Overview

• Pakistan raced to an 84-run opening stand through Sahibzada Farhan's 57 before collapsing from 113/1 to 146 all out as India's spinners and Jasprit Bumrah took control.
• Chasing 147, India recovered from 20/3 through partnerships of 57 between Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson and 60 with Shivam Dube, with Rinku Singh sealing victory with two balls to spare.
• Kuldeep Yadav returned figures of 4/30, supported by Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy with two wickets each, while Bumrah closed the innings with 2/25.
• Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to field; Hardik Pandya was ruled out as Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh came into India's XI.
• The final marked the first India–Pakistan title meeting in the event's 41-year history, completed a 3-0 sweep over Pakistan in this edition, and played out amid a continued no-handshake stance and reported provocative gestures.