India beat Pakistan by five wickets in Dubai to win the 2025 Asia Cup
India beat Pakistan by five wickets with two balls to spare in the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai on 28 September 2025, winning their ninth Asia Cup title.
Summary
India beat Pakistan by five wickets with two balls remaining in the final of the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 September 2025. Put in to bat, Pakistan reached 107 for 1 through Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46) but were bowled out for 146 in 19.1 overs; Kuldeep Yadav took 4 for 30, and Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel took two wickets each. India slipped early in the chase, but Tilak Varma made an unbeaten 69 off 53 balls, supported by Shivam Dube (33) and Sanju Samson (24), and India reached 150 for 5 in 19.4 overs. Tilak Varma was named Player of the Match. The win was India's ninth Asia Cup title, and it was the first time India and Pakistan had met in an Asia Cup final.
Key facts
- Final
- Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, 28 Sep 2025
- Result
- India won by 5 wickets (2 balls left)
- Scores
- Pakistan 146 (19.1 ov); India 150/5 (19.4 ov)
- India batting
- Tilak Varma 69* (53), Shivam Dube 33, Sanju Samson 24
- India bowling
- Kuldeep Yadav 4/30; Bumrah, Varun, Axar 2 each
- Player of the Match
- Tilak Varma
- Title
- India's 9th Asia Cup; first India–Pakistan Asia Cup final
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Who was named Player of the Match in the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 final between India and Pakistan on 28 September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma scored 69 not out off 53 balls and was Player of the Match; Kuldeep Yadav took 4 for 30.
By what margin did India beat Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai?
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Correct answer: C — 5 wickets
India chased 147 and reached 150 for 5 in 19.4 overs, winning by five wickets with two balls to spare.
How many Asia Cup titles had India won after winning the 2025 edition?
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Correct answer: D — Nine
The 2025 win was India's ninth Asia Cup title.
Consider the following statements about the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 final: 1. Pakistan batted first and were bowled out for 146. 2. Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets in the match. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: Pakistan, put in to bat, were all out for 146 in 19.1 overs, and Kuldeep Yadav took 4 for 30.
In the Asia Cup 2025 final, which Indian bowler dismissed both of Pakistan's top scorers, Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46)?
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Correct answer: C — Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy took the wickets of Farhan and Fakhar; Kuldeep Yadav took 4 for 30 later in the innings.