Overview

• India beat Pakistan by five wickets in Dubai, with Tilak Varma unbeaten on 69, to clinch a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title.
• The team declined to receive the trophy from ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also PCB chairman and Pakistan’s interior minister, delaying the ceremony.
• ACC event staff removed the cup from the stage and it was not handed to India, with reports saying it is in organisers’ custody as players staged mock celebrations.
• BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said a formal protest will be lodged at the ICC meeting in early November and called for the trophy and medals to be returned.
• Captain Suryakumar Yadav said the players made the decision on the ground without direction from the BCCI or government, and a viral ‘post-final’ brawl video was debunked as 2022 footage from Sharjah.