Asia Cup 2025 Match 6: IND vs PAK head-to-head, stadium stats, predicted playing XIs & points table
India and Pakistan renew their rivalry in a blockbuster Asia Cup 2025 clash at the Dubai International Stadium.

India (IND) will face off against Pakistan (PAK) in Match No. 6 of the Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash, currently being held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 14. This match is easily the most anticipated of the tournament, with both countries coming fresh off solid victories.
The Men in Blue are in red-hot form in the T20 format. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side annihilated the UAE in their opening fixture in the Asia Cup. Kuldeep Yadav and Shivam Dube combined to pick up seven wickets as the UAE were bowled out for 57. India chased it down in just 4.3 overs with nine wickets to spare.
Pakistan, on the other hand, started their Asia Cup campaign with a 93-run win against Oman. Salman Ali Agha and team scored 160/7 before dismissing Oman for 67. Mohammad Haris starred with the bat, scoring 66 off 43 balls. Meanwhile, Saim Ayub, Sufiyan Muqeem, and Faheem Ashraf bagged two wickets apiece. India will enter the match as favorites due to their consistency in the format in recent times. Pakistan will have to bring their A-game to the fore to beat the fearless Indian lineup.
IND vs PAK: Head-to-Head
India and Pakistan have played 13 times in T20 internationals and India has a dominant record.
- Matches: 13
- Won by IND: 10
- Won by PAK: 03
IND vs PAK: Stadium Stats
The Dubai International Stadium is famous for providing balanced matches and is generally known to favor chasing teams under lights, as there have been low average scores at Dubai compared to other stadiums, and batting second usually works better for teams.
- Matches Played: 69
- Win Bat First: 39%
- Win Bowl First: 59%
- Average 1st Innings Score: 140
- Average 2nd Innings Score: 130
- Highest Total: 212/2 by India vs Afghanistan
- Lowest Total: 55/10 by West Indies vs England
- Highest Successful Chase: 184/8 by Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
- Lowest Total Defended: 135/6 by Canada vs Netherlands
IND vs PAK: Predicted Playing XIs
India (IND): 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 (PAK): Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (WK), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (C), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed.
Asia Cup 2025: Points Table
After completion of five matches, three from Group B and two from Group A, the points table stands as follows:
Group A
Team | P | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10.483 | 2 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.650 | 2 |
Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.650 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10.483 | 0 |
Group B
Team | P | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.700 | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.595 | 2 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.650 | 2 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.889 | 0 |
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