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India's road to Asia Cup final: Abhishek Sharma's heroics to Arshdeep Singh's Super Over brilliance

India's road to Asia Cup final: The Men In Blue are so far unbeaten in the tournament.

September 28, 2025 / 16:43 IST
From Group stage matches to Super Four, India has been unbeatable in the Asia Cup 2025. Their performance with the bat was tremendous, and their sharp bowling powered their factor. (Photo- Reuters)
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India are unbeaten at the Asia Cup 2025 and will look to win their ninth title when they meet Pakistan in the finals at the Dubai International Stadium. (Reuters Photo)
India vs UAE In their opening game, India faced the host UAE. It was an easy win for India as the UAE only managed to score 57 runs, and India won by 9 wickets. (AP Photo)
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India vs UAE: India opened the campaign against UAE and folded them for 57 in 13.1 overs. India chased the target in less than five overs and won the match by 9 wickets. (AP Photo)
India vs Pakistan In the second match, India faced their arch-rival Pakistan after lots of controversies. In the first innings, Pakistan scored 127 runs, and India achieved the target easily in just 15.5 overs. After the match, a new controversy came up when Indian players moved past without shaking hands with the Pakistan team. (AP Photo)
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India vs Pakistan: The Men In Blue then faced arch-rival Pakistan - a much-debated contest due to the Pahalgam attack and respecting the sentiments India refrained from customary rituals during the match. Pakistan batting first scored 127/9 and India achieved the target easily in just 15.5 overs, winning the contest by seven wickets. (AP Photo)
India vs Oman India faced Oman in the third match of their campaign, and surprisingly, Oman gave India a good competition to India. The Men in Blue built the target of 189 runs by losing 8 wickets, while chasing, Oman scored 167 runs, and India won the match by 21 runs. (AP Photo)
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India vs Oman: India faced Oman in the third match of their campaign, and surprisingly, the minnows gave the T20 champions a good competition. The Men in Blue set them a target of 189 runs and Oman in response managed 167/4 in 20 overs, and conceded a 21-run defeat. (AP Photo)
India vs Pakistan India and Pakistan met again in the Super Four; this time, the match was more intense after all the controversies in the last meeting. Pakistan gave the target of 172, which India achieved with the destructive partnership of 105 off 59 by Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill. Then Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson chipped in some more runs. (Photo- PTI)
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India vs Pakistan: The arch-rivals met again in the Super Four. This time the match was more intense after all the controversies in the last meeting. Pakistan left India a target of 172, which India achieved after a destructive opening partnership of 105 off 59 balls between Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill. India won the match by six wickets. (PTI Photo)
India vs Bangladesh In their second game of the Super Four, India defeated Bangladesh. India gave the target of 169, but Bangladesh only managed to score 127 runs, and India won the match by 41 runs and also confirmed their spot in the final. (AP Photo)
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India vs Bangladesh: India then met Bangladesh and defeated them by 41 runs. Batting first, India piled a challenging 168/6 in 20 overs and Bangladesh could only manage 127/10 in response. The outcome also helped India book the tickets for final. (AP Photo)
On September 26, India will play their last Super 4 game against Sri Lanka, and on September 28, India will face Pakistan in the Final. India and Pakistan have never faced each other in the Asia Cup final. (AP Photo)
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India played their final Super Four match against Sri Lanka, which was a high-scoring battle and was decided in Super Over. Batting first, India piled a staggering 202/5 and Sri Lanka managed the same in response. However, Arshdeep Singh's clinical effort made the Super Over a one-sided affair, which also kept India's perfect record at the tournament intact. (AP Photo)
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first published: Sep 28, 2025 04:43 pm

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