A stirring display of skill and composure saw India edge past Pakistan by five wickets in the 2025 Asia Cup final on Sunday, with Tilak Varma’s gritty half-century and Kuldeep Yadav’s four-wicket haul guiding the men in blue to a ninth continental crown.

Chasing 147, India got off to a rocky start, reduced to 20/3 by the end of four overs as openers Abishek Sharma, Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav fell cheaply to Pakistani pacers Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Afridi.

Tilak Varma and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson steadied the innings, stitching together a cautious 50-run partnership off 43 balls as the Pakistan attack allowed little room to score. With the run flow slow, Samson went on the attack but was caught off Abrar Ahmed while mistiming a big shot, leaving India at 77/4 in the 13th over.

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