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Pakistan captain Salman Agha has won the toss and elected to bat first against India in Match 6 of the Asia Cup 2025.

Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning

“We are batting first, as the pitch is on the slower side. We want to put a par score on the board and then bring India under pressure. We have been playing good cricket for a long time, and everyone is excited,” Salman Agha said.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav wanted to bowl first, and he welcomed the toss outcome. “We wanted to bowl first, and I am happy with the result. Our preparations have been good, and the boys are looking forward to the game. It is a bit humid, and hopefully, there would be some dew in the second half of the match,” Suryakumar Yadav said.

Playing XIs

India: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Sanju Samson (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Varun Chakravarthy

Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4 Salman Agha (capt), 5 Hasan Nawaz, 6 Mohammad Haris (wk), 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Sufiyan Muqeem, 11 Abrar Ahmed

Toss Result Today India vs Pakistan

Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs Pakistan?

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first.

Q2: What was the toss time today?

The toss was held at 7:30 IST/ 6:00 local time.

Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat?

Salman Agha is batting first because of the slow pitch.

Q4: Where is today’s match being played?

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

This article first appeared on Crictoday and was syndicated with permission.

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