Overview

• India beat Pakistan by five wickets to clinch a record ninth Asia Cup, powered by Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 69.
• BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said a formal complaint will be lodged at the ICC meeting in early November and called the episode unsporting.
• The trophy and medals were taken off the presentation area and are believed to be at ACC headquarters, with India expecting their return.
• Captain Suryakumar Yadav said the decision not to accept a handover from Naqvi was made by the team on the field and not directed by the government or BCCI; he also pledged his match fees to the armed forces and Pahalgam victims’ families.
• A viral clip of fans throwing chairs circulated as footage from the final was debunked by fact‑checkers as a 2022 incident in Sharjah.