India vs Pakistan highlights: India thumped Pakistan in the Asia Cup final by five wickets, chasing down 147 runs on Sunday to win the Asia Cup for the record-extending ninth time. It was a brilliant show from Tilak Varma as he helped India recover from 20/3 and stitched crucial partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, who also batted well. Tilak won the player of the match in the final while Abhishek Sharma was awarded the player of the tournament.
India are Asia Cup Champions!!!
1 run needed off 3 balls
2 needed off 4 balls
Two runs for India and 8 needed off last 5 balls
Tilak is on strike!!!
10 runs needed off 6 balls for India as Shivam Dube has been dismissed
Shivam Dube is playing a knock of his life. 10 needed off 8
15 runs needed for India off 10 balls. Can India hit a six?
Faheem Ashraf is injured and is not able to bowl at all!!! Is this a strategy to break the momentum of India? What's happening? Is there another twist?
What a six!!! Shivam Dube has smashed a timely six and 17 needed now off 12 balls.
India need a boundary now! 26 needed off 15 balls
A good over for Pakistan as Shaheen Afridi bowled superbly.
India need 30 runs off last three overs. Who is winning this match?
A huge 17th over in progress. 34 needed off 21 balls
A brilliant over for India!! A six to start the over from Shivam Dube and India need 36 runs off 24 balls.
Massive over for India and 18 runs have come off Rauf's 12 over. 47 runs needed for India in the last five overs.
Tilak is playing a gem of a knock here!!
Tilak Varma has survived a massive run-out chance here!! Pakistan have missed a chance to get Tilak out here!!
India need 64 runs off 36 balls and the pressure is increasing on the Indian team now.
Tilak Varma is massive for India in this run-chase. India are under pressure after Samson's wicket.
They are 78/4 after 13 overs and the required run-rate is close to 10. Need 69 runs off 42 balls.
Sanju Samson has been dismissed and Abrar Ahmed strikes for Pakistan.
India are 77/4 in the 13th over of the innings. This match is going down the wire now!!
Tilak Varma smashed a six in that over and then the batters took singles with patience.
India are 69/3 after 11 overs and they need 78 runs off 54 balls.
Halfway mark in the run-chase and India are 58/3 after 10 overs and India need 89 runs in the last 10 overs to win.
This match is certainly turning out to be a thriller. Pakistan have done well to keep a leash on the run-scoring.
Sanju Samson was dropped in the ninth over by Hussain Talat. A bit let off and Samson has to make Pakistan pay here!!
India are 54/3 after nine overs.
Things have calmed down a little bit for India.
Samson and Tilak have done well to get India to the 50-run mark. A partnership is building up for India now.
India are recovering slowly now and are 42/3 after seven overs!!
A partnership is building up slowly now with Tilak and Samson playing sensible cricket.
Good over to end the powerplay as India's Tilak Varma slammed a four and a six in that over off Faheem Ashraf.
India are 36/3 after six overs. Tilak and Samson need to play it patiently here!!!
Sanju Samson got off the mark with a four and India are 25/3 after 5 overs.
Pakistan will be keen on picking wickets with India having a long batting line-up.
Pakistan are on top here!!!
Shubman Gill has thrown the wicket away and India are 20/3 after four overs.
India are panicking early in the run-chase here. A run-out chance goes begging for Pakistan and Shubman Gill survives.
It is a slow start for India and they are 12/2 after 3 overs. A couple of calm overs are required for the men in blue to get back their concentration.
Suryakumar Yadav has been dismissed courtesy a good catch from Salman Ali Agha.
India have lost another wicket and they are 10/2 in the third over. A wicket for Shaheen Afridi.
India haven't got off to a good start here!!
They are 10/1 after 2 overs and the pitch is slowing down a bit here!! The Indian batters will have to be careful playing their big shots.
Abhishek Sharma has been dismissed early for the first time in this Asia Cup!!
India have lost Abhishek and Faheem Ashraf has struck for Pakistan. India are 6/1.
Abhishek Sharma tried to smash a boundary off the first ball but managed to score a four off the second ball.
India are 6/0 after the end of first over.
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill are opening the innings for India as expected and they will be hoping to get the team off to a flyer yet again.
Shaheen Afridi opening the bowling for Pakistan. Can he strike early for Pakistan? They need early wickets.
What a brilliant comeback from India!! Three spinners did the job for India and Pakistan collapsed under pressure. All the good work done by Farhan and Fakhar has been undone.
Will Pakistan pick early wickets or will Abhishek Sharma step up yet again for India?
Pakistan have been bowled out for 146 in 19.1 overs and Bumrah has picked up the last wicket to fall.
What a comeback from Team India!! Brilliant !! Pakistan have collapsed from 87/1 to 146/10.
Jasprit Bumrah has picked up a wicket now and Pakistan are nine down !!
Pakistan are 141/9 after 17.5 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav is on fire here and Pakistan have collapsed like anything!!
Pakistan are 134/8 after 17 overs and Kuldeep Yadav has picked up three wickets in a single over. Wow!!
What a review from India!! Brilliant review from India and Shaheen Afridi has been dismissed for a duck.
Pakistan have lost their way completely and they are 134/7 in the 17th over.
Pakistan are falling like ninepins here!! Salman Ali Agha has been dismissed now!!
Pakistan are six down now and the score is only 133 runs in the 17th over.
Pakistan are 133/5 after 16 overs. They have lost their way completely, scoring 46 runs in last six overs and lost four wickets.
Pakistan are collapsing here and losing their way completely!!!
Hussain Talat is dismissed and Axar Patel is the man who has struck for India. Excellent comeback for India and Pakistan are under pressure at 131/5 in the 16th over.
India have once again made a comeback in the second half of the innings!! 41 runs and 3 wickets in last five overs.
Pakistan are 128/4 after 15 overs. Who will step up for them? Bumrah has got two overs for India.
Another wicket for India and Fakhar Zaman is OUT! A big strike for India as Varun Chakravarthy has taken his second wicket. Pakistan are losing their way here!!
Pakistan are 126/4 in the 15th over. Can India restrict Pakistan to less than 160 now?
End of 14 overs for Pakistan and they are 118/3. 31 runs and two wickets in the last four overs.
India are making a comeback now! They need wickets at regular intervals now.
Axar Patel strikes for India now!! Mohammad Haris has been dismissed for a second-ball duck.
Pakistan have lost their third wicket for 114/3 in the 14th over. India making a similar comeback like they did in the Super Four clash last Sunday.
Kuldeep Yadav strikes for India!! Saim Ayub has been dismissed and India's desperate search for a wicket ends.
Jasprit Bumrah took a catch and it was a decent one. Pakistan are 113/2 in the 13th over.
Pakistan are consistently getting a boundary at least in every over. Tilak Varma's over went for nine runs.
Pakistan are 107/1 after 12 overs and India are again in need of wickets here with partnership building between Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman.
Pakistan are 98/1 after 11 overs. Saim Ayub smashed a boundary in that over off Shivam Dube.
India are a bit under pressure as they need wickets but Pakistan will also have to up the ante to post a big total. Something is got to give here!!!
Pakistan are 87/1 after 10 overs and India got a wicket in that over thanks to Varun.
Pakistan were 91/1 in the Super Four clash last Sunday and they ended up scoring only 171 runs. Can India make a similar comeback today? Pressure is on India at the moment and they will need more wickets.
Varun Chakarvarthy has got a timely wicket for India and drinks break can change things for India like the last time.
Saim Ayub is out to bat now. Can he get off the mark?
Varun Chakaravarthy strikes for India and the dangerous Sahibzada Farhan has been dismissed.
Will the momentum change in favour of India now? Pakistan are 84/1 in 10th over. Drinks time now
A stumping chance was missed in the 9th over of the innings!! But the ball was deflected off Fakhar's thighs.
Pakistan are off to a stunning start this and are getting regular boundaries in every over. Pakistan are 77/0 after nine overs.
Pakistan have got off to a good start with Farhan taking the attack to them. Who will strike for India?
Pakistan are 64/0 after 8 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav was introduced into the attack in the seventh over and Pakistan managed to go past the 50-run mark in this over.
A good over for Pakistan as Farhan smacked a six on the last ball of the over. Pakistan are 56/0 after 7 overs. Who can pick up a wicket for India?
A decent over from Axar Patel and even though India have not picked up a wicket, they have not let Pakistan get away.
It's the end of the powerplay and Pakistan are 45/0 after six overs.
Pakistan have got off to a decent start but they have not been able to run away with Fakhar Zaman struggling to put bat to ball. Sahibzada Farhan is tonking the ball well, but the score is still not great as per the T20 standards.
Pakistan are 37/0 after five overs!!! India need a wicket now. Who will strike for the men in blue?
Jasprit Bumrah is once again being taken for runs. He went for 13 runs in this over and Pakistan are 32/0 after four overs.
Sahibzada Farhan is doing well for Pakistan. Varun Chakavarthy is into the attack now. Can he pick wickets for India today?
Shivam Dube has bowled another decent over. India's fifth bowler has done a good job with the new ball so far but India will need a wicket now to make sure they start on a good note in the final.
Who will strike for India first? Pakistan are 19/0 after 3 overs and Pakistan seem to be stuck right now.
Jasprit Bumah didn't pick up a wicket but there were a lot of plays and misses in this over as well.
Sahibzada Farhan smashed another boundary but there were a few dot balls too. Will India back Dube to bowl another over?
Shivam Dube bowled the tight first over in the absence of Hardik Pandya. Four runs only in the opening over as Sahibzada Farhan played all six deliveries.
Jasprit Bumrah will bowl from the other end now. Can he strike early for India?
Pakistan openers Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan are out in the middle!!
Shivam Dube is opening the bowling for India!!! Here we go!!!
Teams are in the middle for national anthems now!! First Pakistan's followed by India's!!
Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha avoided interacton with Ravi Shastri at the toss. He was interviewed by Waqar Younis.
No surprises that India opted to bowl. They have chased 8 times against Pakistan and won all those games. Pitch looks like a featherbed. There is less grass and it looks flat. Only thing is it might get a little slower because of the lack of grass. It is the same pitch used for both India-Pakistan games and India have chased both times. 170 in a final is like 180-190 in a league game. May not be match-winning but you can certainly put pressure on the opposition. India have strengthened their batting. Hardik is a tough pill to swallow because it's difficult to balance the side. He is an allrounder and influences the combination - say Simon Doull and Ravi Shastri.
Pakistan have gone unchanged for the final. They have retained the same playing XI that defeated Bangladesh.
Pakistan's playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
India have made three changes to their playing XI from their match against Sri Lanka.
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
India have made THREE changes in the final of Asia Cup against Pakistan.
OUT - Hardik Pandya (INJURY), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
IN - Jasprit Bumrah, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube
India have won the toss and opted to bowl first.
The toss of IND vs PAK final is set to take place at 7:30 PM
India's playing XI will be clear soon and Hardik's replacement will also be confirmed then. Rinku is the likeliest replacement but confirmation will come soon.
Hardik Pandya is not playing today!!! Rinku Singh is very likely to play in place of him and this is a massive blow for India. Rinku will play the role of a finisher today but India will miss Hardik and the balance in the team today.
Hardik Pandya came out to the ground to some huge cheers and was spotted discussing with Jasprit Bumrah. But he was in his non-bowling shoes and didn't warm up either. Meanwhile, Rinku Singh is spotted having a catching practice at the boundary. Are we looking for a massive change in the playing XI today? Is Hardik unfit?
India and Pakistan faced each other again in the Super Four round of the Asia Cup on the last Sunday. It was yet again a comfortable victory for India and once again, Abhishek Sharma was the star with a brilliant half-century.
India chased down 172 runs comfortably with more than an over and six wickets in hand. But the clash ended up being extremely controversial with Pakistan players' provocative gestures. Sahibzada Farhan did a gun shot celebration after scoring his fifty while Haris Rauf was involved in a heated altercation with Abhishek Sharma and also made a 6-0 gesture to the fans at the boundary.
Rauf was pulled up by the ICC and fined 30% of his match fees, while Farhan was warned.
Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav was also fined 30% of his match fees by the ICC for making political statements after the September 14 clash.
The drama has continued as PCB have now raised a complaint against Arshdeep Singh for his gesture that has gone viral on social media.
India had a couple of injury issues in the game against Sri Lanka. Abhishek Sharma walked off in the 10th over of India's fielding innings after clutching his right thigh while Hardik Pandya bowled only one over and was not seen on the field again.
Will they play today? Well, Abhishek Sharma seems certain to play, but there is still a bit of uncertainty around Hardik. There is no update related to the Indian all-rounder but the fans will be hoping that he plays this massive game. Let's wait and see what happens...
It was a cakewalk for India in the group stage clash. Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first only to post 127 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their 20 overs.
In response, India got off to a brilliant start, thanks to Abhishek Sharma and chased down the target in just 15.5 overs with seven wickets in hand.
It was the start of a massive controversy as well as Suryakumar Yadav dedicated India's win to the Armed Forces of the country and also expressed solidarity with the victims of Pahalgam terror attack. Moreover, the Indian players also didn't shake hands with the Pakistan players after the match and also at the toss.
India and Pakistan have played in 12 finals so far in multination events. We have looked at the top five of those thrilling encounters. Will today's final match live up to the expectations of any of these?
India and Pakistan have faced each other 15 times in T20Is so far.
India have utterly dominated them with a staggering 12 wins while Pakistan have won only on three occasions.
Will India make it 13-3 today or Pakistan will pull one back? Let's see
Well, India and Pakistan have faced each other in the final of multinational events on 12 occasions. This includes tri-series and quadrangular series finals as well and the ICC event finals as well.
Pakistan have won eight times in the final while India have emerged victorious on four occasions.
The final head-to-head record may be in Pakistan's favour but India have dominated them in the last decade or so. Can they make it 5-8 today?
Yes, it's time!! It is an India vs Pakistan final in the Asia Cup today. An India vs Pakistan final for the first time since 2017. In T20Is, it is the first India vs Pakistan final since 2007. An India vs Pakistan final has been absolutely rare in international cricket with Pakistan, more often than not, getting knocked out of the tournament early. All the fans are eagerly waiting for the clash to get underway in Dubai and it is expected to be a full house at the stadium. We will bring you all the live and exciting updates on our platform. Stay tuned and enjoy the match today.
