 "India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistani counterpart Salman Ali Agha are likely to ignore each other once again during the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, 28 September. AP")
India and Pakistan will be facing each other for an unprecedented third time in the ongoing Asia Cup less than 24 hours from now with the two arch-rivals set to battle it out for the trophy in the final . India are the only team so far to have not lost a single match, beating Pakistan in the group stage as well as in their rematch in the Super 4s – both of which took place on Sundays.
With their Super Over victory over Sri Lanka in the high-scoring thriller that played out at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, the Suryakumar Yadav-led Men in Blue are now ‘6-0’ in the ongoing tournament, and will be aiming to sign off with a perfect record and the trophy once again in their possession come Sunday.
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Pakistan, on the other hand, have been scratchy, but have somehow managed to keep their campaign alive. After nearly catching an early flight back home following the boycott drama in the group stage, the Salman Agha-led side clinched their place in the final with victories over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – beating the latter by just 11 runs .
The upcoming face-off between the two arch-rivals will be a historic one given this will be the first India-Pakistan final in the 41-year history of the Asia Cup – across the ODI and T20I formats.
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When and where to watch India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 final?
The Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 28 at 8:00 PM IST, with the toss scheduled for 7:30 PM IST.
How to watch live telecast of India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 final?
The Asia Cup 2025 final between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be telecast live on Sony Sports Network in India.
How to watch live streaming of India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 final?
Fans who want to watch online, the live streaming of India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 final match will be available on the SonyLiv app and website, and also on FanCode.
India vs Pakistan: Head-to-head in Asia Cup 2025
India and Pakistan have played against each other 20 times in Asia Cup history. Out of these, India have won 12 games, while Pakistan have won just 6. In the Asia Cup T20 format, India and Pakistan have played 5 matches, of which the Men in Blue have won 4, while the Men in Green have won 1.
India vs Pakistan: Asia Cup 2025 squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk).
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.
India vs Pakistan: Asia Cup 2025 Final predicted playing XIs
India’s predicted playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan’s predicted playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.