Overview
- India chased 147 to win by five wickets in the Asia Cup final in Dubai after restricting Pakistan to 146.
- Tilak Varma finished 69 not out off 53, steering the innings after India slipped to 20/3 inside four overs.
- He reached his fourth T20I fifty in 41 balls and sealed victory with a final‑over six off Haris Rauf.
- Sanju Samson stabilized the chase with Varma before Shivam Dube’s 33 off 22 accelerated the finish.
- Irfan Pathan called it a “Virat Kohli-like” knock, with Mohammad Kaif, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman also praising the performance.