Who: Pakistan vs. India
What: T20 Asia Cup Super Fours
When: Sunday, September 21 at 14:30 GMT
Where: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 09:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.
At the T20 Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai, bitter rivals India and Pakistan will play on the same field for the second time in eight days.
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The winner will advance one step closer to the final, while the losers will continue to advance to the final spot in the tournament decider due to their clash on Sunday, which will take place in the Super Fours stage.
India will start as favorites for a number of reasons, not the least of which is their seven-wicket thrashing of Pakistan in their Group A match on September 14.
In addition to their status as the ICC’s top-ranked men’s T20 team, Suryakumar Yadav’s side are the tournament’s defending champions and the reigning T20 champions.
As India’s players left the field without performing the customary post-match handshake, there will be much more on the line for Pakistan as they look to put aside both the humiliating defeat and the events that occurred following their humiliating defeat.
What are the key details for you to know about the match:
What happened in the last India vs Pakistan match?
With the opening ball of the match, India’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah struck as Pakistan’s opener Saim Ayub was thrown out at point off Hardik Pandya’s bowling.
Pakistan reached the 100-run mark in their 19th over and finished with 128 before Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem, a leg-spin bowler, hit four fours and two sixes.
The target was never going to be enough for a power-packed Indian batting lineup, and opener Abhishek Sharma took the match away from Pakistan with his belligerent innings of 31 runs off 13 balls.
With their second match of the tournament, Yadav followed suit with 47 runs off 37 balls.
As is the custom after every cricket match, India left with two points and left without grinning at the Pakistan team.
What transpired following the game?
Without speaking to the Pakistani captain and team for the customary post-match handshakes, Yadav  left the field alongside his batting partner, Shivam Dube.
Pakistan’s players trudged off in a group and waited for the Indian squad and support staff to come out and shake hands, as is the norm at the end of cricket matches.
The Indian contingent, however, only shook hands with one another before entering their dressing room as the eager Pakistan players watched.
Why did India’s players not shake hands with the Pakistani team?
When asked to explain the actions of his team, India’s captain Yadav said, “A few things in life are above sportsman’s spirit.”
We dedicate this victory to our brave armed forces who participated in Operation Sindoor and stand with all the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families.
Yadav was referring to the Indian armed forces ‘ multiple missile attacks on six locations inside Pakistan.
What was Pakistan’s response?
Naveed Akram Cheema, the manager of Pakistan, objected to Pycroft’s actions while he is an ICC-accredited match referee.
Additionally, Pakistan captain Agha did not speak at the post-match captain’s chat with the host broadcaster, in a mark of protest.
Three days later, Pakistani officials considered withdrawing from the competition as a protest, which caused a delayed start to their match against the UAE.
Why is India ‘ hosting ‘ the Asia Cup in the UAE?
Due to the recent conflict between India and Pakistan, the tournament was scheduled to take place in the UAE, where the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is still the official host.
Why does India not play Pakistan in bilateral cricket matches?
The Indian government has barred its athletes and teams from competing against their Pakistani counterparts in bilateral tournaments in all sports. All India-Pakistan matches in multination sports tournaments must be held at a neutral venue, as are Indian athletes prohibited from traveling to Pakistan.
Both nations agreed to host one another at a place of peace during ICC events prior to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
What is the forecast for Dubai’s India vs. Pakistan match?
Sunday’s highs of 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) and some cloud cover are predicted for a hot, humid day in the forecast.
It will get slightly cooler in the evening as the match will start just after sunset, and the temperature will drop to 31C (88F).
The Asia Cup has been won by Pakistan how many times?
In 2000 and 2012, Pakistan won the trophy twice and advanced to the final five.
India are seven-time Asia Cup champions, with 11 appearances in the final.
In the Asia Cup, how many times has India defeated Pakistan?
India has defeated Pakistan 11 times in their 20 Asia Cup matches and six times to Pakistan’s defeat. Three matches, including the group-stage match in 2023, were abandoned due to poor weather.
When did Pakistan last last defeat India?
In the UAE’s 2022 edition, Pakistan won the Asia Cup for the last time. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 71 runs in the Super Four clash, but it was Mohammad Nawaz’s 20-ball-41 that took Pakistan over the line in the run chase.
Head-to-head T20Is India vs. Pakistan
Since the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, the countries have met in 14 T20Is. India has won 11 matches, including the first one that ended in a Super Over, in 2007, which was tied at one point.
Dubai was the only country to win three out of four.
Players to watch: India
- Abhishek Sharma: It is enough for the young top-orderer to establish himself as a player to watch in the Asia Cup. The 24-year-old has the best career strike rate of 193 among all T20 batters, and he supports that statistic with two centuries and half-centuries.
- Varun Chakaravarthy: The 34-year-old leg-spin bowler’s second foray into the Indian side has reaped him big rewards as he has taken 27 wickets in his last 12 T20I matches.
Watch out for Pakistan.
- Hasan Nawaz: Pakistan has frequently been criticized for their batters’ inability to match modern-day T20 strike rates, but in Nawaz, it appears to have found a way to address this issue. The 23-year-old has a strike rate of 174, with a T20 hundred and two fifties in his 16 matches.
- Sufiyan Muqeem, a left-arm wrist spinner who made his limited-overs debut less than two years ago, has become a staple of the limited-overs cricket starting lineup. He has taken 25 wickets in his 17 T20Is.
Form guide: India
Since winning the World Cup in June 2024, India has not lost a T20 series and is unbeaten in Asia.
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Form guide: Pakistan
Pakistan’s recent T20 form has been mixed, but they will be ready for the marquee match with a series win.
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Team news: India
The holders are expected to return to the same team that defeated Pakistan in the group stage after resting a few of their top bowlers in the match against Oman.
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, and Kuldeep Yadav are the predicted XI.
Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper).
Pakistan team news
Pakistan will likely field the same XI despite the loss on Sunday, and they will hope this time around.
Predicted XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Salman Agha (captain), Hasan Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Salman Agha (captain), Faheem Ashraf, Faheem Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Faheem Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abdul
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