IND vs PAK live cricket: Chakaravarthy draws first blood, ends Sahibzada Farhan's innings

Varun Chakaravarthy has drawn first blood for India as he has dismissed Sahibzada Farhan on 57(38).

PAK 84/1 (9.4)

Pakistani opener Sahibzada Farhan has hit another fifty against India. Courtesy of Pakistani openers solid start Pakistan is yet to lose any wickets.

PAK 77/0 (9)

In absence of Hardik Pandya, Team India has delivered a decent powerplay with Shivam Dube and jasprit Bumrah bowling 2 overs each.

PAK 46/0 (6.1)

Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle fired a tweet on Hardik Pandya missing out Asia Cup 2025 final game. He wrote, "Huge miss for India with Pandya not playing. They have gone with a batting replacement rather than a bowling option for him which indicates the thought process of this side. They don't mind taking a chance with weakening the bowling but want to ensure batting depth."

PAK 19/0 (3)  

Shivam Dube has started with the new ball in Hardik Pandya's absence. Dube gave only 1 boundary in the over.

PAK 5/0 (1.1)

Among the rare occasion, Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav spoke to Ravi Shastri and Pakistani skipper Salman Ali Agha spoke to Waqar Younis during toss.

Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav and elected to bowl first. Hardik Pandya missed India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 final. In place of Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh is in the squad.

As per Aaj Tak Report, Team India allrounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the blockbuster India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 final. In place of Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh will be playing the Asia Cup 2025 final.

There are reports that suggest that Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav will not accept Asia Cup 2025 trophy if the Men In Blue go on to win the tournament.

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the head of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Interior Minister of Pakistan, arrived in Dubai to attend the all-important Asia Cup 2025 final between India and Pakistan on Sunday. Considering Naqvi is present in Dubai, it's a given that he will be overseeing the proceedings at the post-match presentation, and he will be the one giving away the trophy to the winners of the eight-team tournament.

Notably, Naqvi on multiple occasions has made some controversial tweets against India and the Indian Army.