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* along with his valuable half-century partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube played a pivotal role in securing India’s second T20I Asia Cup title. This triumph marks India’s ninth Asia Cup title overall, including both T20I and ODI editions. India successfully chased down a target of 147 runs in a tense final against Pakistan held in Dubai on Sunday.

With this win, India remained undefeated against Pakistan throughout the tournament, having previously defeated them by seven wickets in the group stage and by six wickets in the Super Four phase, before sealing the final with a five-wicket victory.

### Match Summary

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

However, the Indian spinners turned the game around during the middle overs. Kuldeep Yadav impressed with figures of 4/30, and Varun Chakravarthy chipped in with 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 finished the innings by taking the last two wickets, ending with figures of 2/25.

India’s chase began shakily as Faheem Ashraf took early wickets, reducing India to 20/3. But Tilak Varma steadied the ship with an unbeaten 69 runs off 53 balls, featuring three fours and four sixes. His 57-run partnership with Sanju Samson, who scored 24 runs off 21 balls, helped bring India back into contention. Shivam Dube’s aggressive 33 runs off 22 balls further solidified India’s hold on the game.

In a thrilling finish, Rinku Singh, playing his first Asia Cup match, hit the winning runs off the very first ball he faced.

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