Overview

• Tilak Varma anchored the chase of 147 with an unbeaten 69 off 53, adding key stands with Sanju Samson (57-run partnership) and Shivam Dube (60) before Rinku Singh struck the winning boundary.
• Pakistan were bowled out for 146 as India’s spinners applied the squeeze, with Kuldeep Yadav closing the tournament as the leading wicket-taker on 17.
• The presentation ceremony turned contentious as Indian players initially declined to receive the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, with reports of the silverware being removed before the team later took the podium.
• Former Pakistan players, including Mohammad Yousuf, Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Amir, questioned the decision to use Haris Rauf at the death after he conceded 50 in 3.4 overs.
• India captain Suryakumar Yadav downplayed his batting returns as being “out of runs, not out of form,” while politicians such as Shashi Tharoor and Sanjay Raut publicly debated selection choices and the team’s conduct.