What To Expect in Pakistan Vs Oman Match in Asia Cup 2025

Pakistan Vs Oman: The Pakistani Cricket team will officially start their Asia Cup tournament on September 12, 2025, in a match against Oman. The match will be played at the adopted home ground of the Pakistani team, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE. This will be the 16th time Team Pakistan will be participating in the Asia Cup tournament.

However, it will be the first for the Pakistani team to go in a major tournament without their top players like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. The captain of the Pakistani team in 2025 will be Salman Ali Agha. Team Pakistan played their first Asia Cup in the 1984 inaugural tournament. Over the years, Pakistan has won the Asia Cup trophy twice. Their first Asia Cup trophy came in 2000 under the captaincy of Moin Khan, and their second Asia Cup trophy came in 2012 under the captaincy of Misbah-ul-Haq. 

Team Pakistan’s first Match in the Asia Cup 2025: What To Expect in Pakistan Vs Oman?

Team Pakistan will be going into the first match of their Asia Cup tournament against Oman with a very different mindset. To follow a rapid T20 approach, Team Pakistan in their squad have selected many youngsters, and after many years, their top players like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not present in the team. Another focal point of the Pakistani team is the leadership, Salman Ali Agha is the new T20 format captain of the Pakistani cricket team. 

Recently, Team Pakistan defeated Team Afghanistan in a T20 match. In the following match, we saw the upper batting order of team Pakistan struggle against the Afghan bowlers, while the Pakistani bowlers showcased a brilliant performance by defending the score and making the entire Afghanistani team all out at 66 runs. Now, before entering the 2025 Asia Cup, Pakistan will be thinking of overcoming their upper batting order issues. 

Although the official Pakistani playing 11 will be announced after the toss. The predictable playing 11 of the Pakistani team will include Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman as openers, followed by Sahibzada Farhan at one down.

Team Pakistan’s possible middle order will contain players like the captain, Salman Ali Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, and Mohammad Nawaz. The possible bowling attack that Team Pakistan will showcase will contain Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed. 

Team Pakistan’s first Match in the Asia Cup 2025: Where to watch?

In India, Team Pakistan’s first match in the 2025 Asia Cup against Oman can be streamed Live on the Sony LIV app, and can also be watched live on TV via Sony Sports Network. In Pakistan, the viewers can watch the match on the PTV Sports website and app.

FAQs 

Q. How many Asia Cups has Pakistan won?

A. The Pakistani cricket team has won 2 Asia Cup trophies.

Q. Who is the new captain of the Pakistani team?

A. Salman Ali Agha is the new T20 captain of the Pakistani team.

Q. Is Babar Azam Playing in the 2025 Asia Cup?

A. No, Babar Azam is not a part of the Pakistani Cricket squad for the 2025 Asia Cup tournament.

Q. Is Mohammad Rizwan Playing in the 2025 Asia Cup? 

A. No, Mohammad Rizwan is not playing in the 2025 Asia Cup tournament.

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