India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025 Final Live scorecard updates: “Only match that matters is the final”. These were the words of Pakistani head coach Mike Hesson after his team’s back to back defeats against arch rivals India in the Asia Cup 2025.
And he wasn’t entirely wrong. This is the match that carries the most weight. It is also a historic one — India and Pakistan will face each other in the Asia Cup final for the first time in the tournament’s 17-year history, today, Sunday, at the Dubai International Stadium.
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The temperature is already high. Earlier this year, in May, the two countries were locked in an armed conflict. In response to the Pahalgam attack, India launched Operation Sindoor, destroying Pakistani terror camps. Pakistan retaliated with strikes of its own