Asia Cup Final: Pakistan 133/6 in 16 Overs vs India

DUBAI: In a historic first-ever India-Pakistan final in the 41-year history of the Asia Cup, India won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium.

At the crease for Pakistan are captain Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Nawaz. Pakistan has scored 133 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 16 overs.

The first wicket to fall was Sahibzada Farhan, who played a brilliant innings of 57 runs off 38 balls before being caught by Varun at the team score of 84. Following him, Saim Ayub was dismissed for 14 runs at 113 runs, falling victim to Kuldeep. Mohammad Haris was out for a duck shortly after.

At 126 runs, Fakhar Zaman was caught by Varun after scoring 46 runs off 35 balls. Hussein Talat was the fifth wicket to fall at 131 runs, managing just 1 run.

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Pakistan’s playing XI remains unchanged for the final, including captain Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Hussein Talat, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.

On the Indian side, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the final due to injury. Rinku Singh has been named in the playing XI as his replacement.

So far in the Asia Cup 2025, India has defeated Pakistan in both encounters. However, Pakistan has defeated every other Asian team in the tournament.

This final marks the sixth time Pakistan and India have faced each other in multi-nation tournament finals, with Pakistan leading the head-to-head record by winning 3 out of 5 previous finals against India.

Cricket fans around the world are eagerly watching this thrilling clash between the two arch-rivals for the prestigious Asia Cup T20 title.