Asia Cup final: Farhan goes back to pavilion, Pakistan steady against India

Sahibzada Farhan has smashed his second half-century of 35 deliveries against India in the Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

However, Varun Chakaravarthy broke the opening partnership by dismissing Farhan. The opening batter went back to the pavilion after scoring 57 off 38.

During power play, Farhan and Fakhar Zaman kept Pakistan without any loss against India in the Asip Cup final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

After winning the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav — who refused to shake hands with Pakistani skipper Salman Ali Agha for the third time — opted to bowl first.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: 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: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

Head-to-head

Traditional rivals Pakistan and India have come face-to-face 15 times in T20Is, with the Men in Blue dominating the head-to-head record with 12 victories, compared to the Green Shirts’ three.

The two teams also locked horns in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, with the Men in Blue emerging victorious on both occasions.

• Matches: 15
• India: 12
• Pakistan: 3

Pakistan and India enter the historic fixture with contrasting momentum as the 2016 champions are on an eight-match winning streak, while the Green Shirts have two defeats in their last five completed T20Is.

Notably, both of Pakistan’s defeats came against India in the prior stages of the ongoing eight-team tournament.

Pakistan: W, W, L, W, L (most recent first)

India: W, W, W, W, W