India Vs Pakistan: India Wins Asia Cup Final, Celebrate Without Trophy After Refusing To Accept From PCB Chief

India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai on Sunday to win their ninth title, but the post-match ceremony ended in controversy after players refused to accept the trophy. The team declined to take it from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also heads the Pakistan Cricket Board.

The presentation was delayed, and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha later threw away the runners-up cheque.

India’s win in the final marked their third victory against Pakistan in the same tournament, after earlier wins in the group stage and the Super Four stage. The title extended India’s record to nine Asia Cup trophies.

Chasing 147, India lost early wickets and were 20 for three inside the first five overs. Tilak Varma steadied the innings with an unbeaten 69 off 53 balls. He added 57 with Sanju Samson and 60 with Shivam Dube, who scored 33 from 22 balls.

With 10 runs required in the last over, Tilak struck Haris Rauf for a six before Rinku Singh scored the winning boundary. India reached 147 for five in 19.4 overs to seal their second Asia Cup win in the T20 format.

Pakistan, asked to bat first, reached 113 for one through an 84-run opening stand between Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46). The innings collapsed once Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Saim Ayub. The final nine wickets fell for 33 runs.

Kuldeep took four wickets for 30, while Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy claimed two each. Jasprit Bumrah added two wickets in the closing overs, including Haris Rauf with a yorker. Pakistan were bowled out for 146 in 19.1 overs.

Speaking after the match, Salman Ali Agha said his side struggled in the second half of the innings. “We did not finish well with the bat. Our bowling was strong, but we lost too many wickets and could not rotate the strike,” he said.