The Asia Cup 2025 is set to begin on September 9, 2025, with an exciting cricketing month ahead. In a promising development for cricketing fans worldwide, the greatest rivals of the game, India and Pakistan, are set to face off against each other in the group stages of the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 on September 14.
India and Pakistan have played each other 18 times across formats throughout the history of the Asian Cup. India leads the head-to-head tally with 10 wins over Pakistan’s six victories. The remaining two matches did not arrive at any result due to weather disruptions.
India and Pakistan faced each other 15 times in the ODI format of the Asia Cup. India registered eight victories against Pakistan, edging out a three-game lead over Pakistan, which has won five out of 15 ODI games against India in the Asia Cup. India has won two out of three T20 Asia Cup matches against Pakistan so far, whereas Pakistan has won the remaining one.
India’s overall T20 records against Pakistan
India also maintains a slight lead over Pakistan when one compares the overall T20 International records of the teams for the past 5 years. During the last five years, between September 2020 and September 2025, India and Pakistan have faced each other in five T20 International matches. India holds a marginal edge over Pakistan in this period, with 3 wins compared to Pakistan’s 2 wins.
Multiple experts note that it would not be completely fair to measure India’s T20 capabilities against Pakistan in the upcoming T20 tournament over the past match statistics, as both squads comprise younger players who will be looking to return to the format after a break. The upcoming India vs Pakistan clash on September 14 will also mark Surya Kumar Yadav’s first time leading India against their arch-rivals in a T20I match.
Asia Cup 2025: India’s upcoming matches
India is set to start their Asia Cup campaign against home favourites UAE on September 10 in Dubai. The tournament is being played in the T20 format as part of preparation for the T20 World Cup next year. One of the most anticipated matches of the tournament, India vs Pakistan, will take place at the Dubai International Stadium on September 14.
As Group A teams, India and Pakistan’s September 14 encounter will be crucial for their Super Four qualification. The winner gains a psychological advantage and better positioning for the knockout stages. Given the tournament format, these teams could meet twice more in the tournament, once in the Super Four stage and potentially again in the final.
Asia Cup 2025: India and Pakistan’s T20 squads
India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.