The Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai turned out to be a gripping contest between India and Pakistan,with India holding their nerve to seal the title with a 5 wicket victory.
India winning the toss and elected to field first , pakistan Openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman provided a brisk start, putting india on the back foot early. Farhan played a sparkling knock of 57 off 38 balls striking 5 fours and 3 sixes. His agreesive intent set the tone for Pakistan. Fakhar Zaman complemented him well 46 off 35 balls,
Middle order collapsed, after 84 opening stand, pakistan Start losing wickets on regular intervals saim Ayub 14 off 11 while Mohammad Haris departed without scoring, captain salman Ali Agha managed just 8 and Husain Talat added only 1 ,lower order offered little resistance Nawaz managed just 6 , while Shaheen and Faheem goes on golden ducks, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed try to get some runs but pakistan managed only 146/10 in 19.1 overs.
India bowling kuldeep yadav is a pickup the bowlers 4/30 in 4 overs, while Bumrah, Axar and chakravarthy bagged 2 wicket each.
Chasing 147 , india top order was rattled early by pakistan pace duo Shaheen and Faheem, Abhishek Sharma departed early on 5 while Surya Kumar Yadav was dismissed for just 1 , the pressure mounted further when shubman Gill was dismissed on 12 leaving india at 20-3 inside the powerplay .
While Tilak varma anchored the innings with unbeaten 69* off 53 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes , valuable contribution came from Sanju Samson 24 off 21 balls , stabilizing the Innings and forming a crucial 57 runs partnership with Tilak. Later Shivam Dube quick 33 runs off 22 balls tiled the balanced firmly back towards India.
With the target in sight Rinku Singh 4 off 1 finished things off style and sealing 5 wickets victory over Pakistan in 19.4 overs.
Rinku Singh After hitting winning Run
Nothing else matter, this one ball matters, one was needed, i hit it for four, Everyone knows I am finisher, Team won , I am really happy.
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