New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Having already sealed their spot in the Super 4 stage, India will take on Oman in a deadly rubber in the final Group A encounter of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 on Friday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Men in Blue enter the Super 4 stage as Group A toppers. On the other hand, Oman were eliminated after losing the first two games.

Unlike the first two games, where India bowled first, Suryakumar Yadav might opt to bat first to give the Indian middle order a bit more game time, specially to the likes of Sanju Samson and Hardik Pandya. With the top order unlikely to change, India could rest Jasprit Bumrah against Oman, thus paving the way for either Harshit Rana or Arshdeep Singh.

Oman, on the other hand, ...