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IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! SKY gone!
WICKET!
Shaheen Afridi dismisses Suryakumar Yadav for 1 run. Afridi delivers a massive blow for Pakistan as the Indian captain falls cheaply. He rolls his fingers over the ball, angling it across the right-hander on a good length. Suryakumar plays in front of his body but the delivery isn’t full enough for a drive. He chips it up, feet stationary, and it dips to mid-off. Salman Agha dives, bobbles it, and finally takes the catch on the third attempt. SKY is waiting. Umpire checking for a clean catch. It’s a clean once. SKY has to go.
INDIA 10/2 in 2.3 overs vs PAKISTAN
IND vs PAK Live Score: Excellent over from Faheem!
Just 3 runs and a big wicket of Abhishek Sharma. What a start from Faheem Ashraf. Abhishek was the top target for Pakistan and tey have got him cheaply.
INDIA 10/1 in 2 overs, need 137 more to win vs PAKISTAN
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Abhishek gone!
WICKET!
Faheem Ashraf strikes, Abhishek Sharma falls for 5 runs. On the very first ball, Faheem strikes, sending Abhishek back. He bowls a good-length off-cutter over the wicket, pushing Sharma across the left-hander. Abhishek reaches out early to play a leg-side shot but only manages a simple catch to mid-on. Haris Rauf completes it neatly, bending to hold it close to his chest. Faheem erupts in celebration after the massive breakthrough. Shubman isn’t happy with this.
INDIA 7/1 in 1.1 overs vs PAKISTAN
IND vs PAK Live Score: First boundary!
FOUR! Superb shot from Abhishek. He stands tall and punches the ball brilliantly. The ball rockets through cover-point. First boundary of India innings. This will put pressure on Shaheen Afridi now.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Welcome back!
India need 147 to win the match and their 9th Asia Cup title.
India openers Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav are in the middle.
Shaheen Afridi is ready with the ball.
Here we go … !!!
IND vs PAK Live Score: PAKISTAN 146 all out – Innings report
India bowled out Pakistan for a modest 146 in the Asia Cup final on Sunday.
Kuldeep Yadav was the star of the show with excellent figures of 4/30 in four overs, while Varun Chakaravarthy (2/30), Axar Patel (2/26) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) were also among the wickets after India opted to bowl first.
Sent in, Pakistan were well-served by the opening duo of Sahibzada Farhan (57 off 38 balls) and Fakhar Zaman (46 off 35 balls), who stitched together 84 runs in under 10 overs to lay the foundation for a big total.
However, the Indian spin trio of Varun, Kuldeep and Axar suddenly picked up a few wickets to quickly tighten the screws on Pakistan.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Stat attack
Pakistan is the only full-member team with a 40-plus dot-ball percentage in this tournament (42%). 348 dots overall, roughly 50 per game, 45 today.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Stat attack!
Kuldeep in Asia Cup 2025:
Stock ball: 9/83 (ER: 6.46)
Variation: 8/66 (ER: 5.28)
IND vs PAK Live Score: Most wickets!
Most wickets in a T20I series (Full Member teams):
17 – Kuldeep Yadav, Asia Cup 2025 (ER: 6.27)
17 – Fazalhaq Farooqi, T20 WC 2024 (ER: 6.31)
17 – Arshdeep Singh, T20 WC 2024 (ER: 7.16)
16 – Wanindu Hasaranga, T20 WC 2021 (ER: 5.20)
IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 146 all out!
WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah removes Mohammad Nawaz for 6 runs. Pakistan’s innings collapses spectacularly. From 113/1, they are bowled out for 146, losing 9 wickets for 33 runs. Bumrah bowls an off-cutter around the wicket, short and just outside off stump. Nawaz reaches out, fails to pick the change of pace, and skies it to deep mid-wicket. Rinku Singh steadies himself and takes a sharp catch close to his chest. Bumrah finishes with two vital wickets.
Pakistan are all out for 146 runs
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Rauf gone!
WICKET! Stumps are rattled. Rauf has no answer as Bumrah storms in from over the wicket and delivers a perfect yorker with an upright seam, aimed at the off stump. Haris hangs back on the leg side, extending his bat to make contact, but mistimes it completely. The ball sneaks past the outside edge and crashes into the off stump, leaving him stranded. Bumrah strikes in style, sending a key wicket tumbling and keeping India firmly in control of the game.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Kuldeep Yadav vs Pakistan
Kuldeep Yadav vs Pakistan
ODIs: 7 matches, 15 wickets, Avg: 14, ER: 3.88
T20Is: 3 matches, 8 wickets, Avg: 9.87, ER: 6.58
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! WICKET! WICKET! Kuldeep on fire!
Kuldeep Yadav produces a sensational over, claiming three wickets in a flash and completely derailing Pakistan’s innings. First, Salman Agha skies a wild slog and Sanju Samson dives to his left to take a brilliant catch — Agha gone for 8.
Next, Shaheen Afridi charges aggressively, attempting big shots, but mistimes a short googly; he’s adjudged LBW for 0, adding to Pakistan’s woes.
Finally, Faheem Ashraf fails to make an impact, edging one to Tilak Varma. Kuldeep’s magical over sees Pakistan collapse from 113/1 to 134/8, losing seven wickets for just 23 runs and handing India a massive upper hand.
IND vs PAK Live Score: REVIEW and NOT OUT!
REVIEW and NOT OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Kuldeep Yadav. Umpire has given OUT. Shaheen has taken a review. It’s NOT OUT
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IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Skipper Salman falls!
WICKET!
Kuldeep Yadav removes Salman Agha for 8. this is too high in the air. A well-judged catch from Sanju Samson. Superb catch from the wicketkeeper batter. Wonderful dive and catch.
PAKISTAN 133/6 in 16.1 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Axar strikes again!
WICKET!
Axar Patel removes Hussain Talat for 1. Caught behind by Sanju Samson. Another wicket falls for Pakistan! Axar bowls from around the wicket with a slightly round-arm action, darting it in at 96 kph on a nagging length, targeting the middle. Talat swings across the line, but only manages a top edge that goes straight up. Samson moves just a couple of steps to his left to take the catch.
PAKISTAN 131/5 in 15.3 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: STAT ATTACK!
Sub-10 average for a top-order (1-3) batter in a T20I series:
5 – Regis Chakabva (ZIM), T20 WC 2022
5.28 – Saim Ayub (PAK), Asia Cup 2025
7.60 – Will Young (NZ), NZ in PAK, 2023
9.40 – Rachin Ravindra (NZ), NZ in BAN, 2021
9.60 – Soumya Sarkar (BAN), T20 WC 2016
*min 5 innings/full-member teams
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Fakhar gone!
WICKET!
Varun Chakaravarthy gets the big fish. Fakhar Zaman falls for 46 runs. Pakistan lose another wicket in the crucial middle overs. Varun tosses up a full delivery outside off, forcing Fakhar to reach out and throw his bat at it. He slices it high into the air, and the ball balloons towards backward point where Kuldeep takes a comfortable catch above his head. Fakhar’s promising knock ends.
PAKISTAN 126/4 in 14.4 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Axar Patel strikes!
WICKET!
Axar Patel dismisses Mohammad Haris for a duck. Haris tries an elegant inside-out lofted drive, but the timing and placement let him down. Instead of going squarer for a boundary, he hits it straight to long-off and departs for a silver duck. He had stepped out to take on the flighted delivery but was deceived and couldn’t control the shot. India are striking quickly now, building pressure on Pakistan.
PAKISTAN 114/3 in 13.3 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Kuldeep gets Saim!
WICKET!
Kuldeep Yadav dismisses Saim Ayub for 14 runs. Kuldeep delivers a crucial breakthrough for India. Ayub, who survived a couple of cut shots earlier in the over, mistimes this one. It’s not too short and spins away slightly, but Ayub fails to control the shot and slices it towards backward point. Bumrah reacts quickly, bending low to complete a clean catch. A much-needed wicket for India as they look to keep Pakistan to a manageable total.
PAKISTAN 113/2 in 12.5 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: Brilliant running!
Brilliant running between the wickets from Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub. Fakhar Zaman plays this with soft hands towards square leg. There is no fielder there. Sanju Samson running. One run and now second. Kuldeep isn’t happy with this. Surya goes across and has a friendly chat with Kuldeep. Just calming him down.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Tilak comes in!
Suryakumar Yadav throws the ball towards Tilak Verma. Fakhar Zaman comes down the track and smacks this straight down the ground for a boundary. That is a hard-hit boundary.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Ayub dealing in FOURs!
Saim Ayub is dealing in boundaries. He has just arrived at the crease. Two boundaries from him off Shivam Dube’s over. 11 runs off Dube’s over. Dube has bowled three overs so far and conceded 23 runs without any success.
PAKISTAN 98/1 in 11 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: The 84-run stand
The 84-run stand is the highest for the opening wicket in a 5-plus team tournament final for any full-member team, surpassing 48 between Kamran Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan in the T20 WC 2009 final at Lord’s.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan’s run-rate
Pakistan’s run-rate of 7.21 in the powerplay (7.5 today) is the lowest among the Super Fours teams in this tournament, well behind India’s 11.39.
India have hit a boundary roughly every three balls in this phase, Pakistan have taken 6.5 balls on average.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Gambhir chats with SKY!
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir stepped onto the field during the drinks break, but it was Suryakumar Yadav who led an animated discussion with the team.
After that, Gambhir pulled SKY aside for a brief one-on-one conversation.
Game plans?
IND vs PAK Live Score: DRINKS BREAK!
It’s drinks!
Pakistan started strongly, scoring at a brisk pace and carefully negotiating the initial challenge posed by the new ball. Just as they seemed ready to accelerate, Varun Chakaravarthy struck to give India a crucial breakthrough. The surface hasn’t looked completely flat, but the batters have made sure to capitalise on anything loose that’s come their way.
IND vs PAK Live Score: WICKET! Farhan gone!
WICKET!
Varun Chakaravarthy gets the breakthrough, dismisses Sahibzada Farhan for 57 runs. Varun achieved his payback when Sahibzada Farhan expressed frustration by striking his bat on the ground. This reaction was understandable, as Farhan had been playing exceptionally well.
PAKISTAN 84/1 in 9.4 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: FIFTY for Farhan!
FIFTY!
Sahibzada Farhan slams half century off 35 balls. Second fifty from the right hander against India in this tournament. What a terrific batting from him today. Pakistan needed such knock from him in this big final. A big hug from Fakhar Zaman.
PAKISTAN 75/0 in 8.4 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: SIX for Fakhar!
SIX! Kuldeep Yadav to Fakhar Zaman. In the slot. Fakhar goes on his knee and smashes the ball into the stands. What a slog sweep from the left-hander. Pakistan openers are all over now.
IND vs PAK Live Score: FOUR for Farhan!
FOUR! Sahibzada Farhan is on fire. He smashes Axar Patel right between deep mid-wicket and long-on for another boundary. Tilka is running, but the ball is way out of his reach.
8 runs off Axar’s over.
PAKISTAN 64/0 in 8 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: SIX for Farhan!
SIX! What a shot! That’s a gift from Kuldeep Yadav. This is dragged short by Kuldeep. Sahibzada Farhan goes on backfoot and slaps this over deep square leg. The ball is into the stands. What a start from Pakistan.
11 runs off Kuldeep’s over.
PAKISTAN 56/0 in 7 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: Much-needed boundary!
FOUR! Much-needed boundary for Pakistan. Sahibzada Farhan makes room and smashes the ball over flat mid-off. 4 runs off first five deliveries and four off the last ball.
8 runs off Axar’s over.
PAKISTAN 45/0 in 6 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: Tight over from Varun!
Tight over from Varun Chakaravarthy. He didn’t let Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan go over the top. Indian fielders are brilliant today. A dive from Suryakumar Yadav at short cover saved three runs on the last delivery of the over.
PAKISTAN 37/0 in 5 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: SKY brings spin now!
India need a breakthrough.
Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack now. They are going almost at 8 rpo and haven’t lost a wicket. Can Varun get India a success here?
IND vs PAK Live Score: Farhan on FIRE!
FOUR! SIX! Sahibzada Farhan hits Bumrah for a boundary on the first delivery of the over and now thumps it over long-off for a mammoth six. That’s a meaty blow. Superb shot. The openers are doing the job for Pakistan. India are aiming for a breakthrough here.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Clever shot!
FOUR! Clever shot from Fakhar Zaman. He steps out to take on Shivam Dube. But Dube bowls a short. Fakhar plays this over the keeper’s head and the ball races towards third man fence.
8 runs off Dube’s over.
PAKISTAN 19/0 in 3 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: Update on Pandya
UPDATE:
“Hardik Pandya is ruled out due to a quadricep injury” – informs Ravi Shastri on air.
IND vs PAK Live Score: Second boundary!
FOUR! Little fuller and width on offer from Jasprit Bumrah. Sahibzada Farhan goes inside out and plays this over extra cover. A couple of bounce and ball touches the ropes.
7 runs off Bumrah’s over.
PAKISTAN 11/0 in 2 overs vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: First boundary!
FOUR! Shivam Dube to Sahibzada Farhan. Full and outside off from Dube and Farhan whacks this over mid on. One bounce and a boundary. First boundary of the Asia cup 2025 final. And a good over from Dube. Just 4 runs off it.
PAKISTAN 4/0 in 1 over vs INDIA
IND vs PAK Live Score: What a start!
Shivam Dube is on the money from the start. He is bowling a brilliant line and length. Four back-to-back dots from the India allrounder.
IND vs PAK Live Score: It’s time for action!
Pakistan openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman are making their way to the middle.
A loudcheer from the crowd.
Shivam Dube will open the attack for India.
Here we go … !!!
IND vs PAK Live Score: National anthems!
It’s time for national anthems.
Both the teams have lined up for the national anthems.
Pakistan’s anthem is up first and will be followed by India’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’.
Electric atmpsphere at the Dubai International Stadium.
IND vs PAK Live Score: The chasing side has won nine of the last 10 T20Is between these two teams
The chasing side has won nine of the last 10 T20Is between these two teams, the exception being the low-scoring T20 WC 2024 game in New York.
Pakistan lead India 8-4 in tournament finals across formats, 3-2 in the ones featuring five or more teams, the last of which was the CT 2017 final.
India have won each of the last 33 completed T20Is Shivam Dube has featured in, a sequence that started in December 2019.
IND vs PAK Live Score: ‘The team has wanted to use me up front in three overs’ – Bumrah
I’ve played one opposition three times, so yeah, interesting is the word for me. Yeah, it’s a different role. The team has wanted to use me up front in three overs, so yeah, that’s something which is very new for me as well because I’ve not been used to doing this role. I remember I did it in 2016 when I first came to the international side. So yeah, it’s an interesting role.
See, I’m happy to do whatever the team asks me to do and try to contribute to the best of my ability. The team is looking ominous. I think at this moment, you don’t look at reputation because I think IPL has helped a lot because all the youngsters in our team are very, very confident and they know they’re very good.
I remember when I came in 2016, I did have a conversation and, okay, you know, you’re still trying to convince yourself. But all the other players that I see, they’ve played 5-7 games, but they’re so confident. They know they’re really good. They’ve played against the best bowling line-ups. They’ve dominated them. So I think that really helps to get them confidence and then they take the game forward as it comes. I think that’s the key. Any game you start from zero, you take the confidence from previous games and you don’t go too high, too low against any opposition. We’ve always maintained that.
We’ve always felt like when we focus on our team, we focus on our strengths and our combinations, we usually do well. When we focus too much on the opposition, the other team, what they are looking to do, it doesn’t really concern us. We look at ourselves. We do our processes. We tick our boxes.
– JASPRIT BUMRAH
IND vs PAK Live Score: Team changes for India!
OUT: Hardik misses out due to a niggle; Arshdeep Singh and Harshit also miss out
IN: Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh come in.
IND vs PAK Live Score: TOSS REPORT
India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday.
In a special arrangement following a PCB request to the Asian Cricket Council for a neutral presenter, Ravi Shastri and Waqar Younis conducted the toss interviews separately with the two captains.
India suffered a setback as all-rounder Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the final due to a niggle. Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube were included in the XI, replacing Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.
Pakistan, meanwhile, named an unchanged side from their previous match.
Teams:
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy.
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
IND vs PAK Live Score: PITCH REPORT ahead of the mega clash
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
– Simon Doull and Ravi Shastri
IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan (Playing XI)
Pakistan (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
IND vs PAK Live Score: India (Playing XI)
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
IND vs PAK Live Score, Asia Cup 2025 Final: A brilliant Kuldeep Yadav, supported by the wily Varun Chakravarthy and economical Axar Patel, ran through a fragile Pakistan batting line-up as India bowled out their arch-rivals for a below-par 146 in 19.1 overs during a tense Asia Cup final on Sunday.
Hampered by Hardik Pandya’s absence, India initially struggled against a solid opening stand of 84 between Sahibzada Farhan (57 off 38 balls) and Fakhar Zaman (46 off 35). But the Indian spin trio — Kuldeep (4/30 in 4 overs), Axar Patel (2/26 in 4 overs), and Chakravarthy (2/30 in 4 overs) — strangled Pakistan in the back 10 overs, turning the match in India’s favour.
At 113/1, with Fakhar and Saim Ayub at the crease, the wickets tumbled like nine pins once Kuldeep dismissed Ayub. India captured the remaining nine wickets for just 33 runs, seizing control midway through the final.
Jasprit Bumrah (2/25 in 3.1 overs), who had an otherwise quiet day, yorked Haris Rauf and celebrated with a half-plane gesture reminiscent of Rauf’s controversial send-off in the previous match.
What shifted in the back 10 overs was India’s bowling strategy. The spinners bowled slower deliveries outside the batters’ hitting arc, forcing Salman Ali Agha and Hussain Talat to attack and fail.
Pakistan had begun brightly, exploiting the Powerplay and Hardik’s absence. Farhan targeted Bumrah early, while Dube went for a couple of boundaries. The openers made smart use of the Powerplay, scoring 45 runs without losing wickets. Farhan struck sixes off Chakravarthy, Kuldeep, and Axar, while Fakhar slog-swept Kuldeep for a flat six. Farhan reached his fifty off 35 balls, though celebrations were subdued.
The breakthrough came after the break. Chakravarthy, having been hit for a six by Farhan, delivered a half-tracker that Tilak Varma caught at deep mid-wicket. The stand between Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman held till 113 before Pakistan’s innings collapsed completely.