India captain Suryakumar Yadav (left) and Tilak Varma during their half-century partnership against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on Sunday (September 14). Photo: BCCI
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup: India rout Pakistan as spinners, Suryakumar shine
Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets for India as Pakistan were restricted to 127/9 in 20 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Spinners and captain Suryakumar Yadav powered India to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in an Asia Cup 2025 contest in Dubai on Sunday evening (September 14).
After restricting Pakistan to 127/9 in 20 overs, India cruised to victory, scoring 131/3 in 15.5 overs. Suryakumar remained not out on 47 off 37 with five fours and a six. Kuldeep Yadav was the bowling star with three wickets. Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets apiece while Varun Chakravarthy had one success.
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This was India's second win in a row and have almost ensured a spot in the Super Four stage. India are on top of the table in Group A with four points.
Earlier today, Opposition parties staged protests across the country to oppose the India-Pakistan match, raising slogans and urging people to boycott the game.
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Protests led by the Shiv Sena (UBT) were held in Maharashtra and Jammu, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members staged a demonstration in Delhi. In the south, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed the Centre, asking whether the money earned through the match was more than the value of the lives of those killed in Pahalgam.
Today's match is the first between the two sides since the military conflict in May, when India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ to hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan-controlled territories after 26 persons, mostly tourists, were killed in a dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22.
Follow live updates of the India vs Pakistan match here.
Live Updates
- 14 Sept 2025 8:03 PM IST
WICKET: Hardik Pandya strikes early. Pakistan 1/1 in 0.1 overs
Saim Ayub c Jasprit Bumrah b Hardik Pandya 0 (1). A good catch by Bumrah at point. Pakistan in early trouble.
- 14 Sept 2025 8:02 PM IST
Play gets underway
India open bowling with all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Pakistan's batters are Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:58 PM IST
Captains did not shake hands, no eye contact
Captains Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Agha did not shake hands at the toss, and they also did not make eye contact. This match is being played with tensions between India and Pakistan, and protests and boycott calls over the Pahalgam terror attack in April. Later, India launched 'Operation Sindoor' to hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:34 PM IST
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:33 PM IST
India are also unchanged
India captain Suryakumar Yadav says he wanted to bowl first. He adds that the same XI has been retained.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:32 PM IST
TOSS: Pakistan win toss, opt to bat
Pakistan captain Salman Agha wins toss, chooses to bat first. He says pitch looks slower so he wants to put runs on the board. They are going with the same Playing XI, he adds.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:29 PM IST
Spin likely to play a big part today
According to experts, spinners will play a big part in today's match. India will again rely on left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who took four wickets agaisnt UAE and won the Player of the match award in the opening clash.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:27 PM IST
New-look Pakistan team
It is a new-look Pakistan team with no Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Salman Agha is leading the team with most of the players in the current squad having previously not played against India.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:25 PM IST
Hardik Pandya prepares for big contest
One of India's key players, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, is pictured during a training session in Dubai ahead of the big clash.
- 14 Sept 2025 7:23 PM IST
Match to start at 8 PM IST, toss at 7:30 PM
The squads
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza.
