 "Gautam Gambhir was seen celebrating wildly after Tilak Varma guided India to victory. Image: Reuters/SonyLiv")
India created magic in the Asia Cup 2025 final by defeating Pakistan in a thrilling match on Sunday, September 28. After Rinku Singh smashed the winning runs to finish the chase with two balls to spare, India coach Gautam Gambhir could not contain his excitement and was seen celebrating the victory with a lot of emotion.
The match was full of ups and downs. Pakistan batted first and scored 146 runs in 20 overs. Sahibzada Farhan was their top scorer with 57 off 38 balls, and Fakhar Zaman added 46 off 35. Indian bowlers made a brilliant comeback in the middle overs to restrict the Pakistanis from taking advantage of the start.
Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers again as he took four wickets, three of which came in his final over. Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and Varun Chakravarthy also picked up two wickets each.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsIndia started the chase poorly, losing Abhishek Sharma for 5, Suryakumar Yadav for 1, and Shubman Gill for 12 in the first four overs. It looked like Pakistan were in control till the halfway stage before Tilak Varma started playing his game. He completely turned the match in India’s favour.
Tilak played a brilliant knock of 69 not out off 53 balls, hitting 3 fours and 4 sixes. His calm batting under pressure kept India in the hunt throughout. Sanju Samson and Tilak stitched a partnership to bring India back into the game after the quick dismissals, and Shivam Dube also added quick runs to help push the score closer.
When Dube fell for 33, the pressure was still high, but Tilak stayed composed and scored a six off Haris Rauf’s second ball of the final over. Rinku Singh came at the end and hit a boundary to seal the win for India with 2 balls to spare. India finished at 150/5, winning by 5 wickets.
Watch the winning moment and Gambhir’s celebration
The winning moment, captured on camera, showed Gautam Gambhir going absolutely wild with joy as India beat Pakistan to lift their ninth Asia Cup title. Tilak and Rinku were also delighted and celebrated in style.