IND vs BAN Match Details: The fourth match of the Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 stage will be played today between India and Bangladesh. By winning this match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India can secure its place in the final, while Bangladesh needs to win this match to keep its hopes of reaching the final alive.
Will both teams make any changes to their playing XI, considering the Dubai pitch? Let’s look at the pitch report and the head-to-head statistics of both teams.
India and Bangladesh were in different groups. After winning all three matches in the first stage, India defeated Pakistan in their first Super 4 match. India won all their matches easily, while Bangladesh barely managed to qualify for the second stage. Bangladesh won 2 out of 3 matches in the first stage but defeated Sri Lanka in the Super 4.
IND vs BAN Match Details: Team India unlikely to make any changes in playing 11
In their last group stage match against Oman, India made 2 changes to their playing XI. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana replaced Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah. However, Varun and Bumrah were back in the team for the first Super 4 match vs Pakistan. For today’s match, there is no scope for changing the laying11. The team that played against Pakistan, the same team, will face Bangladesh today.
India vs Bangladesh: Batting lineup of India
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill had a century partnership for the first wicket in the previous match. Abhishek has been providing quick starts. Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Sanju Samson are in the middle order. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube are explosive finishers, and Axar Patel can also contribute with the bat.
Talking about bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy has been very difficult to score against, and he even became the world’s number 1 T20 bowler during the tournament. Kuldeep Yadav has also bowled exceptionally well, winning the Player of the Match award in both his first two matches. Jasprit Bumrah is a lethal bowler for the team, and Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya have also played an important role with the ball.
IND vs BAN Match Details: India’s probable playing XI against Bangladesh
Although India made 2 changes in the group stage, that match wasn’t crucial, and Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy were back in the team for the important Super 4 match. If no player is injured, Team India will likely not make any changes to its winning lineup.
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy.
Bangladesh’s probable playing XI against India:
Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Liton Das (captain and wicketkeeper), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Zakir Ali, Mehidy Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman.
India vs Bangladesh Head-to-Head Record (T20)
Total matches: 17
India wins: 16
Bangladesh wins: 1
IND vs BAN Dubai Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
Now, talk about the IND vs BAN match hosted Dubai Cricket Stadium’s Pitch Report. For the India vs Bangladesh Super 4 match, the Dubai Stadium pitch is expected to be dry and slow. Runs can be scored quickly in the power play, although the outfield looked a little slow in the match against Pakistan. Spinners are likely to dominate in the middle overs. Winning the toss and bowling first would be the preferred option. However, in 100 T20 matches played here, the team batting first won 48 times and the team bowling first won 52 times.
The highest score in a T20I at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is 212, and the lowest score is 55. The average first-innings score is 145.
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