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India and Pakistan are all set to face each other in the final of the Asia Cup for the first time in 41 years. India won 2 matches against Pakistan in the group and Super-4 stage in a one-sided manner. Will today’s finals also be one sided?
The Asia Cup is being played for the 17th time. In 1984, Team India was declared the champion based on the points table. In the 15 finals that followed, the teams won unilaterally. The result of the title match was fixed on the last ball just 2 times.
Asia Cup final track record
First close final in 2012
Every time the teams won the title match in a unilateral manner every time from 1984 to 2010. In 2012, for the first time, a thrilling match was seen, then Pakistan won the 100 overs match by just 2 runs. In Mirpur, Bangladesh needed 9 runs in the last over, but the team could only score 6 runs.
In 2012, Pakistan won the Asia Cup title for the last time, since then the team could not win the title till date. The team definitely reached the finals 2 times, but lost to Sri Lanka both times. Now the team is going to play the final against India for the first time.
India could win the last ball in 2018
The second close match of the Asia Cup was played in 2018 at the Dubai ground. Then Bangladesh scored 222 runs while batting first. India had lost 5 wickets for 200 runs on a slow pitch in Dubai. In the last overs, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar also returned to the pavilion.
Kedar Jadhav had to retired due to injury. He came to bat after falling 7 wickets, but he was having a lot of trouble in running runs. Kuldeep Yadav was in front of him. 6 runs were needed in the last over, the team scored 5 runs. 1 run was needed on the last ball, Mahmudullah threw the ball towards the leg stump. Jadhav took a single by playing the ball towards the leg side and staggering and gave India a thrilling match by 3 wickets.
India won 6 finals unilateral
India has so far won the Asia Cup trophy 8 times. The match continued till the last ball in 2018. In 1984, the trophy was found on the basis of points table. Apart from these, the team won the 6 titles unilaterally dominated the final. In 2023, the last final went to India’s favor.
Sri Lanka’s team was reduced to just 50 runs after losing the toss in Colombo. Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets for 21 runs. India again achieved the target without losing wickets in 6.1 overs. Apart from 2023, India also dominated the trophy in 1988, 1991, 1995, 2010 and 2016.
Pakistan could show dominance only once
Pakistan has won only 2 Asia Cups so far. In 2012, the team won by saving 9 runs in the last over and won by a close margin of 2 runs. At the same time, in the 2000 final, the team scored 277 runs against Sri Lanka. In response, Marwan Atpattu from Sri Lanka definitely scored a century, but the team could only score 238 runs. Pakistan won the match by a margin of 39 runs.
India lost unilateral in the final 3 times
India played 10 finals of the Asia Cup. 6 times the team won unilaterally, one match lasted till the last ball. At the same time, 3 times the team also got a unilateral defeat. Sri Lanka won three times. In 1997, Sri Lanka won by a margin of 8 wickets in the 37th over itself. In 2004, Sri Lanka defeated by 25 runs, while the 2008 team lost by a big margin of 100 runs.
Pakistan also lost 3 finals unilateral
Pakistan played 5 finals of the Asia Cup. The team won 1 time by a close margin, while winning 1 time in a one -sided manner. However, Sri Lanka unilaterally defeated the team 3 times. In 1986, Sri Lanka won by losing 5 wickets in 42.2 overs. In 2014, the Pakistan team lost by 5 wickets in 46.2 overs. At the same time, the team lost 23 runs in the 2022 T20 final. In response to 170, the team could reach only 147 runs.
Will Team India win 3-0?
In the Asia Cup 2025, India and Pakistan are going to face each other for the third time. India won 8 wickets in group stage and 6 wickets in Super-4. Earlier, there were 2 matches between the teams playing the finals in the multiple multiplication tournament only 2 times before the title match.
India and West Indies teams clashed 3 times in the 1983 ODI World Cup. Both won 1-1 in the group stage, then India won the finals and won by 43 runs. India and Sri Lanka also clashed 3 times in the 2004 Asia Cup. Both got 1–1 wins in the group stage, then Sri Lanka won by 25 runs in the final and won the trophy.
Before the Asia Cup 2025, whenever 2 teams collapsed 3 times in the Multinational Tournament. No one could make a clean sweep 3–0. This time India has won 2 matches. If the team wins the last match, he will make a clean sweep 3–0. At the same time, if the Pakistan team wins, India will definitely have a 2–1 lead, but Pakistan will have the most important victory as a trophy.