The league stage of the Asia Cup 2025 has been completed, and now the eyes will be on the India vs Pakistan Super 4 game. After what happened in the IND vs PAK on September 14, both on and off the field, have made people even more eager to watch and follow the India vs Pakistan Super 4 match. One thing is for sure now: there will be no handshake from the Indian team, and this time, it is loud and for the Pakistan team. They don’t need someone like Andy Pycroft to tell them what to do.
Leave aside all the things, let’s focus on IND vs PAK Part 2 in the Asia Cup 2025. Today, we will preview the India vs Pakistan Super 4 match in the Asia Cup 2025. We will see the players to watch out for in this game, the expected playing XI, pitch report, head-to-head, match-ups, and much more. So let’s delve deep into it.
India vs Pakistan Super 4 Match Preview
The arch-rivals, India and Pakistan, are set for the take 2 in the Asia Cup 2025. They will lock horns in the Super 4 stage of the tournament on September 21, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It will be interesting to see if Pakistan has something to challenge India this time around. They lost Round 1 on September 14 in the league stage of the tournament.
More than the game on the field, IND vs PAK was in headlines due to the things that happened off the field, when India’s captain dedicated the win to the armed forces who were involved in Operation Sindoor and the victims of the Pahalgam attack. India will look to continue their dominance over Pakistan, while Pakistan has a chance to level the scores with India in this Asia Cup 2025.
See the full scoreboard of the IND vs PAK match on September 14, 2025, HERE
IND vs PAK Head-to-Head in Asia Cup
India and Pakistan have played against each other 20 times in the Asia Cup, as of September 20, 2025. The Indian team has an edge over Pakistan, with 11 wins. Pakistan has also managed to win 6 games, while 3 games ended in a no result. Both teams first played in the Asia Cup in 1984. The Indian team won the last fixture on September 14, 2025.
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India vs Pakistan Super 4: Expected Playing XIs
Team India
India might go with the same team that played the first two games in the Asia Cup 2025. That means Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy will be back for the Sunday encounter against Pakistan in place of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana. Considering the slow nature of the pitches, it will be a good decision to stick with three spinners from India.
Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy.
Pakistan
Pakistan would want to make some changes from the last game they played against India. They might rather go with the team that played against the UAE (United Arab Emirates) that played on 17 at Dubai. Although the pitches are helpful for the spinners, Pakistan would love to have an extra pace of Haris Rauf, as Muqeem is not looking threatening at the moment.
Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Khushdil Shah, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Pitch Report
Dubai’s pitch tends to get slower as the game progresses. After the last IND vs PAK game, Pakistan’s coach Mike Hesson said they were expecting the pitch to get slower. That means they think that the pitch played well even in the second inning. But generally, Dubai’s pitch helps the spinners, and that’s why India went with three spinners last time around as well. You can expect the same this time as well, with 170-180 being a good total to defend.
Players to Watch Out for
India
Let’s see the Indian players to watch out for in the India vs Pakistan Super 4 fixture in the Asia Cup 2025.
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav’s record against Pakistan speaks volumes. He is too good to handle for the Pakistani batters ever since he is playing. In the last game, Kuldeep made a difference by taking three wickets in the middle overs. If Pakistan wanted to score big, they had to tackle the left-arm chinaman in the middle overs.
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma’s attitude to attack the opposition bowlers right from ball one makes him one of the dangerous batters in T20 cricket at the moment. His approach will be no different this time around as well. In the last game against Pakistan, he charged Shaheen Shah Afridi on the first ball of the inning, and then hit a six on the next ball. Abhishek will look to give another quick start to the team in the India vs Pakistan Super 4 fixture.
Pakistan
Let’s see the Pakistani players to watch out for in the India vs Pakistan Super 4 fixture in the Asia Cup 2025.
Saim Ayub
Strange, no, to see the name of a player who has scored three ducks in the last three games. But that’s where the law of averages comes into play. He is due to score well. And not just with the bat, he has been bowling well for a while now. So he can contribute with his bowling as well. In the last game against India, he took three wickets as well.
Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman is someone who can take the game away from India. He is the only one in the Pakistan team at the moment who is experienced and has the ability to win games on their own. Pakistan’s T20I batting line-up lacks experience at the moment, after Babar and Rizwan’s exclusion. Fakhar is the only one ‘experienced’ left in the squad.
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India vs Pakistan Super 4: Match-ups
Abhishek Sharma vs Shaheen Shah Afridi
It is like who will throw the first punch in the game. Pakistan will look to make an early inroads in the Indian innings and try to put the pressure on them. If they get Abhishek early, it will dent India’s quick start. But if Abhishek gets going, it will be a great battle to watch out for. In the last game, Abhishek dominated Shaheen, hitting 22 runs in just 8 balls, including 2 fours and 2 sixes.
Kuldeep Yadav vs Fakhar Zaman
In the last game, there was not much to see between the two. Fakhar scored 1 run off 2 balls against Kuldeep before getting out to Axar. Overall, Kuldeep has got Fakhar out 3 times in the ODIs. Fakhar will play in the middle overs, and Kuldeep mostly operates in that part of the innings. So it is likely that these two will lock horns this time around.
CONCLUSION: Who Will Win the Game? (PREDICTION)
India are firm favourites to win the game. They handle the pressure situation better than Pakistan. Not just handling the pressure, India are ahead of Pakistan in terms of skill level as well. Pakistan will have to play out of its skin to beat India. It is a T20 format where things might happen, so you can expect the unexpected. But we are predicting India’s win again in the Asia Cup 2025. Whatever the result will be, the fans will enjoy the atmosphere. What’s your prediction for this game? Who will win the India vs Pakistan Super 4 encounter? Comment down below. Thank you for reading. Keep following sportschilly.com for the latest updates.
FAQs:-
(1) Who won the first-ever Asia Cup encounter between India and Pakistan?
A. India won the first encounter against Pakistan in the Asia Cup in 1984. They won the match by 54 runs.
(2) What is India vs Pakistan head-to-head record in the Asia Cup (T20 format only)?
A. The two teams have played a total of 4 games in the Asia Cup in T20 format, as of September 20, 2025. India has won 3 encounters, while Pakistan has managed to win one game.
(3) Which team has won the most Asia Cup titles: India or Pakistan?
A. India has won a total of 8 Asia Cup titles, as of September 20, 2025. Pakistan has only managed to win 2 titles, as of now.
(4) Who was the Man of the Match in the last IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025 game on September 14, 2025?
A. Kuldeep Yadav became the Man of the Match for his 3 wickets.
(5) What is the highest score in India vs Pakistan T20Is?
A. As of September 20, 2025, India holds the record of the highest score against Pakistan in T20Is. They scored 192 against the arch-rivals in a T20I game at Ahmedabad on December 28, 2012.
