India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final: Tilak Varma’s undefeated 69 off 53, marked by a classic army salute upon reaching his half-century, propelled India to a nail-biting 5-wicket victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India needed to chase 147. India battled past initial setbacks to claim a victory for the ages.
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final: Early Setbacks for India
India’s chase began shakily as Abhishek Sharma fell for 5 to Faheem Ashraf and captain Suryakumar Yadav departed for 1 off Shaheen Afridi’s bowling. Shubman Gill added 12 before being dismissed at 20-3, leaving India in trouble early in the innings.
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final: Indian Middle-Order Stabilization
In the wake of the early losses, Tilak Varma played a stabilizing innings with maturity and aggression, scoring 69* with 3 fours and 4 sixes. His knock kept India in the hunt and motivated the chase, with Sanju Samson (24) and Shivam Dube (33) providing vital support. Rinku Singh was unbeaten on 4 as India reached the target 2 balls in hand.
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final: Bowler Brilliance Places India in Command
India’s bowlers laid the foundation by limiting Pakistan to 146-10 in 19.1 overs. Kuldeep Yadav was the find, taking 4 wickets for 30 runs, and Varun Chakaravarthy took 2 while Jasprit Bumrah chipped in with 2 crucial dismissals. Axar Patel also contributed 2 wickets, reducing Pakistan’s middle and lower order to nothing under pressure.
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final: Pakistan’s Effort
Pakistan’s batting was led by Sahibzada Farhan, with 57 runs, and Fakhar Zaman with 46 runs. Though they began confidently, Pakistan’s line-up were unable to survive India’s spin attack and kept losing wickets at a steady frequency.
