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SAFF Cup 2021 Final: India vs Nepal - Live Blog - Live Scores, Updates Team News, and more
The Blue Tiger eye coach Igor Stimach first trophy as they take on Nepal in the final of the SAFF Cup 2021.
Sunil Chhetri
Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF Championships on Saturday.
The final will be the 12th for India in 13 editions which shows the domination of the Blue Tigers in this regional tournament. The third-place finish in 2003 was the worst performance for them.
A win against Nepal will also be head coach Igor Stimac''s first trophy after taking charge of the Indian team in 2019. Should the team come good, he will become the sixth coach to win the SAFF Championships title and third foreigner after Jiri Pesek (1993) and Stephen Constantine (2015).
The match begins at 8:30 pm IST, and the Bridge's coverage of the match begins at 8:00 pm.
Live Updates
- 16 Oct 2021 2:38 PM GMT
INDIAN LINE-UP
India's starting eleven has seen some changes ahead of this Finale.
- 16 Oct 2021 2:19 PM GMT
RESERVES
India: Seriton Fernandes, Glan Martins, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Udanta Singh, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Liston Colaco, Rahim Ali, Vishal Kaith.
Nepal: Deepak Karki, Suraj Thakuri, Nitin Thapa, Bishal Rai, Sunil Bal, Aashish Lama, Santosh Tamang, Ayush Ghalan, Bishal Shrestha, Manish Dangi, Kamal Thapa.
- 16 Oct 2021 2:16 PM GMT
LINE-UPS ARE OUT!
India: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh, Mandar Rao Desai, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Anirudh Thapa, Lalengmawia Ralte, Manvir Singh, Mohammed Yasir, Sunil Chhetri.
Nepal: Kiran Limbu, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Ananta Tamang, Gautam Shrestha, Suman Aryal, Pujan Uparkoti, Suman Lama, Tej Tamang, Sujal Shrestha, Nawayug Shrestha, Rohit Chand.
