India will face Pakistan on September 28 (Sunday) in the final of Asia Cup 2025. This is the first time in the history of 41 years of this tournament, when both India and Pakistan have entered the finals. In such a situation, this match is very special.
This is the third match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025. This match is also to be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. First, on September 14 (Sunday), both teams were face to face in the group match, in which the Indian team won by seven wickets. Then on 21 September (Sunday), Surya Brigade defeated the Pakistani team by 6 wickets in the super-four match.
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Now the Indian team would like to defeat Pakistanis in the final as well. The Indian team has dominated the Pakistani team in recent times. India has won in the last seven international matches between the two teams. Now after the final, if this figure becomes 8-0, then it should not be surprising.
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By the way, the title match between India and Pakistan in the Multi Nations tournament (5 or more teams) has been very exciting. So far, both countries have collided in the finals of such tournaments on five occasions. During this time the Pakistani team won three matches. At the same time, India won two matches.
First, the two teams had a title match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) between the two teams in the 1985 Benson and Hedes World Championships. In that match, the Indian team led by Sunil Gavaskar defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets.
Then India and Pakistan teams came face to face in the final of the Austral-Asia Cup played in Sharjah in 1986, where Pakistan won the title by defeating the Indian team by 1 wicket, led by Kapil Dev. This was the same match where Javed Miandad hit a six on Chetan Sharma’s last ball and won the match to his team.
After this, in 1994, under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian team once again faced the Pakistani team in the final of the Austral-Asia Cup, where they lost by 39 runs.
Then India-Pakistan faced in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup final. Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian team then defeated Pakistan by 5 runs on the grounds of Johannesburg.
The last time the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was a title match between India and Pakistan. In the final played at the Oval ground in London, Virat Kohli -led Indian team had to face defeat by 180 runs to Pakistan.
Now the target of Surya Brigade will be to avenge these three defeats (1986, 1994 and 2017) in the final against Pakistan. The kind of cricket the Indian team is playing, in such a situation, the difficulties of the Pakistani team will not be reduced in the final. Before the T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team would like to win the Asia Cup and give a special gift to the fans.
India-Pak matches results in finals (Multi Nations Tournament)
1985- Banson and Hedes World Championship, Melbourne, India win by 8 wickets
1986- Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah, Pakistan won by 1 wicket
1994- Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah, Pakistan won by 39 runs
2007- T20 World Cup, Johannesburg, India won the match by 5 runs
2017- Champions Trophy, Oval, Pakistan win by 180 runs
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