The Indian team is scheduled to face Pakistan from Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (September 28) in the Asia Cup 2025 final. Earlier there were quite thorny matches between India and Pakistan. But the Indian team has dominated the recent years. India has won the last seven matches in international cricket against Pakistan.
Despite this, the Indian team led by Suryakumar Yadav in the final would not want to take Pakistan lightly. Pakistan’s greatest strength is its uncertainty. Any day, in any match, he can turn the game. History is witness that the Pakistani team often comes out on the big stage and has created problems for Team India many times.
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The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy is also an example of this. Then Pakistan was defeated by the Indian team by 124 runs in the group match. But when the turn of the final came, Pakistan showed a great game. In the final played at the Oval ground in London on 18 June 2017, Pakistan won the Indian team by 180 runs.
Fakhar Zaman scored a century
In that match, Pakistan lost the toss and batted first and scored a huge score of 338 runs for 4 wickets thanks to the century of Fakhar Zaman (114 runs). Azhar Ali (59 runs) and Mohammad Hafeez (57 not out) also contributed brilliantly for the Pakistani team. In response, India started very poorly. Mohammad Aamir took the first three wickets as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.
All -rounder Hardik Pandya raised hope by scoring 76 runs with the help of 6 sixes and four fours, but his run out spoiled the game of the Indian team completely. The Indian team collapsed for 158 runs in 30.3 overs. Apart from Mohammad Aamir, Hasan Ali also took three wickets. Fakhar Zaman was chosen as ‘Player of the Match’.
How is India’s record against Pak in the final?
In the Multi Nations tournament (5 or more teams), there have been five finals between India and Pakistan so far. During this time the Pakistani team won 3 matches, while India won 2 matches. Now India would like to do this score 3-3. If India wins the Asia Cup, then the necklace in the last final against Pakistan (Champions Trophy 2017) will also be reduced.
By the way, the Indian team will have to be cautious from Pakistan. Team India is making mistakes under pressure several times. It is very important to save the initial wicket in the match like the final. To win against Pakistan, India will have to show balanced and aggressive game in every department. Especially the top order batsmen will have to fulfill the responsibility once again.
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History suggests that the Pakistani team becomes ‘dread’ in the final. Batsmen like Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Sam Ayub will try to give their best in the final. At the same time, fast bowlers like Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf can also bring a team like India under pressure.
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