Asia Cup 2025 / India has defeated Pakistan in 56% of the matches in Asia Cup, PAK has won only 1 match in the last 10 years

Asia Cup 2025: On 14 September 2025, India and Pakistan are going to have an exciting match once again in the group stage of the Asia Cup. India started their campaign with a stunning 9-wicket win against UAE, while Pakistan will play their first match in the tournament against Oman today. The two teams have faced each other 18 times in the history of the Asia Cup, with India winning 10 and Pakistan winning 6 matches. In the last decade, this rivalry has been largely one-sided, with Pakistan winning only 1 out of 7. Let's take a look at the history, statistics and key players of this great match.

History of Asia Cup

The Asia Cup began in 1984, when India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated for the first time. In the first edition played in Sharjah, India defeated Pakistan by 54 runs and won the title in the round robin format. Then Sri Lanka was the runner-up, while Pakistan finished third.

Since 1984, there have been 16 editions of the Asia Cup. India won the title 8 times, while Pakistan lifted the trophy 2 times (2000 and 2012). Interestingly, the two teams have never faced each other in the final. This time in the 17th edition being held in UAE, will the two teams clash in the final? This question is in the mind of every cricket fan.

India-Pakistan: Head-to-head record

The two teams have clashed 18 times in the Asia Cup so far. India won 56% of the matches (10), while Pakistan won 6 matches. Two matches (1997 and 2023) were inconclusive.

ODI format

• In the ODI Asia Cup, 15 matches were played between the two, of which India won 8 (53%) and Pakistan won 5. 2 matches were inconclusive.

T20 format

• The two teams first clashed in the T20 Asia Cup in 2016 in Mirpur, where India won by 5 wickets. Two T20 matches were played in Dubai in 2022. India won the first match by 5 wickets, while Pakistan won the second match by 5 wickets. This was Pakistan's only win against India in the last 10 years. Overall, India has won 4 out of 5 matches in T20.

Key players: Batsmen

India

• Virat Kohli: India's top run scorer against Pakistan in Asia Cup. 476 runs in 8 matches at an average of 68, including 2 centuries and 1 half-century. His 183-run innings in 2012 and century in 2023 are memorable. However, Kohli is not in the team this time due to T20 retirement.
• Rohit Sharma: At number two with 474 runs. He is also absent due to retirement.
• Current Squad: Hardik Pandya (33 runs) and Suryakumar Yadav (31 runs) are experienced batsmen against Pakistan in the current T20 squad. The challenge will be big for the young batting line-up.

Pakistan

• Shoaib Malik: Top scorer with 432 runs in 6 matches against India.
• Younus Khan: Second place with 238 runs.
• Current Squad: Fakhar Zaman has scored 83 runs in 6 matches. In T20, Mohammad Nawaz played a match-winning innings of 42 runs in 2022. Mohammad Rizwan (114 runs) is not in the squad this time.

Key Players: Bowlers

India

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Top bowler with 10 wickets in 5 matches against Pakistan. He is not in the squad this time.
• Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya: Both have taken 8-8 wickets and will be on the field this time.
• In T20: Hardik (7 wickets) and Arshdeep Singh (3 wickets) are the leading bowlers.

Pakistan

• Saeed Ajmal: Top bowler with 8 wickets in 4 matches against India.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf: Included in the current squad. Shaheen has taken 5 and Naseem Shah has taken 6 wickets, but Naseem is not in the team this time.
• In T20: Mohammad Nawaz is on top with 4 wickets.

Waiting for the clash in the final

In the 16 editions of the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan have never clashed in the final. India has won the title 8 times and has been runner-up 3 times. Pakistan has won the title 2 times (defeating Sri Lanka in 2000 and Bangladesh in 2012) and has been runner-up 3 times. This time 8 teams are participating in the tournament. Will both the teams face each other in the final this time? It will be interesting to see.