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Pakistan win toss, elect to bat in high-octane Asia Cup clash against India

Pakistan captain Salman Agha won the toss and elected to bat first in the high-stakes 6th match of the Asia Cup tournament against India at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, on Sunday.
India come into this match with a fresh and aggressive batting lineup. The top order features Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma, and complementing them in the middle order is the ever-explosive Suryakumar Yadav. Pakistan, meanwhile, will bank on Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub and Salman Agha.
On the bowling front, all eyes will be on Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed. Both sides are heading into the game on the back of victories in their opening games in the tournament. They have decided to go with an unchanged XI for the game.
India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
Pakistan Playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed
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