India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates, Asia Cup 2025: IND arrive at the venue, witness shocking attendance for PAK clash but…

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: During the last meeting between India and Pakistan – during the Champions Trophy earlier this year – Abrar Ahmed had a moment against Shubman Gill. The spinner bamboozled the opener, which was fine, but then came up with a celebration-cum-send-off that didn't sit well with many. Fast forward six months, and Gill is in a league of his own, a different beast altogether. He embraced India's Test captaincy, leading the team to a 2-2 draw in England and scoring over 750 runs himself, and is on his way to becoming India's next all-format captain. If we were Abrar, we'd think twice about needling the next big superstar in Indian cricket.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: All-rounder Hardik Pandya is the leading wicket-taker in men's T20Is between India and Pakistan, whereas Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs. The big takeaway, though, is that one has retired. An India-Pakistan match sans Kohli already does little to help the numbers, but as always, the game moves on, and players must too. Kohli may no longer be able to save India from the blushes should the need arise, but Pandya, along with this young Indian team, is more than capable of making up for the absence of some of these greats. Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, the list is long.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: The only question for India heading into the Pakistan clash is around Arshdeep Singh. Will India's best T20I pacer, statistically, get a game? Against the UAE, the Indian team went ahead with just one specialist fast bowler in Jasprit Bumrah. Arshdeep is India's leading wicket-taker in T20Is, so the fact that he was dropped in India’s Asia Cup opener raised a few eyebrows. However, against Pakistan, a team Arshdeep has played quite a lot against, the left-arm seamer’s return looks inevitable. If that happens, the man likely to sit out is Shivam Dube. If it doesn’t, only Gautam Gambhir or Suryakumar Yadav can explain why.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: Well, it was India all the way. After their Group A match ended in a no-result after rain abandoned the contest, the two teams met in the Super Four, where India ran roughshod over Pakistan, smashing them by 228 runs. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored fifties, whereas Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored centuries in a game that went on to the next day due to rain. As their collective knocks powered India to a gigantic total of 356/2, Pakistan's batting was a stark contrast. Babar and Co. were skittled for just 128, as Kuldeep Yadav knocked the stuffing out of them.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: Ahead of the Asia Cup match against Pakistan, India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate stated that the players of his team understand people's emotions and that they share their sentiments. The team led by Suryakumar Yadav is now likely to walk the talk once the first ball is bowled. The entire squad of the Indian contingent are set to wear black armbands to show their condolences for all the lives that were lost in the Pahalgam terror attack earlier this year. Only time will tell whether the team takes other steps, too. However, the Indian team is all but confirmed to wear black armbands.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: The first glimpse of India and Pakistan coming together on the same stage came during the Asia Cup captains’ press conference. As all eight captains took their seats, sitting between India's Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan's Salman Agha was Rashid Khan of Afghanistan. Why it happened is anybody's guess, but what transpired after the event was over is what made headlines. Agha left the stage without shaking hands, an act that generated controversy. Although he and Suryakumar shook hands soon after, not doing it on the stage did just about enough to spice up the contest. And here we are today.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: Pakistan may not miss Babar Azam the batter, but they sure will rue not having him as captain. After all, he is the only captain under whom Pakistan have beaten India since that win at the 2017 Champions Trophy. Yes. Pakistan have beaten India just twice since that evening at Lord's, and on both occasions, Babar was the man in charge. At the 2021 T20 World Cup, Babar's Pakistan inflicted a 10-wicket beating on the Men in Blue in Dubai, and the following year, registered a five-wicket win in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup. Since then, India has beaten Pakistan five times straight – the 2022 T20 World Cup, the 2023 ODI World Cup, the 2023 Asia Cup, the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: The build-up to the Asia Cup tie between the arch-rivals has been far from ideal. The boycott calls continue to grow in India as fans are not pleased with the BCCI going ahead with the contest despite the national sentiments. However, now, it seems as if the Dubai Police is also anticipating some hostile scenes at the venue. Hence, it has issued an advisory, asking the fans to follow some dos and don'ts.

The stadium's gates will open three hours before the contest (5 PM). Anyone who wishes to enter the venue should present a valid ticket. The advisory also warns against random parking, and strict penalties are in place.

Anyone who enters the stadium without authorisation or is found possessing prohibited items, such as fireworks, can face imprisonment for one to three months and a fine of no less than INR 1.2 lakh and not exceeding INR 7.2 lakhs. If there are acts of violence, such as throwing objects at spectators or using abusive or racist language, then the concerned individual can face imprisonment and a fine ranging from INR 2.4 lakh to INR 7.2 lakh.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: An India-Pakistan cricket match with no hype. Who would have thought to even stitch these words together? But these are tough, different times. The public outrage aside, the fact that the match is low on star power is another reason not to attract an audience. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20I cricket, and Pakistan didn't consider Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan worthy enough to grant them a place in its T20I side. Yes, they have Fakhar Zaman and Shaheen Afridi, and India is more than stacked with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav in their ranks. Still, the lack of big-match faces promises to dampen the game.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: Six years ago, India and Pakistan faced each other in the 2019 World Cup match in Manchester, but the lead-up was anything but smooth. On 14 February, the Pulwama attacks had ignited a wave of anger among the public, and similar to now, calls for India to boycott the match against Pakistan grew louder. That was a World Cup, mind you, which was played just four months removed from the attacks. Even the legendary Sunil Gavaskar lost it on live TV. "Go ahead, Boycott. But then, how will we win the World Cup?" he said. The sentiments mirror those of 2019, only this time it's a lot more intense, given the barbaric nature of the attack and 'war' that resulted from it in and around April-May.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: As surprising as it may sound, the answer is yes. The public sentiments back home seem to have affected ticket sales for the India vs. Pakistan Asia Cup Group A match. After all, it was less than six months ago that 26 innocent lives were taken in the cowardly attack in Pahalgam, with tensions between the two nations escalating following Operation Sindoor. Usually, India-Pakistan tickets are sold out months in advance, but this time around, a fresh batch of tickets was announced to be up for sale with less than 48 hours to go for the match. Don't be surprised if a big chunk of the stadium remains empty tonight.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: Devajit Saikia, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, tried to end the debate surrounding the India-Pakistan match and explain why the team decided to participate in the contest after all. The Sports Ministry's verdict is clear and to the point – India will not play any bilateral series against India, but when it comes to multi-nation tournaments, the team is tied by various other obligations. If India were to withdraw, it could lead to some serious implications, including putting in jeopardy India's participation at the Olympics and the efforts to host the Commonwealth Games in future. Read on to see what Saikia had to say.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: India and Pakistan are no strangers to each other when it comes to the Asia Cup. The two teams have locked horns 19 times, with India dominating with a 10-6 record, while three matches have ended in a no-result. The rivalry began way back in 1985, when India emerged victorious by 54 runs. From a time when the feud was one-sided – Pakistan had the upper hand over the Indians for the longest time between 1985 and 2005 to now – when India starts as the outright favourites even before the match begins, the Indo-Pak history has witnessed a roller-coaster ride. Who is your bet on tonight?

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: India, Pakistan, but not so exciting a surrounding. That's the backdrop to the latest chapter of the greatest cricketing rivalry in the world, which will unfold tonight at the Dubai International Stadium for the Asia Cup. There is tension in the air, and a lot of apprehension. Even the players can feel the emotional side to it. But they have to follow orders from the BCCI, from the government of India. And that's why, despite the emotional connect of the players and a severe boycott movement that has swept the entire country, the Men in Blue will play for the sport's sake, hoping to put aside any distraction that may come in their way.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs PAK: The Asia Cup began five days ago, but it isn't until now that the tournament hits top gear, with the first high-profile match coming your way tonight. It's India vs Pakistan, the mother of all battles, but one whose sheen has been taken away a bit due to the political tension and strained relationship between the two countries. All the completed games thus far have been fairly one-sided, with the Associate Nations struggling to put up a fight against the more established ones. India stormed past the UAE, whereas Pakistan steamrolled Oman, en route to facing each other. And tonight's game could just be the tonic that was required to put this tournament on the map.

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