India vs Pakistan LIVE score, Asia Cup 2025 updates: Kuldeep ends Farhan’s vigil as death overs approach; PAK 90/7 in 17 overs vs IND

Varun to complete his spell, straight past Shaheen’s outside edge! Fantastic shot from Shaheen, steps away and batters it over cover for a stunning six. Change in angle, and Shaheen smashes it to long-on for a single. Faheem misses the reverse, and up goes the finger! Faheem reviews but that looked adjacent...no bat, three reds, and he’s on his way!

Faheem Ashraf lbw Varun Chakravarthy 11 (14b 1x4 0x6)

Sufiyan Muqeem is off the mark with a push to long-on. Shaheen keeps strike with another single.

Kuldeep to finish, and he removes Farhan! Looks to go straight and doesn’t get enough of it, simple catch for Hardik at long-on. Timely breakthrough for India.

Sahibzada Farhan c Hardik Pandya b Kuldeep Yadav 40 (44b 1x4 3x6)

Shaheen is in, slog sweeps it for six off his second ball! All runs are useful runs for Pakistan now.

Varun back for his third. Tossed up outside off, Faheem just shoulders arms. Full and straight, defended back to the bowler. Faheem attempts a sweep, goes fine for three. Farhan thumps one down to mid off for one.

Kuldeep to continue. Good cricket all-round, Faheem nails a reverse-sweep but Bumrah does well to get down at point and save three. Faheem rocks onto the back foot and punches over covers for four.

Axar to bowl out. Farhan plays around one, and up goes the finger! Sent upstairs, and it’s missing the stumps so the decision is overturned. Some respite for Farhan, who backs away and muscles a ball to cow-corner for four.

Kuldeep returns, a little too straight and Hasan sweeps it fine for two. Dropped by Kuldeep, Hasan punches uppishly off the back foot, but Kuldeep cannot gather at full stretch. Doesn’t cost anything though, as Hasan looks for the slog-sweep and goes straight up in the air for Axar to complete a simple catch.

Hasan Nawaz c Axar Patel b Kuldeep Yadav 5 (7b 0x4 0x6)

Mohammad Nawaz is in, pinned on the pad by a googly and up goes the finger! Two in two for Kuldeep!

Mohammed Nawaz lbw Kuldeep Yadav 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Hat-trick ball for Kuldeep now, Faheem Ashraf to face...tossed up and goes off the inside edge for a single.

Axar returns, Farhan runs at him and pumps him straight for six! The first boundary after a very long time. Plays out a couple of dots before taking a single to the leg-side. Good running from the batters as Hasan nicks a quick single. Eight from the over, slightly better for Pakistan.

Abhishek Sharma enters the attack, and Farhan drives down the ground for a single to raise the Pakistan fifty. Hasan Nawaz then gets off the mark with a punch to long-on. Ends the over with a rank full toss, but Hasan can only thrash it for a single.

Axar continues. Pakistan unable to break free of India’s spin choke. Three dot balls to start with. Width from Axar. Salman cuts it away. But it slows down enough for the fielder to cut it off. Just two runs. Salman goes for a slog sweep. But it is wide outside off. Top edge and it is an easy catch for Abhishek in the deep.

Salman Agha c Abhishek Sharma b Patel 3 (12b 0x4 0x6)

Varun returns. Salman Agha goes for a paddle sweep straight away. Strikes him on the pad. Given out by the umpire. But, Salman overturns the decision using DRS. Varun continues to trouble Salman with his variations. Just two runs from the over.

Axar’s turn with the ball. Sharp and on point from the left-arm spinner to start with. Just a single from the first three balls. Fakhar looks to break the shackles. But he can only sky one and Tilak holds onto a tough chance at long on.

Fakhar Zaman c Tilak Varma b Patel 17 (15b 3x4 0x6)

PAK 45/3 in 8 overs

Kuldeep Yadav gets his first over of the game. Fakhar goes aerial. Just lands short of Pandya at long on. Pakistan gets lucky. Farhan looks jittery against Kuldeep, to start with. Kuldeep eases in three dot balls.

Bumrah gets a third over inside the PowerPlay. Tests Farhan with a bouncer. He ducks under it. Slower one into the body now. Farhan swings it over square leg for a six. Shorter one again. Edged by Farhan over the infield for a couple of runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy gets an over in the PowerPlay. Fakhar takes him on. Thumps one down the ground for a four. Pakistan regrouping. Farhan also tries to go straight. But, he can’t get much power on it. Just a single.

Bumrah revving up the pace. Beats Farhan with a length ball. But, Farhan has a response. Straighter one from Bumrah and it is flogged over long on for a six. Low full toss now. Nearly a return catch. Just landed short of Bumrah.

Hardik continues. Couple of singles to start the over with. Short from Hardik and Fakhar pulls it behind the square for a four. First boundary of the Pakistan innings. Another leg side wide from Pandya. Samson ensures it doesn’t run away for a four. Low full toss now from Pandya. Flicked away for a four by Fakhar.

Bumrah welcomes Fakhar Zaman with an outswinger. Beats his outside edge. Now he goes full. YORKER!! Beaten again and on the pads. Given out immediately. Fakhar reviews.

Review shows the ball struck Zaman on the front foot. Pitching outside leg. Fakhar Zaman survives. He gets off the mark with a single to mid off.

Jasprit Bumrah from the other end and he too joins Pandya on the wicket column. Haris swipes across the line. Top edged and Pandya pouches it at deep fine. PAKISTAN IN TROUBLE!

Mohammad Haris c Pandya b Bumrah 3 (5b 0x4 0x6)

Mohammad Haris gets off the mark with a deft touch to third man. Farhan adds another single with drive to covers. Haris tries to make room and goes over covers. Not enough power on it. Just two.

Hardik Pandya with the first over of the game. Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan to open the batting for Pakistan. Pandya starts with a leg-side wide.

Back of a length and outside off from Pandya. Ayub guides it straight into the hands of Bumrah at backward point.

Saim Ayub c Bumrah b Pandya 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

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Asia Cup 2025: What happened last time India faced Pakistan in a T20I?

India and Pakistan’s last encounter in T20Is took place at New York during the 2024 T20 World Cup, with India coming out on top by six runs.

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Hardik Pandya is the leading wicket-taker in T20Is between India and Pakistan, having taken 13 wickets at an average of 12 and an economy of 7.25. Pandya’s best bowling figures of 3-8 came during the Asia Cup 2016, the first iteration of the tournament in a T20I format.

Pandya’s 13 wickets leave him just clear of Umar Gul and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar in second position. Both bowlers have taken 11 wickets, Gul at an average of 16.18 and economy of 8.27, and Kumar at an average of 17.18 and economy of 7.26.

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammed Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (captain), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Both captains in the middle.

Pakistan wins the toss and opts to bat first.

“We have been playing really good cricket. We want to bat first and put up an above-par score. It seems a slow surface,” Salman Agha says.

“We were looking to bowl first. So happy with toss result. Little humid today, hoping for some dew. We’re playing with the same team,” Suryakumar says.

Only twice since the start of 2022 has a team won the toss and opted to bat first in Dubai. One of them was Pakistan in its last encounter against Oman. So a straightforward decision at the toss then?

Virat Kohli is comfortably the highest run-scorer in T20Is between India and Pakistan. Kohli has scored 492 runs in 11 innings against Pakistan at an average of 70.28. His highest score is his iconic unbeaten 82 scored at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during the 2022 T20 World Cup.

This leaves Kohli comfortably clear of Muhammad Rizwan in second position, who has scored 228 runs at an average of 57 in five innings.

Asia Cup 2025: Players share compassion and feeling of majority Indians, says ten Doeschate ahead of Pakistan clash

With recent tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours casting a long shadow over their Asia Cup encounter in Dubai on Sunday, India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate reassured the media that the Men in Blue shared the feelings of the Indian public and their performance on the field would reflect how they felt.

India has a significant advantage in the head-to-head record with Pakistan. The two sides have met 13 times since 2007, with India coming out on top in ten of these meetings. This includes nine outright wins, and one win by a bowl-out. Pakistan, meanwhile, has won thrice.

The last meeting between the two sides in T20Is came at the 2024 T20 World Cup, where India came out on top by six runs in a low-scoring thriller.

Asia Cup 2025: Between boycott calls and empty seats, India–Pakistan clash struggles for relevance

Even after discounting for the overhang of the diplomatic fallout between the nuclear-armed neighbours in recent months, the mood music surrounding the Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday has been subdued.

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammed Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (captain), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Dhruva Prasad, our reporter on the ground, brings us the scenes outside the DICS ahead of the contest.

When is the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match?

The Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan will begin at 8:00 pm IST on Sunday, September 14. The toss for the match will take place at 7:30 pm IST.

Where to watch the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match?

The Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan will be broadcast on the Sony Sports Network. The match will be live-streamed on SonyLiv.

Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.

Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

Though they are at different points in their journey of self-discovery and identity, India and Pakistan will launch a new era of their storied cricketing rivalry when they meet at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday in the Asia Cup.

In the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan, the spotlight will shift from individual characters and larger-than-life figures to the fine print of team combinations and cohesion, with both sides adopting similar strategies.

The most striking resemblance between the Playing XIs of both sides in their respective tournament openers was the batting depth and the barren look of the pace department. Both India and Pakistan opted for the lone specialist seamer in their comprehensive victories over the UAE and Oman, respectively, and plumped for two specialist spinners. The batting was shored up till No. 8, which meant that room for specialist bowlers was limited.

- Dhruva Prasad

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Asia Cup 2025: With subdued buildup, India-Pakistan rivalry shifts from stars to teams

Though they are at different points in their journey of self-discovery and identity, India and Pakistan will launch a new era of their storied cricketing rivalry when they meet at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday in the Asia Cup.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Asia Cup 2025 encounter between India and Pakistan in Dubai.

The trans-border contest has lost a bit of its sheen over the last few years, with the team in green struggling to keep up to its all-conquering rival. But the shortest format of the game is packed with uncertainties and Salman Agha’s men will hope they can show they’re true potential during the Group A contest.

Stay tuned for all the updates and live scores from the game.

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