Overview

• India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in Dubai to complete an unbeaten campaign and secure a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title.
• Abhishek Sharma was named Player of the Tournament after scoring 314 runs at roughly a 200 strike rate and received a car during the presentation.
• Sanju Samson scored 24 off 21 in the final, leaving him short of 1,000 T20I runs and Rishabh Pant’s multi-nation benchmark, though he earlier earned an Impact Player medal and surpassed MS Dhoni for most T20I sixes by an Indian wicketkeeper.
• Samson’s move to No. 5 to accommodate Shubman Gill’s return as opener has reignited selection debate, with MP Shashi Tharoor publicly questioning the batting order.
• The post-match ceremony turned contentious as Indian players were briefly kept from their medals and the trophy, with an ACC official seen taking the silverware away as reported in coverage citing PCB/ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi’s instructions.