In the year 2025, many cricket matches took place between India and Pakistan. From Champions Trophy to Asia Cup and Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, both the teams came face to face, but every time Team India defeated Pakistan. The Indian team also won the title of Asia Cup 2025 by defeating Pakistan. Are India-Pak matches going to be held in the year 2026 also, if yes, then how many times will both the countries come face to face. Know the dates of all the matches here.

Let us tell you that in cricket, India and Pakistan now come face to face only in big events. Due to poor political relations, no bilateral series has been played between India and Pakistan for a long time.

How many times will India-Pakistan match take place in 2026?

Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup: Many big cricket events will be played in the year 2026. The Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup will be played from 15 January to 6 February. India and Pakistan have been placed in different groups, so India and Pakistan can come face to face in the knockout matches of the Under-19 World Cup.

Men’s T20 World Cup: After this, the Men’s T20 World Cup will be played from 7 February to 8 March. India and Pakistan have been placed in Group A along with Namibia, Netherlands, USA. In this World Cup, the match between India and Pakistan will be played on 15 February. Apart from this, India-Pakistan match is also possible in the Super-8 stage and thereafter in the knockout matches of T20 World Cup.

Women’s T20 World Cup: Women’s T20 World Cup will be played from June 12-July 5. In this group, 6 teams including India and Pakistan have been placed in Group A. The World Cup match of India vs Pakistan women’s cricket teams will be played on 14 June.

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Team India’s no-handshake policy with Pakistani players has been going on since Asia Cup 2025. Almost three months have passed since the Asia Cup ended, but the fire of this controversy is not getting extinguished. Now Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has stoked the spark of no-handshake controversy.

Mohsin Naqvi told the media in Lahore that if Team India does not want to shake hands, then Pakistani players will also not show any interest in doing so.

Mohsin Naqvi said, “Even today our thinking is the same. Today the Prime Minister himself told me twice that we should not let politics come in the way of all this. Our views from the first day have been that cricket and politics should be separate.”

Mohsin Naqvi’s bad words

Mohsin Naqvi further said, “If they (Indian players) do not want to shake hands, then we too have no interest in doing so. Whatever happens, it will be on the same level with India. You will see that we will do the same in future also. It cannot be that they do something and we step back. This will not happen at all.”

The policy of no-handshake in matches between India and Pakistan has been going on for many months. Since Asia Cup 2025, Indian players have avoided shaking hands with Pakistani players. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not tie the knot with Pakistan captain Salman Aga in the Asia Cup. After that, even in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, the Indian team did not join hands with Pakistani players.

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The year 2025 was not good for the Indian cricket team in Tests. In the beginning, the fifth match of Australia vs India Border Gavaskar Trophy took place, in which Australia won by 6 wickets. With this defeat, India’s dream of playing in the World Test Championship 2025 final was shattered. See those 5 matches of the Indian team this year, in which every Indian fan was disappointed due to the defeat. There is also an Under-19 Asia Cup final in which Pakistan defeated India.

India was out of WTC final due to Australia’s victory

This year, India’s first Test was played against Australia in Sydney, in which every Indian fan was disappointed due to the defeat. Those who love this game wholeheartedly, they might have had tears in their eyes. In fact, due to the defeat in this test, India’s dream of playing in the World Test Championship 2025 final was shattered. India’s batting was poor, Team India was all out for 185 runs in the first innings and 157 runs in the second innings.

Shameful defeat at Lord’s

India’s first Test series in the ongoing cycle of the World Test Championship (2025-27) was against England. This series of 5 matches ended at 2-2. England won by 22 runs in the third test of this series, in which the target was only 193 runs. This defeat was heartbreaking, after which every Indian fan became disappointed. In the second innings, 7 Indian batsmen could not even reach double figures, which became the main reason for the defeat.

Indian team could not even achieve the target of 124

The first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens started on 14 November, the visiting team was bowled out for 159 runs. Then it seemed that India would win this match easily. However, on the basis of first innings, India could achieve a lead of only 30 runs. When South Africa was reduced to 153 runs in the second innings, no one thought that India could lose this test. Only 124 runs were required to win, but while chasing this, the entire Indian team could not even score 100 runs. India lost this test by 30 runs.

India’s biggest test defeat (by runs)

India’s flop batting was also seen in the second test against South Africa. Team India collapsed for 201 runs in the first innings and 140 runs in the second innings. South Africa won this test by 408 runs, which became India’s biggest defeat on the basis of difference of runs. Due to the defeat in this match, India’s path to reach the final of the ongoing cycle of WTC also became very difficult. Now India has to win 8 out of 9 tests. India has not been able to win the WTC title yet.

Lost to Pakistan in Under-19 Asia Cup final India

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre, Aaron George etc., these names were prominent in the Under-19 Asia Cup, it was not thought that Pakistan would defeat India in the final. Pakistan had scored 347 runs while batting first, in response to which Team India was all out for 156 runs. Of course, it was an Under-19 tournament, but all the fans were watching it and every Indian fan was saddened by the defeat.

India had to face a big defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the final of Under-19 Asia Cup 2025. However, after this match, a video has surfaced on social media, in which some Pakistani fans are teasing Vaibhav. After this, the wisdom shown by only 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi outside the field won the hearts of many fans. The Indian player has come into limelight because of his behaviour.

Video went viral after the final

After the final match was over, a video quickly went viral on social media. In this video, some Pakistani fans were seen trying to tease Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Fans were pointing towards him and trying to provoke him, but despite his young age, Vaibhav did not react. He neither replied back nor got involved in any kind of argument. He left from there peacefully. This kind of restraint is rarely seen in the cricket world.

Pakistan’s fans are acting shamelessly and they have no sense of shame whatsoever.

These people are booing 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi just because Pakistan won a ‘cheap’ U19 Asia Cup. They’re acting like Pakistan won the World Cup.

This is why Pakistani people have no… pic.twitter.com/D1X6lgshr0

— Mention Cricket (@MentionCricket) December 22, 2025

Tension was visible on the field also

Earlier, during the final match also, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had come into discussion. Pakistan’s fast bowler Ali Raza had celebrated aggressively after dismissing him and said a few words. Vaibhav also reacted to this for a moment and pointed towards his shoes. However, the matter did not escalate much and the umpires handled the situation.

The final match was like this

Indian captain Ayush Mhatre won the toss and chose to bowl first, but Pakistan’s batsmen put complete pressure on the Indian bowlers. Opener Sameer Minhas played a brilliant inning of 172 runs in 113 balls. Thanks to his brilliant innings, Pakistan team reached a total of 347 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. For India, Deepesh Devendran took maximum 3 wickets.

India’s innings ended early

Chasing the target of 348 runs, the Indian team did not have a good start. The pressure increased due to continuous fall of wickets and the entire team was reduced to 156 runs in 26.2 overs. Deepesh Devendran played the highest innings of 36 runs for India. Whereas Vaibhav Suryavanshi returned to the pavilion early after scoring 26 runs. Ali Raza played an important role for Pakistan by taking 4 wickets.

19-year-old Sameer Minhas, who played a match-winning inning of 172 runs for Pakistan in the final of the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup, remains in the headlines. Fans are curious to know about his religion. At the same time, he is also being linked with BCCI President Mithun Manhas on social media.

Let us tell you that young right-handed batsman Sameer Minhas completed a century in just 71 balls in the final of the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup against India. He played a brilliant inning of 172 runs in just 113 balls. During this period, 11 fours and 8 sixes came from his bat. Before the final, Sameer Minhas had played a strong inning of 69 not out in the semi-final. He also scored a record 177 runs in his first match of the tournament.

Who is Sameer Minhas?

Sameer Minhas was born on 2 December 1986 in Multan, Pakistan. His elder brother Arfat Minhas is also a cricketer. Arafat Minhas has played four T20 Internationals for Pakistan. He is one year older than Sameer. Arfat Minhas played for Pakistan in the Under-19 World Cup. Sameer has now made a distinct identity in Pakistan cricket. Soon he can also step into international cricket. Along with strong batting, Sameer also bowls leg break.

What is Sameer Minhas’s religion?

Sameer Minhas is a Muslim cricketer from Pakistan. However, he comes from Rajput community. If we look at their history, they are considered Suryavanshi Rajputs. People of this community write surname Manhas and Minhas. Many people of this community live in India. There are a large number of people of this community in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir in India. Whereas in Pakistan too, their number is quite large in Punjab and PoK. Earlier all of them lived in India, but after independence, when partition took place, many Muslim Rajputs went and settled in Pakistan.

The Minhas community is associated with the Rajput dynasty and is related to the Dogra dynasty. In different regions they are also known as Minhas, Manhas or Minhaj. Historically, they are considered Suryavanshi Rajputs.

Know what is Sameer Minhas’s connection with BCCI President Mithun Manhas?

BCCI President Mithun Manhas also belongs to this community. Although Mithun is a Hindu Rajput, BCCI President Mithun Manhas also belongs to the Rajput Manhas clan. Before becoming BCCI President, Mithun Manhas has served Indian cricket in coaching and administrative positions. He has also played in IPL for a long time.

IND vs PAK Head-To-Head 2025: The clash between India and Pakistan on the cricket field is always considered special. The year 2025 was also very memorable in this respect, because throughout this year the teams of both the countries came face to face several times in senior, junior and women’s cricket. There was excitement in every match, but in terms of results, India had the upper hand over Pakistan in 2025.

India’s dominance in senior cricket

In 2025, the senior men’s teams of India and Pakistan clashed four times and India won all four matches. Both the teams first faced each other in the Champions Trophy 2025, where India made its intentions clear by defeating Pakistan by 6 wickets. After this, three matches were played between the two teams in Asia Cup 2025. India won by 7 wickets in the group stage, then defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the Super-4. The final of Asia Cup was also played between the two teams, in which India played brilliantly under pressure and won the title by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets.

Effort to equalize at A and Under-19 level

However, Pakistan also got success in the matches of Junior and A teams. In the group match between India A and Pakistan A in the Rising Star Asia Cup, Pakistan A won by 8 wickets. In the Under-19 Asia Cup, the Under-19 teams of India and Pakistan came face to face twice. In the group stage, India Under-19 defeated Pakistan Under-19 by 90 runs. However, in the final, Pakistan Under-19 made a strong comeback and defeated India by a huge margin of 191 runs and won the title.

Who is ahead in women’s cricket?

India-Pakistan competition was also seen in women’s cricket. In the group stage match of Women’s World Cup 2025, the Indian women’s team performed brilliantly and defeated Pakistan by 88 runs. With this victory, India’s dominance in women’s cricket was clearly visible.

Full account of 2025

A total of 8 matches were played between India and Pakistan in the year 2025. Out of these, India won 6 matches, while Pakistan had only 2 wins in its account. That means overall this year was in the name of India. Now the eyes of cricket fans are fixed on 2026, where India and Pakistan will face each other for the first time in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. This match will be played in Sri Lanka on 15th February and once again the biggest cricket match will be seen between the two countries.

Pakistan cricket is once again in the news after defeating India in the Under-19 Asia Cup final. With this victory, Pakistan won the Under-19 Asia Cup title after 13 years and for the second time in history. The atmosphere of celebration after this match played at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai was such that a Pakistani fan even stopped PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

Fan’s enthusiasm seen in viral video

After the final, a video went viral on social media, in which a Pakistani fan stops PCB Chairman and ACC President Mohsin Naqvi while leaving the venue. The fan enthusiastically repeats the famous dialogue from the Bollywood film PK, “Sarfaraz never cheats.” After this he appeals to Naqvi that Sarfaraz Ahmed should also be made the mentor of the team for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Naqvi was seen smiling and finally reacted by showing a thumbs up, which the fans took as a positive sign.

After Pakistan’s 191 run win over India in the U19 Asia Cup final, a fan urges PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to make Sarfaraz Ahmed senior team mentor ahead of T20 World Cup 2026. Sarfaraz, who led Pakistan to the 2017 Champions Trophy, is currently U19 mentor.

Credits: @saudjarwar1, pic.twitter.com/bv0NYg58Kl

— Pakistan Connect (@Pak_Connect) December 21, 2025

Sarfaraz Ahmed’s name has always been associated with big final matches against India. In the year 2004, he defeated India in the Under-19 World Cup final. After this, in 2017, under his captaincy, Pakistan created history by winning the Champions Trophy. Now, as a mentor in the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup, another final victory against India has been added to his account. This is the reason why Pakistani fans have started considering him as “lucky charm”.

final match status

Talking about the match, the foundation of Pakistan’s victory was the historic innings of Sameer Minhas. He scored 172 runs in 113 balls and took the team to 347 runs for 8 wickets. In reply, the Indian team could not withstand the pressure despite a fast start.

Pakistan’s fast bowlers kept the match completely under their control. Ali Raza, Mohammad Sayyam and Abdul Subhan did not give the Indian batting a chance to survive by taking advantage of the accurate line-length and bounce. With this victory, Pakistan won the Under-19 Asia Cup trophy after 13 years and the presence of Sarfaraz Ahmed once again became a big reason for discussion.

Pakistan has defeated India by 191 runs in the Under-19 Asia Cup final. This is the second time that Pakistan has won the Under-19 Asia Cup title. In this match played in Dubai, Pakistan team had scored 347 runs while playing first, in response to this, Team India was limited to only 156 runs. From batting to bowling, the Indian team was a flop. Know here due to which three big reasons India lost the final match.

1. Sameer did not break Minhas first

In the final match, Pakistan’s opener Sameer Minhas played a historic inning of 172 runs in 113 balls. Minhas was already in good form, he had played an inning of 177 runs in the same tournament. He had scored 299 runs in 4 innings before the final match. The Indian team management should have made special preparations against Minhas in advance, but the Indian bowlers were badly beaten against him.

2. Indian batting collapsed under pressure

Indian bowling was a flop in the final match, due to which Pakistan team was able to reach a huge score of 347 runs. After that the batsmen had to bat in a strong and composed manner. But within no time Team India had lost 3 wickets by the time it reached the score of 49. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring 26 runs and captain Ayush Mhatre was out after scoring 2 runs. In-form batsmen like Vihaan Malhota and Abhigyan Kundu also lost their wickets in a pressure-packed match.

3. Should have won the toss and batted

The history of the Under-19 Asia Cup has been that chasing the final has never been easy. Before this, Under-19 Asia Cup was played 11 times, in which only 2 times the chasing team was victorious. Despite a poor chasing record in the final, India won the toss and chose to bowl first. There is a different pressure of chasing in the final, under which Team India collapsed.

4. Pakistani pace attack proved costly

Indian batting started fading in front of Pakistan’s pace attack. The Indian team was all out for just 156 runs and all the wickets for Pakistan were taken by the fast bowlers. Especially Ali Raza bowled 6.2 overs and took four wickets. Whereas Mohammad Sayyam, Abdul Subhan and Huzaifa Ahsan took two wickets each. All of them are fast bowlers.

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Pakistan has become the new champion of Under-19 Asia Cup. Pakistan defeated India by 191 runs in the final of 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup. In the title match, after playing first, Pakistan had scored 347 runs thanks to the stormy century of Sameer Minhas. In response, Team India was all out for only 156 runs. All the stars including Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre were flops.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out for India in the final after scoring 26 runs in 10 balls. Captain Ayush Mhatre could score only two runs. Six Indian players could not touch double figures. Deepesh Devendran, who came at number 10, scored the most runs. He played an inning of 36 runs in 16 balls. In bowling for Pakistan, Ali Raza took 4 wickets for 42 runs. Apart from this, Mohammad Sayam, Abdul Subhan and Huzaifa Ehsan took two wickets each.

India had a very bad start, all the stars flopped

The Indian team, which came to chase the huge target of 348 runs from Pakistan, had a very bad start. India’s first wicket fell on the score of 32 in the third over. Ayush Mhatre was out after scoring two runs in seven balls. Then Aaron George left after scoring 16 runs in 9 balls. After this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring 26 runs in 10 balls with the help of one four and 3 sixes.

No top order Indian batsman batted steadily. Everyone was out in the pursuit of scoring runs quickly. Vedant Trivedi was out after scoring 9 runs in 14 balls, Abhigyan Kundu after scoring 13 runs in 20 balls, Kanishk Chauhan after scoring 9 runs in 23 balls and Khilan Patel was out after scoring 19 runs in 23 balls. After this Henil Patel 6 and Deepesh Devendran 36 returned to the pavilion.

Sameer Minhas played an inning of 172 runs

Earlier in batting, opener Sameer Minhas played a brilliant inning of 172 runs in 113 balls for Pakistan. During this period, 17 fours and 9 sixes came from his bat. In the final, Sameer completed his century in just 71 balls. Thanks to Sameer’s stormy batting, Pakistan scored 347 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs in the title match.

The final match of the 2025 Under-19 Asia Cup is being played between India and Pakistan in Dubai. After electing to bat first, Pakistan gave India a huge target of 348 runs. However, at one time Pakistan’s score was beyond 300 for just 3 wickets in 43 overs, but in the last overs, the Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly and restricted Pakistan to within 350. For Pakistan, opener Sameer Minhas played an explosive inning of 172 runs in 113 balls. During this period, 17 fours and 9 sixes came from his bat. Whereas for India, Deepesh Devendran took maximum three wickets.

To win the title, India will have to make the biggest run chase in the title match in the history of Under-19 Asia Cup. Pakistan has scored the highest score in the final of Under-19 Asia Cup. Pakistan scored 347 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Now the Indian team will have big expectations from Vaibhav Suryavanshi and captain Ayush Mhatre.

After losing the toss and coming to bat first, Pakistan Under-19 team managed to make a fast start. In a 50-50 over match, the score was beyond 30 in just 3 overs. The first wicket fell in the fourth over. Hamza Zahoor was out after scoring 18 runs in 14 balls. Two sixes and one four came from his bat. Usman Khan, who came at number three, played an innings of 35 runs in 45 balls with the help of three fours and one six.

From one side, Sameer Minhas was scoring runs rapidly. The other side was batting with caution. Number four Ahmed Hussain played a half-century innings of 56 runs in 72 balls. However, Sameer Minhas was playing openly. Sameer played a brilliant inning of 172 runs in 113 balls with the help of 17 fours and 9 sixes. Captain Farhan Yusuf scored 19 runs in 18 balls. Two fours and a six came from his bat.

As soon as Sameer Minhas was out, the Pakistani batsmen were out on the lines of ‘Tu chal main aaya’. Indian bowlers gave only 45 runs in the last 7 overs. For India, Deepesh Devendran took three wickets for 83 runs in 10 overs. Khilan Patel took 2 wickets for just 44 runs in 10 overs. Henal Patel also got two successes.