UAE-UNS: Dubai is set to host one of cricket’s most intense rivalries today (Sunday) as Pakistan take on arch-rival India in the Asia Cup 2025 clash.th
Pakistan-India cricket match is always a blockbuster, but emotions will run even higher in today’s clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who engaged in a four-day military conflict earlier this year.
The match will be played at Dubai Cricket Stadium and will commence at 7:30pm PST.
The bilateral cricket ties between the two countries have been suspended for quite some time. The neighbours have not met on either side’s soil in a bilateral series since 2012 and only play each other in international tournaments on neutral ground as part of a compromise deal.
In the ongoing tournament, the two Asian cricketing giants have been clubbed together in the same group and could potentially meet three times in the tournament, which concludes on September 28.
India, the reigning 20-over world champions, are firm favourites to retain their Asia Cup title and are determined not to let geopolitics derail their campaign.
