India has made a spectacular start to the Asia Cup 2025. Showcasing their prowess as the reigning T20 World Champions and the world's number-1 team, Team India defeated both UAE and Pakistan in one-sided contests.
Sports News: The final group stage match of the Asia Cup 2025 will be played between India and Oman at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This match will be an excellent opportunity for Team India to further strengthen its rhythm before heading into the Super-4 stage. The Indian team has delivered a tremendous performance in the tournament so far. Holding the tag of T20 World Champions and the world's number-1 team, India defeated UAE and Pakistan in one-sided encounters.
In this match, India will face Oman, who are considered relatively weaker. Therefore, before the contest, all eyes are on the pitch report and records of the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
What will the Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch be like?
This Abu Dhabi pitch is generally considered balanced, but bowlers get swing and assistance in the initial overs. Batsmen need to play patiently against the new ball. However, once set, batsmen are successful in playing big shots here. If India bats first, a score of 180+ can easily be seen.
On the other hand, if Oman bats first, it will be difficult for them to stand their ground against the Indian bowlers. In this tournament, scoring runs in the initial overs has been challenging on the Abu Dhabi pitch, but batting becomes easier in the middle and death overs.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Records
Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a famous ground in Abu Dhabi and has hosted many major tournaments.
- Total T20 International Matches: 96
- Matches Won Batting First: 44
- Matches Won Bowling First: 52
- Average 1st Innings Score: 137
- Average 2nd Innings Score: 124
- Highest Score: 225/7 (Ireland vs Afghanistan)
- Lowest Score: 54/10 (USA Women vs Thailand Women)
- Highest Successful Run Chase: 174/2 (South Africa vs Ireland)
These statistics clearly indicate that this pitch offers balanced assistance to both batsmen and bowlers.
India's Record in Abu Dhabi
Team India has played very few matches at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi so far. India has played a total of 3 international matches here. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, India faced Afghanistan on this very ground. Before that, India played two ODI matches against Pakistan here in 2006. Therefore, this ground is not new, nor is it unfamiliar, to the Indian team.
Both Teams' Squads
India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, and Rinku Singh.
Oman Squad: Jatinder Singh (Captain), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufiyan Yusuf, Ashish Odedara, Amir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufiyan Mahmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonawale, Zikriya Islam, Hasnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, and Samay Srivastava.
