Pakistan started their innings strongly in the Asia Cup 2025 final against India.
India, considered the stronger side on paper, failed to take a wicket in the first 6 overs yet again.
Remarkably, this is the fourth time pakistan has not lost a wicket in the powerplay against india in T20s.
Toss and Bowling Performance
India’s captain suryakumar yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Shivam Dube opened the attack:
Conceded only 4 runs in the first over.
Beat the bat multiple times, creating pressure.
Jasprit bumrah bowled after Dube:
Tested Sahibzada Farhan with sharp deliveries.
Farhan responded with some well-timed shots.
Despite good efforts, pakistan reached 45/0 at the end of the powerplay, a solid start.
India’s Bowling Concerns
Indian bowlers have struggled in recent Asia Cup matches.
Even experienced bowlers like jasprit bumrah have been expensive.
India’s last match against sri lanka went to a Super Over, despite posting 202 runs.
Key bowler hardik pandya is unavailable due to injury, a major setback for india in this high-pressure final.
Historical Context
Before this tournament, india and pakistan faced off in 15 T20s.
Only on three occasions had indian bowlers failed to take a powerplay wicket.
The most recent instance was in 2021 at the dubai International cricket Stadium:
Part of the t20 World Cup.
India batted first, scoring 151.
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam remained unbeaten as pakistan won by 10 wickets.
The match is remembered as a dominant pakistan victory.
Asia Cup 2025 Final Playing XI
India: abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, suryakumar yadav, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, varun Chakaravarthy, kuldeep yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, salman ali Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris, shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
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