New Delhi. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar congratulated Team India on the win against Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 on Monday. In a post shared on ‘Ax’, he said, “Congratulations to Team India on winning the Asia Cup. The new India replies.” In his post, a message for Pakistan is also hidden, which he said after ‘Operation Sindoor’ against the neighboring country.
India won their second T20 International Asia Cup title on Sunday, thanks to Tilak Verma’s unbeaten innings of 69 runs and his useful half -century partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dubey, successfully chasing the thrilling target of 147 runs in the final against Pakistan in Dubai.
With this victory, India not only won the Asia Cup, but also ended the tournament against Pakistan, which began with seven wickets in the group stage, six wickets in the Super Four phase and five wickets in the title match.
Talking about the match, India won the toss and decided to field first. Sahidzada Farhan (57 runs in 38 balls, four fours and three sixes) and Fakhar Zaman (46 in 35 balls, two fours and two sixes) 84 -run partnership gave Pakistan a necessary lead. However, due to the magic of spinners Kuldeep Yadav (4/30) and Varun Chakraborty (2/30) in the middle overs, Pakistan had to be all out for 146 runs in 12.4 to 19.1 overs, including Jaspreet Bumrah (2/25) also took the last two wickets.
Chasing the run, India lost its 3 witches for 20 runs due to the initial fast bowling of Faheem Ashraf (3/29). However, Tilak Verma (with the help of 69 not out in 53 balls, three fours and four sixes) shared 57 runs with Sanju Samson (24 runs in 21 balls, with the help of two fours and a six) and brought India back into the game.
Shivam Dubey (33 runs in 22 balls, two fours and two sixes) batted some aggressive batting with Tilak, which strengthened India’s match despite Pakistan’s superb bowling on some occasions. Finally, Rinku Singh, who was playing his first match in the Asia Cup, got a chance to score a winning run on the first ball and he put the match in India.