Fri Sep 19 15:10:00 UTC 2025: ## India Elects to Bat First in Asia Cup 2025 Clash Against Oman
**Abu Dhabi, UAE -** India won the toss and elected to bat first against Oman in the final league match of the Asia Cup 2025, being played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This marks India’s 250th T20I.
India made two changes to their playing XI, bringing in Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana in place of Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy. Oman also made two changes to their lineup.
The start saw a shaky start when Shubman Gill departed early for just 5 runs. Abhishek Sharma provided some aggressive hitting, scoring 38 off 15 balls before being dismissed. Hardik Pandya was unfortunately run out for just 1 run. Currently, at the 12-over mark, India stands at 125/4, with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube at the crease. Axar Patel fell after scoring 26 runs.
The Indian squad for the match includes Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav.
Oman’s playing XI features Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Shah Faisal, Zikriya Islam, Aryan Bisht, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava, and Jeetan Ramanandi.
Earlier, reports indicated a low chance of rain interrupting the match.
**Live coverage:** The match is available on Sony Sports Network for live telecast and can be streamed on the Sony Liv app and website.
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