People hit the streets with sweets at mid-night to celebrate India's victory over Pakistan in Asia Cup final — Watch
IND vs PAK: Chasing a modest 147, the Men in Blue overcame an early collapse to seal victory with three balls to spare. Fans failed to keep calm after winning the tournament and hit the streets to mark the celebration.
India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to lift the Asia Cup 2025 trophy for the ninth time in the history of the tournament. In a nail-biting showdown that kept cricket fans on the edge of their seats, Tilak Varma powered the team by anchoring the innings.
Chasing a modest 147, the Men in Blue overcame an early collapse to seal victory with 2 balls to spare, thanks to a match-winning unbeaten 69 from Tilak Varma. The win marks India's unbeaten run and extends their dominance over rivals Pakistan, having triumphed in all three encounters this edition.
Fans failed to keep calm after winning the tournament and hit the streets to mark the celebration.
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Videos of celebrations in different parts of India
Team India celebrate win with imaginary trophy
The Indian team posed for the cameras without their medals or trophy. Suryakumar Yadav did a Rohit Sharma like slow walk, but by holding an imaginary trophy. They the did mock-lifts of the trophy while giving a pose for the cameras.
IND vs PAK: Head-to head details in T20s
Total matches played: 16
Matches won by India: 12
Matches won by Pakistan: 3
Match/matches ending in a tie: 1
India extends lead of Asia Cup wins
India won the Asia Cup title for the ninth time. They lead the list of teams winning most number of Asia Cup trophies.
India won the titles in the following years:
1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, and 2023
Notably, Sri Lanka have won 6 trophies and Pakistan have clinched wins two times.
Full list of the Asia Cup winners
1984: India (Sharjah)
1986: Sri Lanka (Colombo)
1988: India (Dhaka)
1990–91: India (Kolkata)
1995: India (Sharjah)
1997: Sri Lanka (Colombo)
2000: Pakistan (Dhaka)
2004: Sri Lanka (Colombo)
2008: Sri Lanka (Karachi)
2010: India (Dambulla)
2012: Pakistan (Dhaka)
2014: Sri Lanka (Dhaka)
2016: India (Dhaka)
2018: India (Dubai)
2022: Sri Lanka (Dubai)
2023: India (Colombo)
2025: India (Dubai)
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