India’s Shubman Gill in motion throughout their Tremendous Fours conflict of the Asia Cup 2025 in opposition to Pakistan at Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on September 21, 2025. — Reuter
DUBAI: Pakistan shall be seeking to flip the tide in opposition to an unbeaten India when the arch-rivals conflict in a probably testy closing of the ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on Sunday.
The 2016 champions have crushed each opposition on their path earlier than swaggering into the ultimate of the eight-team match.
Pakistan had been defeated twice, first within the group stage after which in Tremendous Fours, by an India workforce containing the world’s top-ranked batter and bowler within the T20 format in opener Abhishek Sharma and spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
Seamer Jasprit Bumrah has helped India management the powerplay overs with the ball, however left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been main the bowlers’ chart with 13 wickets.
Heading into the ultimate, Pakistan will take coronary heart from their victory in Thursday’s digital semi-final in opposition to Bangladesh.
The Males in Inexperienced arrange a closing in opposition to India after edging previous Bangladesh by 11 runs in a Tremendous Fours encounter on September 25 on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
The September 28 closing would be the first time the arch-rivals will face one another within the match’s historical past.
The 2 sides will lock horns within the final recreation as tensions stay heightened attributable to Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav’s controversial actions throughout their group match on September 14.
Pundits referred to as his resolution to skip a customary handshake on the toss and political statements within the post-match interview “unprecedented” and “detrimental to the spirit of the game.”
Regardless of the charged atmosphere, Pakistan captain Salman Agha expressed his pleasure for the ultimate in opposition to India.
“We know what we need to do, and we are a good enough team to beat anyone, and we will come on Sunday and try to beat them,” he mentioned of the ultimate.
Pakistan, India in finals
Pakistan and India have performed a complete of 5 finals in multinational tournaments since 1985.
Of the 5, Pakistan have gained three, whereas India claimed victories in two.
India gained the 1985 Cricket World Championship after defeating Pakistan by eight wickets within the closing in Melbourne.
The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup closing is greatest recognized for former captain Javed Miandad’s last-ball six, which sealed a well-known victory for Pakistan.
Pakistan gained the Austral-Asia Cup closing for the second time in opposition to India in 1994.
The arch-rivals confronted off within the inaugural 2007 ICC World T20 closing, which India gained after a nail-biting end.
In 2017, Pakistan comprehensively defeated India within the ICC Champions Trophy closing in London.
