No Hardik as India win toss and bowl first against Pakistan in Asia Cup final

DUBAI: India have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Pakistan in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 final here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) on Sunday.

Playing XIs

India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy

Pakistan XI: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (capt), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD: 

Both teams have faced each other 15 times in the T20I format. The Men in Blue have won 12 out off 15 encounters, whereas Green Shirts have only managed to secure three wins.

For context, Pakistan and India are set to face each other for the third time in the Asia Cup 2025. In both of the previous clashes, India comprehensively defeated Pakistan in one-sided affairs.

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