DUBAI (Kashmir English): Pakistan team management has revealed the possible playing eleven for the first match of the Super Four stage against India in the Asia Cup 2025.
According to sources, aggressive middle-order batsman Hassan Nawaz and left-arm spinner Sufyan Muqeem will not be part of Pakistan’s playing eleven.
Khushdil Shah, who was included in the team in place of Faheem Ashraf in the match against the UAE, is unlikely to be included in the playing eleven.
Coach Mike Hesson and captain Salman Ali Agha have devised a strategy to control the Indian batting this time with fast bowling as opposed to spin bowling.
According to reports, the eleven players of Pakistan against India will be:
Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Muhammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.
Ind vs Pak Super Four Match Today
Pakistan will face India in the next round of the Asia Cup on Sunday (TODAY) after last week’s group-stage match between the two sides ended in bitterness when the Indian team refused to shake hands.
Pakistan and India could meet for a third time at the Asia Cup if they both reach the September 28 final.
Pakistan beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their final Group A game on Wednesday to advance to the Super-Four stage, where they will play two teams from Group B in a round robin format.
There has been no bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan since 2013, and both nations play each other only in multi-team tournaments.
India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets last weekend in the first cricket match between the sides since a four-day military conflict between the nuclear rivals in May.
