The Asia Cup 2025 India vs Pakistan is all set to begin on September 9 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with teams making their final preparations for the continental event. Both teams have already announced their squads, sparking debates among fans and cricket experts about team combinations and strategies. Notably, a few star players from both sides will be missing this year’s edition, raising further intrigue ahead of the high-voltage encounters.
India vs Pakistan: A Rivalry Without an Asia Cup Final
A unique historical fact adds further spice to this year’s tournament — despite being cricket’s fiercest rivals, India and Pakistan have never met in an Asia Cup final. Over the 41-year history of the competition, which has featured 16 finals since its inception in 1984, the two teams have not crossed paths in the title clash.
India has reached the Asia Cup final a record 11 times, with nine of those against Sri Lanka and two against Bangladesh. On the other hand, Pakistan has qualified for five finals, facing Sri Lanka four times and Bangladesh once.
𝑨 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅, “𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍.”
Head-to-Head Record in Asia Cup
Overall, India and Pakistan have played 18 matches in Asia Cup history across both ODI and T20 formats. India holds the upper hand with 10 wins, while Pakistan has six victories, and two matches ended without a result.
Their most recent meeting came in the 2023 Asia Cup, under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, crushed Pakistan by 228 runs — the fourth-largest margin of victory by runs in the tournament’s history.
Tournament Format and Key Fixtures
This year’s tournament will be played in the T20 format, serving as preparation for the T20 World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
- Group A: India, Pakistan, Oman, UAE
- Group B: Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong
India will open their campaign against hosts UAE on September 10, while the much-awaited IND vs PAK clash is scheduled for September 14 in Dubai. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Four stage, where they will play each other once. The two best teams from the Super Four will then face off in the final on September 28 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
𝑨𝒏 𝑨𝑪𝑪 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅, “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒖𝒑 2025 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍.”
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