Source: NDTV
Context: India clinched its record 9th Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the 2025 final at Dubai, with Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 69 anchoring the chase.
About Men’s Cricket Asia Cup 2025:
- What it is?
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- A continental men’s cricket championship organised biennially to determine Asia’s top team.
- Matches are accorded official ODI or T20I status by the ICC.
- Organised by:
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- Conducted under the aegis of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), established in 1983 to promote goodwill and cooperation through cricket.
- Mascot:
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- The official mascot for Asia Cup 2025 was “Sheru”, symbolising strength, courage, and unity of Asian cricket.
- History:
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- Inaugurated in 1984, the Asia Cup is the only continental cricket tournament.
- Hosted on a rotational basis; played alternately in ODI and T20I formats since 2016.
- Political tensions have occasionally led to boycotts.
- Key Features
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- Edition: 17th Asia Cup (2025), hosted in the UAE due to India-Pakistan tensions.
- Format: T20 International (T20I), with 8 teams including ACC full members.
- Outcome: India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets.
- Man of the Match (Final): Tilak Varma (unbeaten 69 off 53)
- Man of the Series: Abhishek Sharma
- India and Asia Cup:
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- India is the most successful team: 9 titles (7 in ODI, 2 in T20I).
- Sri Lanka follows with 6 titles, Pakistan with 2.
- India has remained undefeated against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025.
