Dubai: India flirted with harakiri in the Asia Cup final against Pakistan on Sunday night before squeezing out a 5-wicket victory with 2 balls to spare.

India thus made it 3-0 against arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025. ADVERTISEMENT

In doing so, India lifted the Asia Cup for the ninth time, second time in the T20 format besides seven times in ODI format.

Tilak Varma pulled India out of a deep hole and carried the team past the finishing line in a tense and nerve-wracking finish. The left-hander, coming in at No. 4, anchored the chase brilliantly to remain unbeaten on 69 (53 balls, 3×4, 4×6).

Another left-hander Shivam Dube played his part perfectly as well, smashing 33 off 22 balls (2×4, 2×6) and helping Tilak add 60 crucial runs for the fifth wicket. Dube had earlier done a good

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