India will take on Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2025. This article provides details about Pakistan’s Playing 11 vs India for the match in question.
Pakistan Playing 11 vs India- Asia Cup 2025 Final:
Openers: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan
Pakistan would back themselves to win the final game of the 2025 Asia Cup that the team is scheduled to play against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (September 28).
The Salman Ali Agha lrd side has found some sort of form in the last couple of games, having beaten Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively.
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Having said that, the Men in Green would still be concerned about the performance of their batters, who were below par against Bangladesh.
It is the lower middle order that has bailed out the Pakistani team and guided them to a respectable total while batting first.
The situation is no different when it comes to chasing the target set by the opposition, no matter how small it is. Pakistan has always found a way to mess things up, even after getting off to a good start in the first six overs.
The team management would want the batters to come good against an in-form Indian bowling lineup, which pulled the game in favour of India after being on the verge of losing it against Sri Lanka.
Before the middle-order batters come into play, the responsibility will be on the opening pair of Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan.
The duo has shown signs of being aggressive in the first six overs since coming together and would like to carry that into the important game against India.
Farhan, who scored a half-century against India when the two teams met in the second round of the tournament, would like to keep up the good work.
Fakhar, on the other hand, would also like to get a big score under his belt after getting out without making a significant contribution in the last few matches.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheen Ashraf
As far as Pakistan’s middle order is concerned, it has been terribly out of form in this tournament.
The team would bank on the middle-order batters to have a good outing against India for Pakistan to increase their chances of winning.
The onus will be on captain Salman Ali Agha to lead from the front, as he hasn’t been able to do so in the competition so far.
Salman would also want the likes of Saim Ayub and Mohammad Harris to provide good support to him.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf
As far as the bowling is concerned, it has been the Men in Green’s savior in the tournament, and the captain would want the bowlers to put on another solid performance against India.
All eyes will be on Shaheen Afridi to pick wickets in the first six overs with the new ball like he did against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Along with Shaheen, Haris Rauf, and Faheem Ashraf would also be expected to bring their A game to the four against a strong batting lineup of India.
The spin bowling department will be handled by Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz.
