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DUBAI: India beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
IND: 150/5 (19.4 overs)
19.4: Rinku Singh crunches over Mid-wicket, and India win Asia Cup 2025 and are champions for the record ninth time
Haris Rauf to bowl the final over
IND: 137/5 (19 overs)
Faheem Ashraf comes to bowl
IND: 130/4 (18 overs)
Rauf back
IND: 117/4 (17 overs)
Shaheen Afridi back
IND: 111/4 (16 overs)
Abrar returns
IND: 100/4 (15 overs)
Haris comes back
IND: 83/4 (14 overs)
Saim is to bowl his third over
IND: 78/4 (13 overs)
12.2: Samson miscues one and ends up being caught
Sanju Samson 24 (21b 2×4 1×6) SR: 114.28
Abrar is to bowl his third over
IND: 76/3 (12 overs)
Saim continues
IND: 69/3 (11 overs)
Abrar to continue
IND: 58/3 (10 overs)
Saim Ayub to bowl his first over
IND: 54/3 (9 overs)
8.3: Abrar Ahmed to Samson and dropped. Hussain Talat drops a sitter
Abrar Ahmed is in the attack
IND: 49/3 (8 overs)
Right-arm pacer Haris Rauf has been brought into the attack
IND: 42/3 (7 overs)
Mohammad Nawaz to bowl his first over of the night
IND: 36/3 (6 overs)
Faheem is to bowl his third over
IND: 25/3 (5 overs)
Shaheen to continue
IND: 20/3 (4 overs)
3.6: Pakistan is on a roll here. Gill departs after holing out to mid on. Game on now.
Shubman Gill 12 (10b 1×4 0x6) SR: 120
Faheem to continue
IND: 11/2 (3 overs)
2.3: India’s skipper tries to clear the infield and ends up being caught. Salman Ali Agha with an excellent catch.
Suryakumar Yadav 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20
Shaheen to continue
IND: 10/1 (2 overs)
1.1: Abhishek tries to go big and miscues one. Big big wicket for Pakistan as Sharma departs
Abhishek Sharma 5 (6b 1×4 0x6) SR: 83.33
Faheem Ashraf from the other end
IND: 7/0 (1 over)
Shaheen Afridi to bowl the first over. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill to open the innings for India.
Pakistan vs India (2nd Innings)
DUBAI: Pakistan set a 147-run target against India in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup final.
19.1: Bumrah to Nawaz, OUT
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl his final over
PAK: 141/9 (19 Overs)
Varun to bowl his final over
PAK: 141/9 (18 Overs)
Bumrah comes back
PAK: 134/8 (17 Overs)
Kuldeep comes back
PAK: 133/5 (16 Overs)
Axar to continue
PAK: 128/4 (15 Overs)
14.4: A six and a wicket. India will be happy with the wicket, though, and a big one too. Fakhar departs
Fakhar Zaman 46 (35b 2×4 2×6) SR: 131.42
Varun returns
PAK: 118/3 (14 Overs)
13.3: India is on a roll here. Another one bites the dust
Mohammad Haris 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Axar is back in the mix
PAK: 113/2 (13 Overs)
12.5: Saim Ayub tries to cut and hands an easy pass to point. The left-hander’s horror run continues
Saim Ayub 14 (11b 2×4 0x6) SR: 127.27
Kuldeep returns
PAK: 107/1 (12 Overs)
Tilak Varma comes to bowl
PAK: 98/1 (11 Overs)
Dube comes back. Saim Ayub is off the mark, and he gets going. Good signs for Pakistan
PAK: 87/1 (10 Overs)
9.4: Varun Chakravarthy bowls a short of a length delivery and Farhan tries to hit big. He is caught at mid-wicket. One shot too many for the right-hander who perishes after a well-made fifty.
Sahibzada Farhan 57 (38b 5×4 3×6) SR: 150
Varun returns
PAK: 77/0 (9 Overs)
Kuldeep bowls his second over
PAK: 64/0 (8 Overs)
Axar continues
PAK: 56/0 (7 Overs)
Kuldeep Yadav is brought into the bowling attack
Pakistan has so far batted cautiously, and it’s a good sign for them that they haven’t lost any wickets while Sahizbada Farhan gets going.
PAK: 45/0 (6 Overs)
Axar Patel to bowl from the other end
PAK: 37/0 (5 Overs)
It’s time for some spin, and Varun Chakravarthy is into the attack
PAK: 29/0 (4 Overs)
Bumrah continues
PAK: 19/0 (3 Overs)
Dube to continue
PAK: 11/0 (2 Overs)
Jasprit Bumrah will share the new ball from the other end
PAK: 4/0 (1 Over)
Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman to open the innings for Pakistan. Interestingly, Shivam Dube is with the new ball for India.
Pakistan vs India (1st INNINGS)
DUBAI: India have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Pakistan in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 final.
Playing XIs Pakistan vs India
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
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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