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{{Short description|Cricket tournament final in the United Arab Emirates}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox limited overs final
| title = 2025 Asia Cup Final
| image =
| event = [[2025 Asia Cup]]
| team1 = [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
| team1flag = {{flagicon|PAK|size=40px}}
| team2 = [[India national cricket team|India]]
| team2flag = {{flagicon|IND|size=40px}}
| details = India won by 5 wickets
| team1score = 146
| team1overs = 19.1 overs
| team2score = 150/5
| team2overs = 19.4 overs
| date = 28 September 2025
| stadium = [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]]
| city = [[Dubai]]
| man_of_the_match = [[Tilak Varma]] (Ind)
| umpires = [[Ahmed Shah Pakteen]] (Afg) and [[Masudur Rahman (umpire)|Masudur Rahman]] (Ban)
| attendance =
| television =
| previous = [[2023 Asia Cup final|2023]]
| next = [[2027 Asia Cup final|2027]]
}}

The '''2025 Asia Cup Final''' was a men's [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] cricket match, played between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] on 28 September 2025 at the [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]] in [[Dubai]].<ref name="GulfNewsSchedule">{{cite news |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/icc/dp-world-asia-cup-2025-in-uae-match-timings-revised-full-schedule-announced-1.500250862 |title=DP World Asia Cup 2025 in UAE: Match timings revised, full schedule announced |work=Gulf News |date=30 August 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> It was the first time that India and Pakistan were facing each other in an [[Asia Cup]] final since the competition's inception in 1984.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/cricket/india-vs-pakistan-when-is-asia-cup-2025-final |title=India Vs Pakistan: When Is Asia Cup 2025 Final? |work=Outlook India |date=26 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win their ninth title and thus retained the title.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 September 2025 |title=India win 9th Asia Cup title after Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube ace nerve-wracking chase against Pakistan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-win-9th-asia-cup-title-after-tilak-varma-shivam-dube-kuldeep-yadav-ace-nerve-wracking-chase-against-pakistan-101759080767472.html |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 September 2025 |title=India win record-extending 9th Asia Cup title, beat Pakistan by five wickets in thrilling final |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-win-record-extending-9th-asia-cup-title-beat-pakistan-by-five-wickets-in-thrilling-final-10277178/lite |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Background==
The dates for the tournament were released in July 2024, with India initially set to host the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-30 |title=India to host 2025 Asia Cup, Bangladesh the 2027 edition |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/india-host-2025-asia-cup-bangladesh-2027-13798603.html |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[Firstpost]] |language=en-us}}</ref> However, following the [[2025 Pahalgam attack|Pahalgam attack]] in early 2025 and the subsequent escalation of [[2025 India–Pakistan crisis|political crisis]] and [[2025 India–Pakistan conflict|military conflict]] between India and Pakistan, concerns arose over the feasibility of hosting matches involving both nations in India. In July 2025, during the [[Asian Cricket Council]]'s annual meeting in [[Dhaka]], ACC chairman [[Mohsin Naqvi]] announced that the tournament would instead be held in the United Arab Emirates, with matches staged in [[Dubai]] and [[Abu Dhabi]]. The UAE was selected as a neutral venue due to its prior experience hosting high-profile multinational cricket tournaments under similar circumstances.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 July 2025 |title=Asia Cup 2025 to start on September 9 in UAE |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/asia-cup-2025-cricket-start-date?hl=en-US |access-date=11 August 2025 |work=Olympics}}</ref>

The 2025 edition was held in the UAE from 9 to 28 September with eleven matches in [[Dubai]], eight in [[Abu Dhabi]] and the final in Dubai, following a schedule revision by organisers to standardise evening start times.<ref name="GulfNewsSchedule" /> The tournament was played in the [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] format and, while the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] remained the official host, matches were held in the UAE to ensure a neutral venue for fixtures involving India and Pakistan.<ref name="cric-faq">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/faqs-all-you-need-to-know-about-asia-cup-2025-1501551 |title=FAQs: All you need to know about Asia Cup 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=5 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> A reserve day for the final was listed for 29 September in Dubai.<ref name="GulfNewsSchedule" />

The meeting of India and Pakistan in the 2025 final was unprecedented in Asia Cup's history despite the sides having contested major finals in other competitions such as the [[2007 World Twenty20 final|2007 World Twenty20]], won by India, and the [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy final|2017 ICC Champions Trophy]], won by Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/india-have-a-disappointing-record-against-pakistan-in-tournament-finals/articleshow/124141949.cms |title=India have a disappointing record against Pakistan in tournament finals |work=The Times of India |date=26 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref>

Before this match, both India and Pakistan have faced each other 5 times in the T20I format of Asia Cup's history, with India winning four matches while Pakistan winning one match.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 September 2025 |title=India vs Pakistan Head to Head Record in Asia Cup: Stats, Records & History before final |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/india-vs-pakistan-head-to-head-record-in-asia-cup-stats-records-history/articleshow/124179924.cms |publisher=Times of India}}</ref>

==Venue==
The final was held at the [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]] in Dubai, on 28 September 2025. It has a capacity of 25,000.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 September 2025 |title=Tickets sold out for Dubai's Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan; boycott calls go on the backburner |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/tickets-sold-out-for-dubais-asia-cup-final-between-india-and-pakistan-boycott-calls-go-on-the-backburner-101759031017311.html |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

No [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] official travelled to Dubai.<ref>https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-2025/mithun-manhas-new-bcci-president-others-to-skip-india-vs-pakistan-asia-cup-final-heres-why-9359739</ref>

==Road to the final==
{{main|2025 Asia Cup}}

India opened their campaign with a victory over the hosts [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] in [[Dubai]], bowling them out for 57 before completing a straightforward chase.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2025-1496919/united-arab-emirates-vs-india-2nd-match-group-a-1496921/match-report |title=Kuldeep bags four as India demolish UAE in 17.4 overs |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=10 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> Then, they defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 7 wickets<ref>{{cite web |access-date=14 September 2025 |title=India vs Pakistan Highlights, Asia Cup 2025: IND brush past PAK with extreme ease, all but confirmed for Super 4s |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-pakistan-live-score-updates-ind-vs-pak-6th-match-asia-cup-2025-today-full-scorecard-14-september-dubai-101757840349639.html |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref> and went on to defeat [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] in [[Abu Dhabi]] by 21 runs to seal top spot in Group A.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/asia-cup-2025-ind-vs-oma-live-score-india-vs-oman-t20-match-scorecard-live-updates-10259130/ |title=India vs Oman Asia Cup 2025 Highlights: IND beat OMA by 21 runs in Abu Dhabi |work=The Indian Express |date=20 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> In the Super Four, India again defeated Pakistan by six wickets at [[Dubai]] as [[Abhishek Sharma]] and [[Shubman Gill]] shared a century stand in a 172 chase,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025, Super 4: Abhishek Sharma powers India to victory against Pakistan |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/asia-cup-2025-cricket-india-vs-pakistan-super-4-match-report |publisher=Olympics.com |access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref> and later overcame [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] by 41 runs<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/sky-is-failing-suryakumar-yadavs-dreadful-scoring-run-continues-rebuked-by-sunil-gavaskar/articleshow/124106732.cms |title=India book Asia Cup final berth with 41-run win over Bangladesh |work=The Times of India |date=25 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> and Sri Lanka in the [[super over]]<ref>{{cite web |access-date=27 September 2025 |title=India vs Sri Lanka Super Over HIGHLIGHTS, Asia Cup 2025: India wins the Super Over with 5 deliveries to spare |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-sri-lanka-super-over-live-score-asia-cup-2025-updates-highlights-scores/article70099579.ece |publisher=Sportstar}}</ref> to clinch their place in the final.

Pakistan opened their campaign with a huge victory over Oman by 93 runs,<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 September 2025 |title=Pakistan spinners raze Oman after Haris' fifty |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2025-1496919/oman-vs-pakistan-4th-match-group-a-1496923/match-report |publisher=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> but lost the next match to India, later they defeated United Arab Emirates by 42 runs<ref>{{cite web |access-date=17 September 2025 |title=Fakhar, all-round Afridi lead Pakistan into Super Four |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2025-1496919/united-arab-emirates-vs-pakistan-10th-match-group-a-1496929/match-report |publisher=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> and came second in Group A. In the Super Four, they again got defeated by India,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2025-1496919/india-vs-pakistan-14th-match-super-fours-1496933/match-report |title=Abhishek smashes 74 off 39 as India ease past Pakistan |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=21 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> but secured qualification in the final by defeating Sri Lanka by 5 wickets<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 September 2025 |title=Pakistan edge out Sri Lanka to boost Asia Cup hopes |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c3rvje4g3v2o |publisher=BBC}}</ref> and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] by 11 runs at [[Dubai]], in a low-scoring match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/cricket/pakistan-vs-bangladesh-asia-cup-2025-super-four-toss-update-match-report |title=Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: PAK Pacers Dominate In 11-Run Win |work=Outlook India |date=26 September 2025 |access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref>

{| style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#99CCFF"
!colspan="2"|{{cr|IND}}
!Titles
!colspan="2"|{{cr|PAK}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|Result
|{{nowrap|[[2025 Asia Cup#Group stage|Group Stage]]}}
|Opponent
|Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{nowrap|{{cr|UAE}}}}
|Won
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 1
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|OMN}}
|Won
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|PAK}}
|Won
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 2
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND}}
|Lost
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|OMN}}
|Won
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 3
|style="text-align:left"|{{nowrap|{{cr|UAE}}}}
|Won
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center;background:#C1E0FF"|Final standings
|-
|colspan="5" style="text-align:center"|'''Group A table'''
{{center|{{2025 Asia Cup Group A}}}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|Result
|[[2025 Asia Cup#Super Four|Super Four]]
|Opponent
|Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|PAK}}
|Won
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 1
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND|}}
|Lost
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|BAN}}
|Won
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 2
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|SL}}
|Won
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|SL}}
|Tied (Won [[Super Over]])
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Match 3
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|BAN}}
|Won
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#C1E0FF"
!colspan="5"|Super Four Table
|}
{{center|{{2025 Asia Cup Super Four}}}}

==Match==

===Match officials===
'''Source:<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 September 2025 |title=Asia Cup 2025 Final: Who are the umpires and match officials for IND vs PAK match in Dubai? |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/asia-cup-2025-final-who-are-umpires-and-match-officials-ind-vs-pak-match-dubai/670a1d21b4014bc70b3c6f5d |publisher=The Sporting News}}</ref>'''

* '''On-field [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]]:''' [[Ahmed Shah Pakteen]] (Afg) and [[Masudur Rahman (umpire)|Masudur Rahman]] (Ban)
* '''[[Third umpire]]:''' [[Raveendra Wimalasiri]] (SL)
* '''[[Fourth umpire|Reserve umpire]]:''' [[Gazi Sohel]] (Ban)
* '''[[Match referee]]:''' [[Richie Richardson]] (WI)

=== Teams and toss ===
India's captain [[Suryakumar Yadav]] won the toss and elected to field.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 September 2025 |title=Asia Cup 2025 final: India win toss, opt to bowl against Pakistan; Pandya ruled out due to niggle |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup-2025-final-india-win-toss-opt-to-bowl-against-pakistan-mtb9bze6 |publisher=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> However, during the toss both captains did not shake hands for the third consecutive time in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 September 2025 |title=IND vs PAK: Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Agha skip handshake at toss for the third time |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-pakistan-asia-cup-final-toss-suryakumar-yadav-salman-agha-skip-handshake/article70105720.ece |publisher=Sportstar}}</ref> Pakistan remained unchanged from the side that played the previous match while India brought [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]], [[Jasprit Bumrah]] and [[Shivam Dube]] in place of [[Hardik Pandya]], [[Harshit Rana]] and [[Arshdeep Singh]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 September 2025 |title=IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025 Final: Hardik Pandya misses out through injury, Rinku Singh comes into side |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-pakistan-asia-cup-final-2025-hardik-pandya-rinku-singh-toss-updates-latest-news/article70105653.ece |website=Sportstar}}</ref>

===Summary===
{{#section:2025 Asia Cup|match19}}

=== Scorecard ===

'''Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=PAK v IND Live score – Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 September 28, 2025 Final in Dubai|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2025-1496919/india-vs-pakistan-final-1496938/full-scorecard |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref>'''

;1st innings
{{Cricket match batting box begin|title={{cr|PAK}} batting}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Sahibzada Farhan]]|status=c Tilak b Varun|runs=57|balls=38|4s=5|6s=3|strike_rate=150.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]]|status=c Yadav b Varun|runs=46|balls=35|4s=2|6s=2|strike_rate=131.42}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Saim Ayub]]|status=c Bumrah b Yadav|runs=14|balls=11|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=127.27}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mohammad Haris]]|status=c Rinku b Patel|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Salman Ali Agha]]|status=c †Samson b Yadav|runs=8|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=114.28}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Hussain Talat]]|status=c †Samson b Patel|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{nowrap|[[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer)|Mohammad Nawaz]]}}|status=c Rinku b Bumrah|runs=6|balls=9|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=66.66}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Shaheen Afridi]]|status=lbw b Yadav|runs=0|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Faheem Ashraf]]|status=c Tilak b Yadav|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Haris Rauf]]|status=b Bumrah|runs=6|balls=4|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=150.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Abrar Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer)|Abrar Ahmed]]|status=not out|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
|- align=left
| Extras || (b 1, lb 2, w 4) || {{align|right|7}} || || || ||
|- align=right
| {{align|left|'''Total'''}} || {{align|left|(10 wickets; 19.1 overs)}} || '''146''' || || 10 || 5 || RR: 7.61
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1/84 (Farhan, 9.4 ov), 2/113 (Ayub, 12.5 ov), 3/114 (Haris, 13.3 ov), 4/126 (Zaman, 14.4 ov), 5/131 (Talat, 15.3 ov), 6/133 (Salman, 16.1 ov), 7/134 (Afridi, 16.4 ov), 8/134 (Ashraf, 16.6 ov), 9/141 (Rauf, 17.5 ov), 10/146 (Nawaz, 19.1 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|IND}} bowling}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Shivam Dube]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=23|wickets=0|econ=7.66|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Jasprit Bumrah]]|overs=3.1|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=2|econ=7.89|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{nowrap|[[Varun Chakravarthy]]}}|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=30|wickets=2|econ=7.50|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Axar Patel]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=2|econ=6.50|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Kuldeep Yadav]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=30|wickets=4|econ=7.50|wides=4|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Tilak Varma]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=9|wickets=0|econ=9.00|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

;2nd innings
{{Cricket match batting box begin|title={{cr|IND}} batting}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Abhishek Sharma]]|status=c Rauf b Ashraf|runs=5|balls=6|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=83.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Shubman Gill]]|status=c Rauf b Ashraf|runs=12|balls=10|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=120.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{nowrap|[[Suryakumar Yadav]]}}|status=c Salman b Afridi|runs=1|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=20.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Tilak Varma]]|status=not out|runs=69|balls=53|4s=3|6s=4|strike_rate=130.18}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Sanju Samson]]|status=c Farhan b Abrar|runs=24|balls=21|4s=2|6s=1|strike_rate=114.28}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Shivam Dube]]|status=c Afridi b Ashraf|runs=33|balls=22|4s=2|6s=2|strike_rate=150.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]]|status=not out|runs=4|balls=1|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=400.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Axar Patel]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Kuldeep Yadav]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player={{nowrap|[[Varun Chakravarthy]]}}|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Jasprit Bumrah]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}

|- align=left
| Extras || (w 2) || {{align|right|2}} || || || ||
|- align=right
| {{align|left|'''Total'''}} || {{align|left|(5 wickets; 19.4 overs)}} || '''150''' || || 10 || 7 || RR: 7.62
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1/7 (Abhishek, 1.1 ov), 2/10 (Suryakumar, 2.3 ov), 3/20 (Gill, 3.6 ov), 4/77 (Samson, 12.2 ov), 5/137 (Dube, 18.6 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|PAK}} bowling}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Shaheen Afridi]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=1|econ=5.00|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Faheem Ashraf]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=29|wickets=3|econ=7.25|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler={{nowrap|[[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer)|Mohammad Nawaz]]}}|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=6|wickets=0|econ=6.00|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Haris Rauf]]|overs=3.4|maiden=0|runs=50|wickets=0|econ=13.63|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Abrar Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer)|Abrar Ahmed]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=29|wickets=1|econ=7.25|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Saim Ayub]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=16|wickets=0|econ=5.33|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

== Aftermath ==
During the post-match presentation [[Tilak Varma]] was named Player of the Match for scoring 69[[not out|*]] runs off 53 balls while [[Abhishek Sharma]] was named Player of the Tournament for his strong batting performance throughout the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 September 2025 |title=Tilak Varma gives Dhoni-Kohli vibes; Pressure algorithm reveals elite chaser mentality |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/tilak-varma-gives-dhoni-kohli-vibes-pressure-algorithm-reveals-elite-chaser-mentality-101759156718804.html |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 September 2025 |title=Asia Cup 2025 Final: Full list of award winners |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/asia-cup-2025-final-presentation-ceremony-full-list-of-award-winners-names/article70106502.ece |publisher=Sportstar}}</ref>

Later, [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] announced {{INR}}21 crore prize money for the Indian team including the players, coaches, support staff and team officials.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 September 2025 |title=BCCI announces Rs 21 crore prize money for India’s Asia Cup 2025 victory |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/bcci-announces-rs-21-crore-prize-money-for-indias-asia-cup-2025-victory/articleshow/124200118.cms |publisher=The Economic Times}}</ref>

However, at the presentation ceremony a major controversy erupted as the Indian team refused to accept the winning trophy from [[Asian Cricket Council|ACC]] president [[Mohsin Naqvi]] who also serves as [[Interior Minister of Pakistan|Pakistan's Interior Minister]] and Chairman of the [[Pakistan Cricket Board|PCB]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/india-beat-pakistan-final-retain-asia-cup-title-2025-09-28/|title= Winners India refuse Asia Cup trophy from ACC chief|work=Reuters|access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref> This led to a delay in handing out awards, and the team trophy was not formally presented on stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/india-thrashes-pakistan-in-asia-cup-2025-final-but-refuses-to-take-trophy-during-postmatch-presentation-heres-why/articleshow/124200357.cms|title= India thrashes Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 final but refuses to take trophy during presentation ceremony|work=The Economic Times|access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/asia-cup-ends-without-suryakumar-yadav-lifting-trophy-despite-indias-win-9602453.html|title=Asia Cup Ends Without Suryakumar Yadav Lifting Trophy Despite Win|work=News18|access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref> India's captain Suryakumar Yadav later said the side had been "denied" the opportunity to lift the trophy and criticised the handling of the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suryakumar says champions India 'denied' the trophy after Asia Cup win|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/suryakumar-says-champions-india-denied-trophy-after-asia-cup-win-2025-09-29/|work=Reuters|access-date=29 September 2025}}</ref> Naqvi handed the trophy to the UAE cricket authorities when the BCCI threatened to impeach him from the ACC presidency for misconduct.<ref name="e707">{{cite web | title=Mohsin Naqvi Hands Over Trophy To UAE Board Amid BCCI's Impeachment Threat: Sources | website=NDTV Sports | date=2025-10-01 | url=https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-2025/mohsin-naqvi-hands-over-trophy-to-uae-board-amid-bccis-impeachment-threat-sources-9377319 | access-date=2025-10-02}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2025-1496919 Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo]
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2025 Asia Cup final - Revision history

CharliKayser97 at 12:08, 25 March 2026