Overview:
From controversial gestures to verbal slugfests, boycotts to handshake snubs, the Continental Cup was marred by unwanted incidents, and the final was no different.
The Asia Cup 2025 will be remembered for controversies and not cricket. From the start of the tournament to its conclusion, a lot happened between India and Pakistan. From controversial gestures to verbal slugfests, boycotts to handshake snubs, the Continental Cup was marred by unwanted incidents, and the final was no different. After India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets, the winning team refused to take the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, who is the head of the PCB and ACC, and the administrator took the silverware and the medals back.
Meanwhile, Pakistan T20I captain Salman Agha has donated the match fees to the people who were killed in the attack launched by India after the terror attack in Pahalgam. He was referring to India’s Operation Sindoor strikes.
“We are donating our match fees to the civilians killed in India’s attack,” he said as quoted by NDTV.
Pakistan players were in the dressing room for an hour before coming to the ground to collect their awards. The Men in Green were 113/1 but collapsed to 146 all out in 19.1 overs. Chasing 147, India lost Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill inside the powerplay overs but Tilak Varma rescued the team, scoring an unbeaten fifty. He added important runs with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube before Rinku hit the winning boundary.
Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav’s 4-30 dismantled the Pakistan’s batting line-up.