India scored an emphatic victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final on Sunday. India had defeated Pakistan twice earlier in the same tournament making it 3-0 clean sweep. India reached the Asia Cup final without losing a single match.
India-Pakistan rivalry got another chapter in favour of India, added to its illustrated history as Tilak Varma's patient 69* powered them to a five-wicket win over Men in Green on Sunday. Following the win, Irfan took to his Youtube Channel to pick his top five performers.
India players took a subtle dig at their Pakistan counterparts and the PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, by mimicking their celebrations, sending bold messages, and posting pictures with a fake trophy.
Following Team India's win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup final, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Team India. PM Modi took to Twitter and said, "#OperationSindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same - India wins! Congrats to our cricketers."
Meanwhile, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a prize money of Rs 21 crores for the Indian team and support staff following their victory over Pakistan in the T20 Asia Cup Final.
During the post-match presentation, Pakistan collected their runners-up medals, and so did Tilak Varma and Abhishek Sharma, the 'Player of the Match' and 'Player of the Tournament' respectively. However, after post-match interviews of Tilak, Abhishek and Pakistan skipper Salman Agha, former
Aparna Bisht Yadav expressed confidence in India's victory, likening the team's strength to the Prime Minister's 56-inch chest and saying that when the lion roars, all other voices fall silent.
With this nail-biting win, India remain unbeaten and advance to the final, while Sri Lanka bowed out of the Super Four stage without a win, despite entering it unbeaten. The match saw standout performances from both sides, with India holding their nerve in crunch moments.
Clinical bowling performances from Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Saim Ayub powered Pakistan into the final of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, where they will face arch-rivals India for the first time in the history of the tournament across both ODI and T20I editions, following an 11-run
Ahead of the Asia Cup clash against Bangladesh, Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi spoke on his teammate Haris Rauf's and Sahibzada Farhan's provocative gestures during their previous clash against India, saying Our job is to play cricket, and everyone's job is to play cricket.