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Suryakumar Yadav expresses solidarity with the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Suryakumar Yadav dedicates victory to the Indian armed forces.
Kuldeep Yadav won the second straight player-of-the-match award for his bowling figures of 3/18 in 4 overs.
India now top of the group with two wins from two matches.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav top scored for India with 47 runs not out, while Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma scored 31 each.
India win by seven wickets.
India at 123/3. Need 5 runs more from 30 balls.
Suryakumar Yadav hits another four.
India at 110/3. Need 18 runs more from 36 balls.
Suryakumar Yadav hits another four.
Suryakumar Yadav hits a four.
India reach the 100-run mark. Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube on the crease. Need 28 runs more from 42 balls.
India at 97//3. Saim Ayub takes the wicket.
India at 97/2. Need 31 runs more.
India at 93/2. Need 35 runs more. Over 50-run partnership for Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav.
India at 88/2. Need 40 runs more.
Suryakumar Yadav hits a four off Sufiyan Muqeem.
India at 74/2. Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav on the crease.
India at 71/2. Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav on the crease.
India at 64/2.
India at 61/2.
India at 48/2.
Tilak Varma comes out to bat. India at 42/2.
India at 41/2.
India at 33/1.
India at 22/1.
India at 12/0.
Abhishek Sharma hits a six off the second ball.
Four runs of the first ball.
Pakistan score 127/9.
Pakistan at 111/9. Jasprit Bumrah takes the wicket.
Four runs. Pakistan at 105/8.
Pakistan reach 100 runs with 8 wickets down.
Pakistan at 99/8.
Pakistan at 97/8. Varun Chakaravarthy takes the wicket.
Shaheen Afridi hits a six.
Pakistan at 90/7.
Pakistan at 83/7.
Pakistan at 83/6.
Pakistan at 78/6.
Pakistan at 72/6.
Pakistan at 65/6.
Mohammad Nawaz out for duck. Pakistan at 64/6.
Mohammad Nawaz comes out to bat.
Pakistan at 64/5.
Pakistan at 62/4.
Pakistan at 54/4.
Hasan Nawaz comes out to bat. Abhishek Sharma to bowl.
Pakistan at 49/4.
Pakistan at 47/3.
Pakistan at 45/3.
Pakistan at 45/3.
Pakistan at 44/2.
Pakistan at 42/2.
Pakistan at 34/2
Varun Chakaravarthy comes out to bowl.
Pakistan at 26/2.
First six of the match by Sahibzada Farhan. Pakistan at 26/2.
Pakistan score boundaries. Score 20/2.
Fakhar Zaman comes to bat. Pakistan at 7/2.
Jasprit Bumrah strikes! Mohammad Haris out for 3 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah bowling the second over.
Pakistan at 5/1.
Hardik Pandya strikes on the first ball. Saim Ayub out for a duck.
The match starts with a wide.
Hardik Pandya to bowl and start the match. Saim Ayub to face the first ball.
Players are out on the field for the national anthems of India and Pakistan.
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (w), Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Captain Salman Agha wins the toss, Pakistan to bat first.
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium has hosted 93 T20 Internationals.
Teams batting first average a score of 145 runs.
The stadium has produced a nearly even split between batting first and chasing sides: 45 wins for teams setting a target, and 47 victories for chasing teams, with one match ending in a tie.
The match will be played on a fresh surface in Dubai. Unlike the 2025 Champions Trophy final, which favoured spinners, this new pitch is expected to assist pace bowlers early on, with batting conditions improving as the game progresses.
According to AccuWeather, the night will remain very warm and clear, with a low of 30°C, and the "unhealthy" air quality will persist. There is virtually no chance of precipitation. Extremely humid at 53% as of now.
In T20 overall, there have been 13 matches between the two teams, with the men in blue winning 10 of them. In their last T20 match in the World Cup last year, India won by 6 runs.
In the T20 format of the Asia Cup, the two sides have faced each other three times earlier, with India winning two matches.
India and Pakistan have faced each other 19 times in the history of the Asia Cup. India have a slight edge over Pakistan, with 10 wins to their name. Pakistan have succeeded in beating India on six occasions in the Asia Cup. The remaining three games had been abandoned.
Here is the full squad of the Indian team: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Sanju Samson (Wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jitesh Sharma (Wk), Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh and Harshit Rana.
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (C), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (Wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Salman Mirza and Sufiyan Muqeem.
The Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team defeated hosts UAE in their tournament opener on Wednesday by nine wickets, chasing down a target of 58 in just 4.3 overs. Pakistan won their first match against Oman by 93 runs on Friday.
Indian team fielding coach Ryan Ten Doeschate on Saturday termed India as favourites going into the game. "We will be focused on the 120 balls with the bat and the 120 balls with the ball, and the team that is more consistent over those 240 balls will be better."
"We have been playing good cricket in the last 2-3 months, and we just have to play good cricket. If we can execute our plans for a long enough period, we are good enough to beat any team," Pakistan captain Salman Agha said after his side's 93-run win over Oman on Friday.
On-field Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Masudur Rahman
Third Umpire: Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft
The high-voltage match is scheduled to start at 8 pm Indian Standard Time on Sunday.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistan counterpart, Salman Ali Agha, are scheduled to be out on the field for the toss at 7.30 pm IST.
The India-Pakistan match will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Indian viewers can watch the live streaming of the contest on the SonyLIV app and website.
The big clash between the arch-rivals will be broadcasted live on Sony Sports Network channels.
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