Pakistan made a steady start in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, reaching 45/0 at the end of the powerplay after India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl.

Openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman attacked in the first three overs to set the platform before settling into a controlled partnership.

India made three changes, with Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube replacing Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh. Hardik Pandya was ruled out with a niggle. Pakistan named an unchanged XI.

Ravi Shastri and Waqar Younis conducted the toss interviews with the India and Pakistan captains separately after PCB's request to Asian Cricket Council to keep a neutral presenter for the title clash.

Notably, India had beaten Pakistan in both the group-stage and Super Four matches earlier in

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