IND vs PAK Asia Cup Final: Tilak Varma stars in rescue act to bring Asia Cup home in nail-biter – Action in Images
India are Asia Cup 2025 champions after a real thriller of a final, which went back-and-forth but was decided by
India are Asia Cup 2025 champions after a real thriller of a final, which went back-and-forth but was decided by a Tilak Varma innings which belied his youth.
Pakistan started off on the front-foot, were rocked by a late collapse, started their defence off woth three quick wickets to rock India's batting – but in the end, it didn't matter as Tilak Varma's sensational knock guided India home in the most enthralling of finals in Dubai.(AFP)
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If the toss hasn't already been a topic of conversation, two presenters at the toss – Ravi Shastri speaking to Suryakumar Yadav and Waqar Younis to Salman Agha – indicated that this was going to be a strange, tense match from very early on.(Creimas/Asian Cricket Council)
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Shivam Dube opened the bowling for India in Hardik Pandya's absence, and made an excellent account of himself as he played deputy to Jasprit Bumrah. Varun Chakravarthy was also impressive in his spell, keeping things very nice and tidy right through.(AP)
Sahibzada Farhan is one of the players who has launched himself onto the big stage with this tournament. He was in devastating touch early on, attacking Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav and putting India's finest to the sword.(AP)
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Kuldeep Yadav was expensive early on in the piece, but his wicket of Saim Ayub in the 13th over completely changed the complexion of the game.(AFP)
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India (168/7) produced a clinical bowling display to successfully defend a below-par total, sealing a commanding 48-run victory over Australia (119) in the fourth T20I and taking an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
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India levelled proceedings at 1-1 with a strong all-round showing in Hobart. The bowlers left the Aussies 15-20 runs short of par, before contributions through the order at a quick rate made sure the target was achieved relatively comfortably.
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India might have entered the match with more confidence after their brief showing in Canberra, but Josh Hazlewood dismantled the top order batting with a sensational spell. He took 3 wickets as India lost 4 in the powerplay, and could only limp their way to 125 all-out.
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Jemimah Rodrigues produced the knock of a lifetime, crafting a breathtaking century as India scripted a record-breaking run chase to dethrone defending champions Australia and march into the Women’s World Cup final with a memorable five-wicket victory.
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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli formed an unbeaten stand of 168 runs as India won the third and final ODI against Australia by nine wickets and 69 balls to spare at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
