Asia Cup 2025 Final: India elects to field vs Pakistan after toss
“India opted to field after winning the toss in the Asia Cup T20 final.”
Key points
- India opted to field after winning the toss in the Asia Cup T20 final.
- It is the first Asia Cup final between Pakistan and India in over four decades.
- Pakistan’s XI includes Salman Agha as captain; India is led by Suryakumar Yadav.
- India holds a dominant 12–3 T20I head-to-head over Pakistan.
India won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan in the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the first Asia Cup title clash between the arch-rivals in 41 years. The playing XIs were announced: Pakistan named Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, captain Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed. India selected Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, captain Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy. In T20Is, India leads the head-to-head 12–3. Coming into the final, India were on an eight-match winning streak, while Pakistan had two defeats in their last five completed T20Is—both against India earlier in the tournament. Form guides listed Pakistan as W, W, L, W, L and India as W, W, W, W, W.
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