Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the coin toss in Dubai and elected to bowl first against India in the Asia Cup 2025 match.
India has made a couple of strategic changes to their playing XI from the last game, with pacers Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Shivam Dube being rested. Their spots are filled by Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana.
Sri Lanka has made a single change to their side, with Janith Liyanage coming in to replace Chamika Karunaratne.
Playing XIs
| Team | Player List |
| India | Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Sri Lanka | Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Janith Liyanage, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara |