Asia Cup Final: India vs. Pakistan Possible Lineups, Live Stream and Broadcast Schedule

A look at the possible XIs both archrivals India and Pakistan will field ahead of the all-important Asia Cup final.

Asia Cup Final: India vs. Pakistan Possible Lineups, Live Stream and Broadcast Schedule

Indian and Pakistani players engaged in a verbal battle. (via NDTV Sports)

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The Asia Cup finals jinx has been broken for the first time in 41 years. India and Pakistan have finally made it opposite to each other in the grand finale of the multinational tournament that started way back in 1984.

Funnily enough every time one team would stumble in the early stages and not make it to the final but this time around it has happened just the way every cricket fan would want it to. This is also the first time both teams will play each other for the third time in the tournament. The final will take place on the 28th of September, Sunday, at the Dubai International Stadium.

Asia Cup Final: India vs. Pakistan Possible Lineups

India has found their best combination for the final and are highly unlikely to change anything in this winning combination. They prefer going in with one genuine fast bowler and one fast bowling all-rounder and three spinners to possibly choke the opposition in the middle order. However, the only tricky question here is the batting order India will decide on the day of the final.

Often in this tournament, India has been seen playing around with their batting order with surprising promotions and demotions being a common sight. However, for the all-important final one would expect them to show the stability expected with Tilak Varma at number 3 and Suryakumar Yadav at number 4 before the all-rounders.

India’s Probable Playing XI for the final: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy

India and Pakistan break a 41 year old record as they go head on against each other in the final at Asia Cup 2025
Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha (Image via Johns. X)

Pakistan too now seem to have found their best combination and are seen playing two express fast bowlers. Their bowling is firing big time with the spinners too taking good control of things. For them, the big worrying sign is their inconsistent batting.

The promotion of Fakhar Zaman to open the batting is something they are expected to stay with. Saim Ayub hasn’t had the best outing with the bat but his vital contributions with the ball makes him keep his place in the final.

Pakistan’s Probable Playing XI for the Final: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (C), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Harris, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Asia Cup Final: India vs. Pakistan Live Stream and Broadcast in India

The India vs. Pakistan final is a dream clash that one would never want to miss. Many fans would look to buy the expensive tickets and see the massive showdown live at the ground. However, for those who won’t be able to catch the clash live, there are a good deal of channels and multiple OTT platforms broadcasting the same.

The live telecast of this match will be on Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 1 HD, Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD TV channels for those in India. Further, for those who wish to enjoy regional language broadcasts, it will be available on Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 3 HD (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil and Telugu).

Apart from this, fans can also catch live action on OTT apps such as Sony LIV and Fancode, where the matches will be streamed live.

Asia Cup Final: India vs. Pakistan Live Stream and Broadcast around the world

The India vs. Pakistan marquee final can be viewed around the world on various continents. Fans can tune in tp their local channels and live streaming apps to catch the live action in Dubai.

Virat Kohli and Pakistan players engage in conversation during T20 World Cup match in 2022.
Mohammad Rizwan, Virat Kohli and Shaheen Afridi (via CricTracker)
  • Middle East and North Africa: STARZPLAY and eLife TV
  • USA and Canada: Willow TV
  • UK and Ireland: TNT Sports App
  • Australia and New Zealand: Yupp TV
  • Pakistan: PTV Sports and Tamasha App
  • Sub Saharan Africa: SuperSport
  • Sri Lanka: Sirsa TV
  • Bangladesh: Gazi TV

Both Indian and Pakistan have had a lot of talk outside of the cricket field in this Asia Cup. They also have had a few fiery interactions on the field. All these thoughts would be kept aside for the final as it will be a fresh day, a fresh occasion and one that will test the mental and physical caliber of the age-old archrivals.

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