India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Match 6 Confirmed Playing 11 Revealed
With Suryakumar Yadav at the helm, revealing the confirmed playing 11 for Team India for the Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash vs Pakistan on September 14 at Dubai.
It’s been a couple of days since the Asia Cup 2025 began, but honestly, there’s hardly any buzz for the tournament. Given the lack of quality among almost every team, barring India, the buzz is majorly missing due to this. Be it Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, or even Bangladesh, the teams don’t bring the same level of challenge as we had seen in the previous Asia Cup tournament. This is the reason we are seeing dull excitement when non India matches are there.
But things might change as India take on Pakistan in the mother of all clashes on September 14. The T20 World Cup 2024 was the last time India played against Pakistan in T20Is. But a lot has changed since then, and the political scenario has drastically taken a beating. The cricket fans may be upbeat for the India vs Pakistan match, but post the Pahalgam attack, there’s a lot of anger among the citizens, too. Some have even wanted to boycott the tournament to show respect for the martyred.
However, even amidst such controversies, the BCCI has decided to participate in a multi-nation event. So, the India vs Pakistan clash will happen, but the excitement might not be the same given the seriously deteriorated quality of the Pakistan team. This Pakistan team might be the weakest in history, and barring a few players, there’s hardly any firepower in the team. Forget the senior Indian team, if Pakistan beats the India A team, it would be an achievement.
Key Match Details
Tour Details: Asia Cup 2025
Match Details: India vs Pakistan Match 6
Where: Dubai, UAE
When: September 14, 2025, 8 pm IST
India will take on Pakistan in yet another contest at Dubai. Dubai pitches have generally been two-paced off-late. Hence, India, as we had seen in the Champions Trophy too, had decided to go spin-heavy. While India may still continue with the same spin-heavy bowling combination, what changes will the Pakistan team make? Well, let’s look at the India vs Pakistan best playing 11 for the Asia Cup 2025 match 6.
Asia Cup 2025 Team India Complete Official Squad List
Batters
- Rinku Singh
- Shubman Gill
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Tilak Varma
WKs
- Jitesh Sharma
- Sanju Samson
All-rounders
- Abhishek Sharma
- Axar Patel
- Hardik Pandya
- Shivam Dube
Bowlers
- Arshdeep Singh
- Harshit Rana
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Varun Chakravarthy
The Indian team had a complete surprise package in terms of the playing 11 they selected against the UAE. Sanju Samson, who is primarily an opener in the Indian team, was played as a Middle-order batter Whereas Team India opted to leave out Arshdeep Singh to accommodate Kuldeep Yadav and an extra batter. These two were slightly new and surprising changes as compared to what we had seen in the last 1-2 years.
With Team India now opting for Shubman Gill as the opener alongside Abhishek Sharma, the middle-order seems to be slightly flexible, with Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, or Shivam Dube coming in to bat, depending on the match situation. It feels if India lose a wicket early, Sanju Samson might come ahead of Suryakumar Yadav. Whereas if India lose a wicket after 3-4 overs, then Suryakumar Yadav might play.
Overall, India should continue with the same playing 11 against Pakistan, as they would not like to change the winning combination. The Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy trio is a cheat code, and India should play them together in all matches going forward. If at all Team India need an additional bowler, it should be at the expense of an additional batter. But the trio shouldn’t be disturbed.
Asia Cup 2025 India vs Pakistan Match 6 Confirmed Playing 11 for the Indian Team
- Shubman Gill
- Abhishek Sharma
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Sanju Samson (wk)
- Tilak Varma
- Shivam Dube
- Hardik Pandya
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Varun Chakravarthy
Asia Cup 2025 Pakistan Complete Official Squad List
Batters
- Fakhar Zaman
- Hasan Nawaz
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Saim Ayub
WKs
-
Mohammad Haris
All-rounders
-
Faheem Ashraf
-
Hussain Talat
-
Khushdil Shah
-
Mohammad Nawaz
-
Salman Agha (c)
Bowlers
- Abrar Ahmed
- Haris Rauf
- Hasan Ali
- Mohammad Wasim
- Salman Mirza
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Sufiyan Muqeem
Coming to the playing 11 of Pakistan, the batting looks horribly weak on paper. Not only is there a lack of experience in the team, but there’s a lack of firepower too for playing T20 cricket. Barring Fakhar, the other batters will have to play their heart out to compete against this Indian team. Unless Team India play their worst cricket ever, there’s no reason why India should not win this competition. The Pakistan team will depend a lot on the likes of Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, and Salman Agha.
Asia Cup 2025 India vs Pakistan Match 6 Confirmed Playing 11 for the Pak Team
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Saim Ayub
- Fakhar Zaman
- Salman Agha (c)
- Mohammad Haris
- Khusdil Shah
- Hasan Nawaz
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Abrar Ahmed
- Haris Rauf
- Shaheen Afridi
So, that’s about the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 205 best playing 11 for match 6. A win here for either of the teams will confirm their Super 4 birth, although that isn’t a worry for any of the teams. It would be interesting to see how the Indian team approaches the game. They should not take the game lightly, and should give their best, and make Pakistan sweat out to the core. There’s still good excitement for the India vs Pakistan match, and hopefully Pakistan competes well.
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