India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup Final: India won the Asia Cup 2025, winning the title for the 9th time.

Dubai: India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup. The Indian team achieved the target of 147 runs with two balls to spare. Tilak Verma made a crucial contribution to the team’s victory by scoring an unbeaten 69 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets.

India won the Asia Cup for the first time in 1984. The Indian team also won Asian Cup titles in 1988, 1991, 1995, and 1997. India has won the title in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023, and now in 2025. India players did not reappear for the trophy presentation and Indian cricket board secretary Devajit Saikia later said the players refused to accept the winner’s trophy from Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin, who is also the chairman of the PCB.

India captain Suryakumar said: “It’s one thing that I have never seen in my whole career that a champion team is denied its winning trophy.”

the cricket teams would only face each other at neutral venues.

In the thrilling Asia Cup 2025 final, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46) gave Pakistan a solid start, putting on 84 runs for the opening wicket. The pair continued to dominate, taking Pakistan to 113/1 with 44 balls remaining. However, the momentum shifted dramatically in India’s favor as Kuldeep Yadav’s left-arm spin (4-30) and poor shot selection from Pakistan’s batsmen led to a collapse. India claimed the remaining nine wickets for just 33 runs, bundling Pakistan out for 146 with five balls to spare.

Chasing 147, India got off to a rocky start, losing three wickets in the first three overs. But Tilak Varma stepped up, playing a match-winning knock of 69 not out. Shivam Dube (33) and Sanju Samson (24) provided crucial support as India won with two balls to spare ¹.

“It is one of the best innings of my life,” Tilak Varma said after the match. “It was a bit pressured, but I wanted to stay in and finish the game till last.”

Pakistan captain Salman Agha reflected on his team’s batting performance: “It’s a tough pill to swallow. We couldn’t rotate the strike properly, and that is the reason we didn’t get the score we wanted. We need to sort out our batting.”

With this win, India clinched their record ninth Asia Cup title, showcasing a remarkable comeback in the final.