India face arch-rivals Pakistan for the second time in the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, September 21, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The Men in Blue will aim to make it four wins in a row and consecutive victory against Pakistan and maintain their 100 per cent win record in the Asia Cup 2025.
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Pakistan, on the other hand, will seek revenge after their humiliating defeat in the group stage last Sunday.
As the arch-rivals come face-to-face, here is the match day live blog with scores, highlights and updates, brought to you by The Sporting News.
IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 clash: Live score updates
11:55 pm: INDIA win by 6 wickets. It went on until the 19th over but India were always in control. The opening partnership between Abhishek and Gill set the tone. The opening stand finally ended just after the drinks break and Pakistan picked up a few wickets to slow things down.
Abhishek finished with a brilliant 74 - hitting several big shots, including massive sixes over mid-wicket off Abrar. India dominated from start to finish - making a strong statement in their Super Fours campaign.
10:50 pm: Fifty for Abhishek Sharma! He gets there with a lofted drive over cover for four, celebrates with a flying kiss, as SKY and Gambhir applaud a superb knock. IND 101/0 after 9 overs.
10:00 pm: Pakistan finish on 171 after a flying start; Farhan's 58 and his 72-run stand with Saim gave momentum but Dube and Chakaravarthy pulled things back in the middle overs.
9:50 pm: Nawaz run out! Poor awareness costs Pakistan as Nawaz fails to ground his bat and is caught short for 21. PAK 157/5 after 19 overs.
9:15 pm: Shivam Dube dismisses Sahibzada Farhan! A wide slower ball does the trick as Farhan slices it to Suryakumar Yadav at extra cover, ending a fine knock of 58. PAK 119/4 after 15 overs.
9:10 pm: Kuldeep Yadav gets Hussain Talat! A mistimed reverse-sweep lobs a simple catch to Varun Chakaravarthy at short third, and Talat walks back for 10. PAK 115/3 after 14 overs.
9:00 pm: Shivam Dube strikes in his first over! Saim Ayub mistimes a pull and Abhishek Sharma makes up for earlier drops with a brilliant diving catch at deep square leg. PAK 96/2 after 11 overs.
8:55 pm: Pakistan batters are on fire in Dubai as they post 91/1 after 10 overs.
8:38 pm: Sahibzada Farhan on song as Pakistan post 55/1 after the powerplay.
8:17 pm: Pakistan lose their first wicket as Hardik Pandya dismisses dangerous Fakhar Zaman. Pak 21/1 after 2.3 overs.
7:31 pm: SKY confirms that Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy are back in the starting lineup.
7:31 pm: Suryakumar Yadav wins the toss and elects to bowl first.
The match is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM IST, while the toss will take place at 7:30 PM IST.
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Asia Cup 2025: IND vs PAK latest betting odds
According to Dafabet, India are the favourites to win the Asia Cup clash against Pakistan.
| Team | Betting odds |
| India | NA |
| PAK | NA |
India vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025: Confirmed XI
India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.
Pakistan XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (captain), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.