What Are Their Strengths And Weaknesses

India vs Pakistan will face each other in the Asia Cup 2025 on September 14. Team India has already started their tournament with a massive win against the UAE, and Team Pakistan will be starting their tournament on 12 September in a match against the Oman cricket team.

Looking back, India and Pakistan have met 18 times in the Asia Cup. India has won 10 of those matches, while Pakistan has won 6. The remaining 2 matches ended without a result or were abandoned. Their rivalry began in 1984 when India won by 54 runs. India followed up with another win in 1988 by 4 wickets before Pakistan got their first Asia Cup victory in 1995 by 97 runs. In 1997, the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Pakistan then beat India by 44 runs in 2000 and by 59 runs in 2004. In the same 2008 edition, both teams won one game each, with Pakistan winning by 8 wickets and India by 6 wickets.

India won two matches by three and six wickets respectively in 2010 and 2012. Pakistan won over India by 1 wicket in 2014, but India regained strength in 2016 with a 5-wicket victory. In 2018, India dominated both encounters, winning by 8 wickets and 9 wickets. The 2022 edition saw both sides take one game each, with India winning by 5 wickets and Pakistan also by 5 wickets. In 2023, one match was washed out, but in the second meeting, India won comprehensively by 228 runs, their biggest Asia Cup win over Pakistan. Now in 2025, Team India will face Team Pakistan for the 19th time in the Asia Cup tournament. 

India vs Pakistan: What Are Their Strengths And Weaknesses

Team India began their tournament with a victory against the UAE by 9 wickets. Team India showcased exceptional bowling performance in their first match of the Asia Cup 2025. Although Team Pakistan has not yet started their tournament, they recently played a match against Team Afghanistan, defending a total of 141, with bowling out the entire Afghan team at 66 runs. This describes that both the Indian and Pakistani bowling sides are at the top of their respective games. 

Salman Ali Agha will be the captain of the Pakistani cricket team, and Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain of the Indian cricket team in the Asia Cup 2025. This will be the first time for both new captains to lead their teams against each other. In a post-match interview, Suryakumar Yadav said that everybody is excited for the upcoming match against Team Pakistan. 

Taking a look at the comparison between the Playing 11 of both teams, Team India revealed their playing 11 during their match against the UAE. However, Team Pakistan has not yet revealed their Playing 11. 

Discussing the openers and batting orders of both teams, Team India will have a better batting order than Team Pakistan, because recently, in a match, the Afghanistani bowling attack made the Pakistani batting order struggle. On the other hand, Team India’s batting order during their first match in the Asia Cup looked already in great form. 

Now, both these Asian cricket giants will face each other for the 19th time in the Asia Cup. Both teams will have new captains and will be taking their youngsters, like Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma for the Indian side and Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris for the Pakistan side, in their upcoming match against each other on 14 September 2025. 

India vs Pakistan in the Asia Cup (T20Is)

India and Pakistan have faced each other four times in the T20 edition of the Asia Cup. India triumphed over their opponents by five wickets in their inaugural match of 2016. In 2022, the two teams met twice: India won the first match by 5 wickets, while Pakistan won the second by the same margin. In 2023, the group-stage T20I between them was abandoned due to rain.

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India vs Pakistan in the Asia Cup (ODI Format)

In the ODI format, India and Pakistan have met 15 times in the Asia Cup. India leads with 9 victories, whereas Pakistan triumphs in 5 contests. An ODI match in 1997 was canceled because no balls were thrown. Their encounters include India’s victories in 1984, 1988, 1995, 2010, 2012, 2018 (twice), and 2023 by a record 228 runs. Pakistan’s victories happened in 1995, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2014.

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FAQs

Q. How many times did Pakistan beat India in the Asia Cup?
A. Pakistan has beaten India 7 times across Asia Cup tournaments: 5 in ODIs, 1 in T20Is, and 1 in the Asian Test Championship.

Q. How many times has India won the Asia Cup?
A. India has won the Asia Cup eight times, the most by any team. They are also the defending champions.

Q. Who will host the 2025 Asia Cup?
A. India is the official host, but the matches will be played in the UAE, just like during the IPL and T20 World Cup in the pandemic years.

Q. How many Asia Cups were won by Kohli?
A. Virat Kohli has never won the Asia Cup as captain. He only led India in the 2014 edition, where they did not win.

Q. How many times has Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the Asia Cup?
A. MS Dhoni has won the Asia Cup two times as captain, in 2010 and 2016.

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