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Saim Ayub’s role could change in Asia Cup final

The final line-ups for Pakistan and India have been confirmed for today’s Asia Cup final in Dubai. According to sources, there is no chance of Hasan Nawaz returning to Pakistan’s squad for the final, but Saim Ayub’s batting order could be changed.

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The final line-ups for Pakistan and India have been confirmed for today’s Asia Cup final in Dubai. According to sources, there is no chance of Hasan Nawaz returning to Pakistan’s squad for the final, but Saim Ayub’s batting order could be changed.

The Pakistan–India clash will take place this evening in Dubai, with a full house expected as fans anticipate a thrilling contest.

On the other hand, the Indian team’s fitness concerns are not serious. Tournament top-scorer Abhishek Sharma is fit, while Tilak Varma has also been cleared for the final.

Meanwhile, sources confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dube are set to return to India’s squad.

Pakistan (likely): 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Saim Ayub, 4 Hussain Talat, 5 Mohammad Nawaz, 6 Salman Agha (capt), 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Mohammad Haris (wk), 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Abrar Ahmed

India (likely): 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Sanju Samson (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Varun Chakravarthy, 11 Jasprit Bumrah

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