Overview

• Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to field, with Hardik Pandya sidelined through injury as Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dube returned and Rinku Singh came in.
• Pakistan raced to an 84-run opening stand before collapsing to 146 all out in 19.1 overs; Kuldeep Yadav led with 4/30, backed by Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy, while Bumrah took 2/25.
• India slipped to 10/2 in the chase after Abhishek Sharma fell early and Suryakumar Yadav's dismissal was upheld by the third umpire following a low catch review.
• Tilak Varma anchored the pursuit with a match-winning 69, sharing crucial partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube before Rinku Singh sealed the target of 147.
• The match featured no handshakes once more as India capped an unbeaten tournament by winning the first-ever Asia Cup final contested between the rivals.