India once again took the Asia Cup title and overcamed Pakistan with five wickets in Sunday’s final in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The reigning world champions were set to chase a modest target of 147 run, the hard yards had to do to eventually turn the winning runs in 19.4 over losing five wickets.
India Got off to a dismal start to the pursuit as faheem ashraf and shaheen shah Afridi ran through their top-order, dismissing in-form abhishek Sharma (Five), Skipper Suryakumar Yadav (One) and Shubman Gill.
After the disastrous start, Middent-Older-stroking people Varma and Sanju Samson launched an amazing recovery by putting together 57 points of 50 deliveries until it was sent back in the 13th by Abrar Ahmed.
The Wicketkeeper -attached collected 24 of 21 deliveries with the help of two four and a six.
Varma was subsequently accompanied by all -rounder Shivam Dube in the middle, and the duo was wisely under pressure to add crucial 60 runs for the fifth wicket until Faheem again struck in the penultimate, which struck the last one, who made 33 out of 22 with the help of two Sixes and many four fours.
Tilak Varma, on the other hand, struck to the end and scored top with an unbeaten 69 out of 53 deliveries, strewn with four sixes and three four.
Faheem was the choice of bowlers for Pakistan and took three wickets for 29 points in his four overs, while Abrar and Shaheen could pick up one per piece.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav decision to Bowl first turned out to be favorable when the bowling unit of his team made a strong comeback to bundle Pakistan for 146 in 19.1 Overs.
The green shirts came to an impressive start of their innings when their opening couple Sahaibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman yielded a Quickfire 84 runs for the halfway.
Top ranked T20i-Bowler Varun Chakravarthy eventually broke the crucial partnership in the 10th by getting the Pakistan support pillar that caught Farhan on the deep mid-wicket.
The right -handed opener remained the top scorer for Pakistan with a 57 discount on 38 deliveries, strewn with five four and three sixes.
After his departure, Fakhar took place in the form of Saim Ayub for a short partnership of 29 run until the victim of Kuldeep Yadav in the 13th over, which contributed 14 from 11 deliveries with the help of two limits.
His dismissal led to a secondary order collapse, so Pakistan lost their remaining nine wickets for only 33 runs, including those of fixed fittings Fakhar, in the period of 38 deliveries and were therefore entirely for an Ond-PAR total.
Fakhar remained a remarkable Run-Getter for Pakistan with his 35-ball 46, consisting of two sixes and so many four.
Yadav was the striking bowler for India and took four wickets for 30 runs in his four overs, while Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Chakravarthy came in with two.
