stage fixture of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. The match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 14. It is to be noted that India are coming as defending champions and will be looking to get their hands on the title one more time this year.
Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the second match of Asia Cup 2025 between India and Pakistan.
IND vs PAK Match Details
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Match |
India vs Pakistan, 6th match |
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Venue |
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Date & Time |
Sun day, September 14, 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 with bowlers also playing their part. Especially in the T20I format, the team winning the toss majorly prefers to bowl first because of the due and chase becomes an easy task at this ground. Out of 95 T20 matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 47 times while chasing side came out victorious on 48 occasions.
IND vs PAK Weather Report
IND vs PAK Head-to-Head Stats and Records
India and Pakistan have faced each other 13 times in the T20I format where the Men in Blue have an upper hand with nine wins, whereas Pakistan has come out victorious on three occasions with one match ending in a draw between them.
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Matches played |
13 |
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India won |
9 |
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Pakistan won |
3 |
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Draw |
1 |
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: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed
IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025 Full Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.
IND vs PAK Predicted Top Batter
Shubman Gill: Star batter and India’s red-ball captain Shubman Gill can turn out to be a key performer in the Asia Cup 2025 clash against Pakistan. Gill has been a crucial player for India in the T20I format and coming out to bat at the top alongside Abhishek Sharma gives him room to go big with the bat.
IND vs PAK Predicted Top Bowler
Kuldeep Yadav: Team India’s chinaman Kuldeep Yadav once again stood up as he picked up a four-fer in their inaugural Asia Cup 2025 against the UAE. With the UAE pitches assisting spinners over pacers, Kuldeep yadav could be the top bowler of the day.
Today’s Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: India to win the toss
Scenario 1: Pakistan to bat first
1st innings prediction: Pakistan to post 150-160 runs
Match prediction: India to win
Scenario 2: Pakistan bowl first
1st innings prediction: India to post 170-180 runs
Match prediction: India to win
