Asia Cup 2025, Final: India vs Pakistan

Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat

Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman put on a steady partnership in the powerplay

Sahibzada Farhan brought up a brisk half-century and was involved in an 84-run opening stand

Pakistan, however, lost their way, with Varun Chakravarthy beginning their slide

Axar Patel bagged a couple of wickets to add to Pakistan's woes

After going for 23 in his first-two overs, Kuldeep Yadav came back strongly, bagging 4-7 in his next two

Jasprit Bumrah cleaned up the tail, picking up the last two wickets, as Pakistan folded for 146, losing their last nine wickets for 33 runs

Faheem Ashraf gave Pakistan a good start with the ball, accounting for the in-form Abhishek Sharma

Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill fell in quick succession to leave India in more trouble

Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson put on a half-century stand to steady India

Sanju Samson fell to Abrar Ahmed but Tilak Varma guided India as he brought up a half-century

Shivam Dube gave Tilak Varma good support in a half-century stand that took India close

Tilak Varma stayed till the end to lead India to a five-wicket win with two deliveries to spare