India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025: Squads, Key Battles, and Match Preview | Where to Watch IND vs PAK Match, Live Streaming Details

The biggest match of Asia Cup 2025 will be played on Sunday, this match will start at 8:00 PM IST at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. All cricket fans are eagerly waiting for this high-voltage encounter. Before this match, in this article you will get to see the Squad, Strengths, Concerns and Key Player Battles of both the teams as well as the live streaming details of both the teams.

India played its first match against Oman where Suryakumar Yadav and company registered a resounding victory which has boosted the team's confidence, on the other hand, Pakistan's first match is against Oman where the teams and Pakistani fans will hope that the team wins against Oman and then enters the field against India.

Both teams are full of young players, so it will be interesting to see which team wins. While Pakistan has pace attack like Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, India has a strong batting line-up like Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson. The positive point for India is that they have Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel in the team who provide depth in batting.

India Squad vs Pakistan

Batters: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel
Wicket-Keeper Batters: Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana

Strengths

• Experienced batsmen like Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav will be beneficial.

• All-round depth with Pandya, Dube, and Axar Patel adds flexibility.

• Strong bowling attack featuring Bumrah, Arshdeep, and Kuldeep Yadav ensures balance in all phases.

Concerns

• Heavy reliance on young batters like Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma in pressure situations.

• Middle-order stability still under question in big matches.

Pakistan Squad vs India

Batters: Salman Agha (c), Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Hussain Talat
All-Rounders: Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf
Wicket-Keeper Batter: Mohammad Haris (wk)
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Wasim Jr

Strengths

• Pace powerhouse with Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Wasim Jr.

• A batting lineup that can score quickly with Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub at the top.

• Good all-round balance with Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz.

Concerns

• Middle-order inconsistency has troubled Pakistan in the past.

• If top order fails, the team struggles to build momentum.

Key Player Battles

• Jasprit Bumrah vs Fakhar Zaman – It will be entertaining to watch the explosive opener face Bumrah's dangerous yorkers and swing.

• Shaheen Afridi vs Shubman Gill – Where Shaheen Afridi, who is adept at swinging the new ball in both directions, will be facing one of the most technical batsmen of modern day cricket.

• Kuldeep Yadav vs Salman Agha – India’s premier spinner against Pakistan’s captain could decide the middle overs.

• Hardik Pandya vs Haris Rauf – Both the all-rounders have the ability to win the match single-handedly, so it will be interesting to see them face each other.

Where to Watch IND vs PAK Match, Live Streaming Details