India Wins Asia Cup Final 2025 : In the thrilling final of the Asia Cup 2025 played in Dubai, Team India once again proved its dominance in big matches. Defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets, India won the Asia Cup title for a record 9th time. In this high-voltage match that went down to the last over, the Indian team won with just 2 balls remaining.
Following India’s historic victory, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a total reward of ₹21 crore for the players and support staff.
Tilak Verma Becomes Hero
Young batsman Tilak Verma performed brilliantly in a crucial moment. Coming into the match under difficult circumstances, Tilak played a match-winning unbeaten 69 runs off 53 balls. His innings included three fours and four sixes. India had a poor start, losing three wickets at the score of 20 runs. By the time the score reached 77, the fourth wicket fell. But Tilak, along with Shivam Dubey, forged a crucial 60-run partnership to take the team to the brink of victory.
Pakistan entangled in Kuldeep Yadav’s spin
Earlier, Pakistan, having won the toss and opted to bat first, were in a strong position. Reeling at 113 for one, Pakistan were suddenly jolted by Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep took four crucial wickets for 30 runs in his four overs. The 17th over, in particular, proved to be a game-changer, as he took three wickets in quick succession, shattering the Pakistani batting. Pakistan were all out for 146 in 19.1 overs.For Pakistan, Sahibzada Farhan scored 57 and Fakhar Zaman scored 46, but the middle order collapsed like a pack of cards.
India’s Historic Victory
Chasing a target of 147, India withstood pressure and made a remarkable comeback. The sensible batting of Tilak Varma and Shivam Dubey led India to victory.With this win, India not only created history by winning the Asia Cup for the ninth time, but also achieved another memorable victory against Pakistan.