Shaheen declares Pakistan ‘ready’ to win Asia Cup as India await in final

Pakistan look Bangladesh connected Thursday successful an eliminator up of Sunday’s last of the 2025 Asia Cup, wherever India await.

Pakistan gait bowler and erstwhile skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi says his squad are acceptable to springiness a “complete effort” to assistance the 2025 Asia Cup with a perchance mouth-watering rematch against India successful imaginable successful Sunday’s final.

Pakistan survived a wobble against Sri Lanka successful their 2nd lucifer astatine the Super Fours signifier to support live their run with a five-wicket triumph successful Abu Dhabi connected Tuesday.

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India, who look Sri Lanka connected Friday successful their last Super Fours match, bushed Bangladesh by 41 runs successful Dubai connected Wednesday to unafraid their spot successful the last with a crippled to spare successful the existent stage.

Pakistan and Bangladesh volition present vie successful what is effectively an eliminator connected Thursday up of the final.

India and Pakistan person met doubly successful this variation of the determination competition, but the neighbours person ne'er played against each different successful an Asia Cup final.

The determination tournament, played this clip successful the United Arab Emirates nether the Twenty20 format, started successful 1984, and this is its 17th edition.

India are the holders and bushed Pakistan successful some erstwhile matches during this edition, but left-arm seamer Shaheen was successful a bullish temper aft taking 3-28 against Sri Lanka.

“We are present to triumph the cup, whichever squad comes successful the final, we are acceptable to bushed them,” Shaheen said up of India’s triumph against Bangladesh.

If Pakistan bash scope the final, India volition erstwhile again commencement arsenic beardown favourites having won 12 of 15 T20Is betwixt the 2 countries.

India person besides won the past 7 internationals against Pakistan since September 2022, 4 T20Is and 3 one-day internationals.

That series prompted India skipper Suryakumar Yadav to state India-Pakistan “is not a rivalry immoderate more”.

In some wins for India successful the UAE, there were nary handshakes, adding different furniture to an already aggravated rivalry.

“It is his sentiment that. Let him accidental that,” said Shaheen of Suryakumar’s cutting comments.

“Our occupation is to triumph the Asia Cup, and we volition marque a implicit effort to bash that.”