- By Vishal Pushkar
- Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:01 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: An India vs Pakistan final deserved an epic final and the spectators at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium saw exactly that, with India winning their 9th Asia Cup title with a thrilling win against bitter rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets.
Indian left-handed batter Tilak Varma (69 off 53) scored a half century as he found support in Sanju Samson, followed by Shivam Dube who helped India cross the line in 148 chase.
Earlier, India won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first. The Salman Agha-led side got bowled out of 147 for 10 at the end of 19.1 overs. Spinners Kuldeep Yadav put on a show yet again with the ball with 4 wickets in his four spell giving away 30 runs. Fellow bowlers Varun Chakaravarthy (2/30), Axar Patel (2/26) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) were also among the wickets.
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Rauf, one of the biggest reasons for escalating tensions between two teams, was pulled into the mid-wicket stands by Dube with 17 needed off last two overs. He gave away 50 runs in 3.4 overs which was the main cause of India's win.
After being put in to bat first, Pakistan got off to a brilliant start courtesy of the opening duo of Sahibzada Farhan (57 off 38 balls) and Fakhar Zaman (46 off 35 balls), who stitched together 84 runs in under 10 overs to lay the foundation for a big total.
However, the Indian spin trio of Varun, Kuldeep and Axar suddenly picked up a few wickets to quickly tighten the screws on Pakistan, who lost their last nine wickets for just 33 runs.
This was India's third victory over Pakistan in this edition of the continental event after winning in the league and Super 4s stages.
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India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
Pakistan: 146 all out in 19.1 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 57, Fakhar Zaman 46; Kuldeep Yadav 4/30) vs India: 150 for five in 19.4 overs (Tilak Varma 69 not out, Shivam Dube 33).
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