In the final of the Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan batted splendidly to get past yet another fifty in the tournament against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, showcasing his worth as a top performer in the national setup. The right-handed batter took 35 balls to get past the milestone mark, giving a fantastic start to Pakistan in the final versus a highly accomplished Indian cricket team.
After deciding to bowl first, India made a decent start with the ball despite not taking any wickets against Pakistan in the first six overs of the powerplay at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Sahibzada Farhan played well within himself until a couple of balls were bowled in his half by pacer Jasprit Bumrah, which he managed
to put away for boundaries, to get his innings underway.
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He was also quite severe on anything loose from spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel, putting the pressure on the Indian cricket team in the Asia Cup 2025 final. As of this writing, Pakistan have reached 84-1 in 9.4 overs in front of a packed house with Sahibzada Farhan losing his wicket to Varun Chakravarthy after scoring 57 off 38 with five fours and three sixes, while his opening partner Fakhar Zaman (23* off 20) is still at the crease.
Below are the playing XIs of India and Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2025 final:
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
