India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup Final: Check Probable XIs, IND vs PAK T20I head-to-head stats, top performers

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup Final: Check Probable XIs, IND vs PAK T20I head-to-head stats, top performers (AP Photo)

India vs Pakistan: India will be hoping Hardik Pandya's hamstring problem isn't too bad so he can play in Sunday's Asia Cup final against Pakistan. With the Men in Blue winning both of their previous meetings—in the Group and the Super Four stage—this will be the third time the two bitter rivals will face each other in this Asia Cup.

With Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dube set to return after being rested for the last Super Four match against Sri Lanka, India are anticipated to field their strongest XI.

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During the Sri Lanka game, Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Tilak Varma experienced cramps and spent extended periods of time off the field. It is anticipated that Tilak and Abhishek would be fit. A decision about Hardik's status is anticipated to be made closer to the game.

India will find it difficult to replace Pandya if he is not fit. It makes perfect sense to play Arshdeep Singh, who helped India defeat Sri Lanka in the Super Over, but doing so will sacrifice batting depth, which India can compensate for by using only one leg-spinner. After the spin twins helped India tie the match against Sri Lanka, it's unclear if India will do so. However, the choices and pairings could have a cascading effect.

After discovering their most balanced line-up late in the competition, Pakistan is probably going to enter the match unaltered. After Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill stole the show with their century stand the previous time, the bowling order would aim for early wickets.

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Since both of Gill's dismissals in this tournament have been off full-length fast deliveries seaming in, he now appears to be the more vulnerable of the two openers.

With Suryakumar Yadav having been out to Haris Rauf three times in T20Is, the middle-order matchup between India's captain and Pakistan's pacer would be intriguing.

India and Pakistan have clashed in 12 tournament finals across formats, with Pakistan holding an 8-4 edge — their most recent win being the 180-run triumph in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.

India vs Pakistan Head-To-Head Record in T20Is

Matches: 15

India: 11

Pakistan: 3

Tied: 0

Most runs in India vs Pakistan in T20Is

Virat Kohli (IND): 492 runs in 11 matches

Mohammad Rizwan (PAK): 228 runs in 5 matches

Shoaib Malik (PAK): 164 runs in 9 matches

Mohammad Hafeez (PAK): 156 runs in 8 matches

Yuvraj Singh (IND): 155 runs in 8 matches

Most wickets in India vs Pakistan in T20Is

Hardik Pandya (IND): 15 wickets in 9 matches

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND): 11 wickets in 7 matches

Umar Gul (PAK): 11 wickets in 6 matches

Haris Rauf (PAK): 9 wickets in 6 matches

Jasprit Bumrah (IND): 7 wickets in 6 matches

India vs Pakistan head-to-head record in multi-nation finals

Matches: 5

India: 3

Pakistan: 2

India vs Pakistan: History of Finals

World Championship of Cricket (1985): India won by 8 wickets

Austral-Asia Cup (1986): Pakistan won by 1 wicket

Austral-Asia Cup (1994): Pakistan won by 39 runs

T20 World Cup (2007): India won by 5 runs

ICC Champions Trophy (2017): Pakistan won by 180 runs

India Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya/Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

Pakistan Probable XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed