Overview

• India bring in Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh, with Hardik Pandya unavailable and Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana left out.
• Pakistan name an unchanged XI from the Bangladesh win, with captain Salman Ali Agha saying he would have batted first.
• The sides decline handshakes again as recent disciplinary flashpoints and fines from earlier games carry into the decider.
• Tournament officials confirm the same high-scoring Dubai pitch used in the teams’ last meeting, with evening dew expected to help the chase.
• India arrive unbeaten with two prior wins over Pakistan in this tournament, while Pakistan reached the final after an 11-run victory over Bangladesh.