Overview

• India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in Dubai to secure a ninth Asia Cup crown and a second T20I Asia Cup title.
• Kuldeep Yadav took 4 for 30 and Varun Chakravarthy 2 for 30 to trigger Pakistan’s collapse from 113/1 to 146 all out.
• Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 69, supported by Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube in a composed chase sealed with two balls to spare.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X, “Operation Sindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same – India wins! Congrats to our cricketers.”
• IANS reported the post crossed 107,000 retweets and 25 million impressions, as figures like Pravin Amre echoed the Operation Sindoor framing and Congress leaders objected to linking the win with the military operation.