Asia Cup 2025 Final: India, Pakistan Set for First-Ever Summit Clash in Tournament History

The inaugural Asia Cup was played in 1984, and the tournament has been played 17 times ever since, with the final of the 17th season still to be played. The Indian side is Asia's most successful side, having won the trophy eight times. Sri Lanka has won the trophy six times, while Pakistan have won it three times. India and Pakistan had never played each other in the Asia Cup final until 2025.

India and Pakistan will face each other in the Asia Cup 2025 final match on Sunday, where supporters are optimistic that Team India will defeat Pakistan for the second time in 'Operation White Ball'. India has beaten Pakistan twice in the Asia Cup 2025 so far. On September 14th, Team India won the match against Pakistan by 7 wickets, while on September 21st, it won by 6 wickets against the neighboring country. Team India will aim to win the title with a hat-trick of victories against Pakistan in this tournament. Let's learn about the 5 players Team India will have to be wary of in the final match.

Sahibzada Farhan scored a half-century in the Super-4 match against India. Farhan has so far scored 160 runs in 6 matches at an average of 26.67, including 8 sixes and 9 fours. Pakistan's experienced batsman Fakhar Zaman scored 17 and 15 against India, but has amassed 135 runs at an average of 27 in six matches of the tournament, hitting 17 boundaries. Shaheen Afridi didn't take a single wicket against India in the Asia Cup 2025, but he did score an unbeaten 33 against India on September 14.

Shaheen is the most successful Pakistani bowler in the tournament, taking 9 wickets in 20.5 overs in six matches. The 5-foot-11-inch-tall Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf took 2 wickets for 26 runs in the Super 4 match against India, taking his tally to nine wickets in the tournament. Pakistan's top-order batsman, Sam Ayub, has also shone with the ball. Sam failed to open his account against India on September 14th, but he took 3 wickets for 35 runs. He scored 21 runs against India in the Super-4 match. However, this time he went wicketless despite conceding 35 runs while bowling.

In the Super-4 match against Bangladesh, Sam Ayub failed to open his account again while batting, but he took 2 wickets for just 16 runs in 4 overs. This player has taken 8 wickets in 6 matches so far.