Now it's time for the emerging Indian cricketers to take on the archrival Pakistan (IND A vs PAK A). After the Asia Cup 2025, these two nations are face-to-face for the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 title. This time too, India is the favorite to win the tournament. Spotlights will be on young talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who already showed his firepower in the tournament before. Against the Pakistan A team, the India A team batter will try to do what he can do best—hitting the ball all over the park. Along with Suryavanshi, Punjab Kings star batter Priyansh Arya will be there in the middle of West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha to build a solid foundation as a top-order batter. It is a crucial match for Jitesh Sharma as well. He is the captain of the India A team.

Toss Update: 

Pakistan A team won the toss and elected to bowl first. Which means the batter from Bihar will be at the front to face the Pakistani bowlers first. 

India A vs Pakistan A match playing XIs:

India A (Playing XI): Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir, Jitesh Sharma (w/c), Ramandeep Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Suyash Sharma. 

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Pakistan A (Playing XI): Mohammad Naeem, Maaz Sadaqat, Yasir Khan, Mohammad Faiq, Irfan Khan (c), Saad Masood, Ghazi Ghori (w), Shahid Aziz, Ubaid Shah, Ahmed Daniyal, and Sufiyan Muqeem.

India A vs Pakistan A match details:

Series: ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025

Stadium: West End Park International Cricket Stadium

Toss: Pakistan A won the toss and opted to bowl.

Venue: West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha

Umpires: Hemantha Boteju, Mahmood Kharoti

3rd Umpire: Morshed Ali Khan

Referee: Pradeep Jeyaprakashdaran

Live Telecast: 

Streaming: SonyLIV

TV: Sony Sports Network

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) organised the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025, which started on November 14 and will be played for the next nine days till November 23. For the very first time, the competition has been played under the tagline of ‘Rising Stars ', which was named the Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Having started in 2013, this marks the event’s seventh edition.

In this season, the five ‘A’ teams from the full-member nations will participate along with three associate members- Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Hong Kong. In Group A, four sides have taken their place- including Pakistan A, India A, UAE, and Oman.

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In Group B of the competition, Afghanistan, Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, and Hong Kong have found themselves. In this initial phase of the event, each team will play against the other two sides in its group. This 12-match group stage will end on November 19 before they move to the semifinals on November 21.

Where to watch IND A vs UAE Match 2 of ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025?

The tournament will be broadcast on the Sony Sports Network, and the live stream coverage will be available on the Sony LIV app and the website. It will be available for the following channels- Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports Ten 1 HD, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports 4 (Telugu), Sony Sports 4 (Tamil), and Sony Sports 5.

India’s squad for the event is captained by Jitesh Sharma, the wicket-keeper batter, while Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Suryavanshi get the chance to open the batting against the UAE in the opening clash, while Nehal Wadhera and Naman Dhir have been kept in the middle order.

In the bowling department, the selectors went with Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, and Suyash Sharma in the eleven, while Abhishek Porel and Vijaykumar Vyshak didn’t get a chance for the first game. India’s second clash of the event will be against the arch-rivals, Pakistan, on November 16 at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.

Pro Kabaddi League 2025 is scheduled to commence from August 29 with the first game between Telugu Titans and Tamil Thalaivas. The day will have another game which will be played between Bengaluru Bulls and Puneri Paltan. On the eve of the start of the new season, the organisers have chosen young batting sensation of Rajasthan Royals from Indian Premier League, Vaibhav Suryavanshi to launch Pro Kabaddi League season 12.

August 29 also happens to be the National Sports Day and the Vaibhav who garnered immense attention as the youngest players to score a century in IPL will do the proceedings for Pro Kabaddi League season 12. Hailing from Bihar, Vaibhav rose to the occasion against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. The 14 year old scored 101 in just 38 balls to create a record of its own. He also scored his fastest-ever 100 in a Youth ODI match against England U19, scoring in just 52 balls.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be launching Pro Kabaddi League season 12. pic.twitter.com/qlc7U1jVWa

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 28, 2025

Tamil Thalaivas squad for PKL 2025

• Moein Shafaghi - Elite Retained Player
• Himanshu - Elite Retained Player
• Sagar - Elite Retained Player
• Nitesh Kumar - Retained Young Player
• Narender - Retained Young Player
• Ronak - Retained Young Player
• Vishal Chahal - Retained Young Player
• Aashish - Retained Young Player
• Anuj Kaluram Gawade - Existing New Young Player
• Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare - Existing New Young Player
• Pawan Sehrawat - Category A
• Arjun Deshwal - Category A
• Alireza Khalili - Category C
• Mohit - Category C
• Suresh Jadhav - Category D

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Telugu Titans squad for PKL 2025

• Shankar Bhimraj Gadai - Elite Retained Player
• Ajit Pandurang Pawar - Elite Retained Player
• Ankit - Retained Young Player
• Praful Sudam Zaware - Retained Young Player
• Sagar - Existing New Young Player
• Chetan Sahu - Existing New Young Player
• Nitin - Existing New Young Player
• Rohit - Existing New Young Player
• Bharat Hooda - Category A
• Vijay Malik - Category A
• Shubham Shinde - Category A
• Amir Hossein Ejlali - Category C
• Ganesh Parki - Category C
• Ashish Narwal - Category C
• Manjeet - Category C
• Jai Bhagwan - Category C
• Aman - Category C
• Rahul Dagar - Category D

The 2025 IPL season produced some of the most thrilling batting performances from some of the finest batters from across the cricketing circles. It witnessed some of the most exciting partnerships from some of the class performers that laid the platform for their respective teams to perform to their highest level, whether it was chasing big targets or putting big totals on the scoreboard. In this piece, we discuss five partnerships of the 2025 IPL season that lit up the entire tournament.

The partnerships mentioned in the piece highlighted batting standards that differed in terms of technique and acceleration through aggressive batting, but these partnerships attracted a lot of attention and raised the excitement levels. We discuss these partnerships in detail:  

5. Nicolas Pooran & Mitchell Marsh -121 runs LSG vs GT-22nd May 2025

Lucknow Super Giants produced a dominating performance, scoring 235/2 in 20 overs. Gujarat Titans won the toss and chose to field first on a flat batting wicket at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Mitchell Marsh and Nicolas Pooran compiled a 121-run partnership for the second wicket, helping the team win by 33 runs.

Marsh scored a brilliant 117 while Pooran contributed with a crucial 56 runs. The partnership was a treat to watch for the fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Both batters hit some powerful shots all around the wicket.

4.Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Marsh-152 runs LSG vs RCB-27th May 2025

RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium. Lucknow Super Giants scored 227/3 in 20 overs. Although LSG lost the game as RCB chased the target with 8 balls remaining, the partnership between Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Marsh was the centre of attraction as both players compiled a 152-run partnership.

Pant scored 118, including 11 fours and 8 sixes, while Marsh scored a vital 67 while opening the batting. Both batters ran well between the wickets and played some wonderful cricketing shots. The partnership gave the fan moments of a lifetime. 

3.Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashaswi Jaiswal-166 runs RR vs GT- 28th April 2025

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Gujarat Titans scored 209/4 in 20 overs. Rajasthan Royals won the match comfortably by chasing the target with 25 balls remaining. Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed the Gujarat Titans bowlers all around the park effortlessly as the excitement levels were at an all-time high. 

The 14-year-old left-hander scored 101 in 38 balls and was well supported by Yashaswi Jaiswal from the other end as both batters played some cracking shots on the up and used the pace of the wicket quite well. Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 70 in 40 balls, and both batters scored 166 runs for the opening wicket.

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2.Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma-171 runs Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings-12th April 2025

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to field first at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad. The wicket was a bit helpful for the spinners, but as the game progressed, it assisted the batters. Punjab Kings scored 245/6 in 20 overs, but SRH managed to chase the target with 9 balls remaining on the back of a magnificent partnership from Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, as the duo scored 171 runs for the 1st wicket.

Abhishek Sharma scored 141 runs in 55 balls, hitting 14 fours and 10 sixes, while Travis Head scored 66 runs in 37 balls. Both left-handers showcased positive intent and accelerated when needed. Both batters built their innings well and hit the big shots depending on the required run rate.

1.Shubhman Gill & Sai Sudarshan 205* runs Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals- 18th May 2025

Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill won the toss and chose to field first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Delhi Capitals scored 199/3 in 20 overs. GT openers showed an aggressive intent right from the word go, as both Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan showed calm temperament while chasing a big total. Sudarshan scored a classy unbeaten 108 in 61 balls while Gill scored an unbeaten 93 in 53 balls. Both batters played some cracking drives on both sides of the wicket and hit the ball cleanly down the ground as Gujarat Titans chased the total without losing a wicket, and with 1 over remaining.

Each season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) throws up new talent, but no tale is more extraordinary than that of 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The teenage batting sensation made waves throughout the cricketing fraternity with an eyecatching run for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, and now his meteoric ascent has won him an accolade from the highest level - Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On Friday, PM Modi had met Suryavanshi and his family at the Patna airport. Posting photos of the meeting on social media, the Prime Minister said, "At Patna airport, met the young cricketing sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family. His cricketing talent is being watched all across the country! My best wishes to him for his future ventures."

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PM Modi meets young cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family at Patna airport... pic.twitter.com/Cs2NU5RZ5p

— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) May 30, 2025

The meeting was facilitated by the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA), whose president Rakesh Tiwari coordinated with the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to arrange Suryavanshi’s travel and schedule. “It was not just a personal milestone for Vaibhav but also proof that Bihar cricket is full of potential. What’s needed are platforms, opportunities, and guidance,” said Tiwari.

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From Samastipur to Stardom: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Rise from IPL Debut to PM Modi’s Praise

From Samastipur of Bihar, Vaibhav found himself in the news after Rajasthan Royals selected him for ₹1.1 crore during the IPL 2024 mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and became the youngest crorepati in the history of IPL. Starting on the bench, injury to Sanju Samson brought Vaibhav into the game and he made a memorable debut in style hitting a six off the very first ball of his IPL life.

He went on to become the youngest centurion in IPL history with a blistering 35-ball hundred against Gujarat Titans, finishing the season with 252 runs in seven matches at a staggering strike rate of 206.56.

Prime Minister Modi had earlier hailed Vaibhav and called the teenager an inspiration to young people in his Mann Ki Baat speech.   Suryavanshi has also been picked up for India's upcoming tour of England because of his recent accomplishments.

  Vaibhav Suryavanshi's journey, which included meeting with the prime minister and being mentored by Rahul Dravid, is evidence of his intelligence, tenacity, and the power of his dreams.