India will be up against Pakistan in the sixth match of the Asia Cup 2025. This article provides details about India’s Playing 11 vs Pakistan for the sixth match of the tournament.
India Playing 11 vs Pakistan- Asia Cup 2025, Match 6:
Openers: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma
India, the defending champions of the Asia Cup, will go into the match against Pakistan to win and further strengthen their record against the arch-rivals in T20I cricket.
India might go in with eight batters, with Axar Patel batting at number eight, and he will be one of the three all-rounders.
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The Men in Blue have retained their core for the multination tournament with a few notable inclusions, one of them being Shubman Gill, who has been appointed the vice captain of the team.
Gill’s inclusion means that he, in all likelihood, will open the batting with Abhishek Sharma, who has made himself irreparable courtesy of his performances since making his debut in this format of the game.
The pair will look to get the team off to an aggressive start in the power play, which has been the template for the last year or so.
With the opening duo all but set, it is safe to say that Sanju might bat at number three, which leaves no space for someone like Rinku Singh in the top seven due to the presence of two fast bowling all-rounders.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel
The openers will be followed by a star-studded middle order, which includes the likes of Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Hardik Pandya, all of whom can clear the boundary right from the first ball.
Each of the top six batters is dynamic in the sense that he can shift gears according to the demand of the situation and can play the role of an anchor, along with being the aggressor if needed.
One of the perks of the strategy to bat deep is the presence of several all-rounders in the playing XI, three to be precise, which gives the team much-needed flexibility in the batting and bowling departments.
Evidence of the flexibility in question is a batter like Shivam Dube, who can be used as a floater to counter the opposition spinners.
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
If we compare the bowling lineups of the two teams, India has a lot more variety than Pakistan in terms of the bowling options that the Suryakumar Yadav-led side has at its disposal.
The bowling comprises the likes of Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel, all of whom are different from each other as far as skills are concerned.
In the fast bowling department, the Men in Blue have arguably the best all-format bowler at present, Jasprit Bumrah, who might be the lone specialist fast bowler in the playing XI fast bowler considering the nature of the pitch and conditions.
Bumrah will be supported by Hardik Pandya, who should bowl more than a couple of overs with the kind of combination that India may go in with.
