The Asia Cup 2025 final is finally here. It’s a historic match between India and Pakistan, two teams that have been rivals for 41 years in this continental championship. But after India’s exciting Super against win against Sri Lanka on Friday, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) quickly downplayed the growing pressure and excitement.
Arshdeep Singh’s calm Super Over, which kept Sri Lanka to just two runs, sealed India’s nail-biting win and kept the Men in Blue unblemished going into the title match.
When asked about the highly anticipated final, which is their third match in the competition, Suryakumar was quite clear about his priority on getting the squad back on track.
“Let’s get better tonight.” “Let’s not think about that right now,” Suryakumar stated after the game. “A lot of boys had cramps today.” Have a fantastic day of recovery tomorrow, and we will show up the same manner we did today.
The final will be on Sunday in Dubai.
Team Character, Middle-Order Shine
What was expected to be a dead rubber evolved into a huge game, with both teams hitting 202 runs in 20 overs. On the opening ball, India successfully chased down the Super Over goal of 3 runs.
Suryakumar commended the middle-order players for their hard work, which helped India score the tournament’s highest total of 202/5.
“It felt like a final, and the boys showed a lot of character…” “It was great to see that start with the bat and then have someone like Sanju (Samson) and Tilak (Varma) pick up the pace,” he said, pointing out that Samson scored 39 runs off 23 balls and Varma scored 49 runs off 49 balls.
The captain also had a lot of good things to say about quick bowler Arshdeep Singh. “Arshdeep has done a great job for us for the previous two or three years… I advised him to support his own plans and attempt to carry them out… It was Arshdeep who bowled that Super Over.
Abhishek Sharma Sets a New Record, Nissanka’s Ton Goes to Waste
There were also amazing individual performances on both sides during the match:
Abhishek Sharma kept up his perfect streak, hitting 61 runs off of 31 balls, which was his third fifty in a row. He was the first batter in a T20I Asia Cup edition to score more than 300 runs in an inning.
Pathum Nissanka, the opener for Sri Lanka, scored a great 107 off of 58 balls, which was the first century of the tournament. However, his work was in naught as Sri Lanka lost all of their Super Four matches.
Charith Asalanka, the captain of Sri Lanka, praised Nissanka’s performance, calling it a “fabulous game,” but said the squad couldn’t keep up the pace in the middle overs.
India, which is now in the final with an undefeated streak, will be trying to beat its formidable rivals and win the continental title.