New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday congratulated Team India on winning the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan. In a post shared on X, Jaishankar said, “Congrats to Team India on winning the Asia Cup. New India delivers.”

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his congratulations to the team. PM Modi took to Twitter and wrote, “#OperationSindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same – India wins! Congrats to our cricketers.”

Tilak Varma’s clutch knock of 69* and his valuable half-century partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube played a crucial role in helping India secure their second T20I Asia Cup title. This victory adds to their overall tally, making it the ninth Asia Cup title including the ODI editions. India successfully chased down a target of 147 runs against Pakistan in a tense final held in Dubai on Sunday.

With this win, India not only clinched the Asia Cup but also remained undefeated against Pakistan throughout the tournament. Their victories included a seven-wicket win in the group stage, a six-wicket win in the Super Four phase, and a five-wicket win in the title clash.

### Match Summary

India won the toss and elected to field first. Pakistan got off to a solid start with an 84-run partnership between Sahidzada Farhan (57 runs off 38 balls, including four boundaries and three sixes) and Fakhar Zaman (46 runs off 35 balls, with two fours and two sixes).

However, India’s spinners turned the game around in the middle overs. Kuldeep Yadav impressed with figures of 4/30, while Varun Chakravarthy took 2/30. Pakistan’s innings collapsed from 113/1 in 12.4 overs to being all out for 146 in 19.1 overs. Jasprit Bumrah also contributed by taking the final two wickets (2/25).

During the run chase, India faced early trouble and lost three wickets for just 20 runs, thanks to a fiery spell from Faheem Ashraf (3/29). Tilak Varma steadied the innings with an unbeaten 69 runs off 53 balls, including three fours and four sixes.

Varma shared a vital 57-run partnership with Sanju Samson (24 off 21 balls, including two fours and a six) to revive India’s chances. Shivam Dube’s aggressive 33 runs off 22 balls, featuring two fours and two sixes, further strengthened India’s position despite some intermittent resistance from Pakistan.

In the end, it was Rinku Singh, playing in his first Asia Cup match, who sealed the win by hitting the winning runs on the very first ball he faced.

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