Will India, Pakistan produce a one-sided final?:Only 2 last-ball thrillers in 15 finals; 3 times IND-PAK were beaten comprehensively

India and Pakistan are set to face each other in the Asia Cup final for the first time in 41 years. India won both matches against Pakistan in the group and Super-4 stages in a one-sided manner. Will today’s final also be one-sided? The Asia Cup is being played for the 17th time. In 1984, Team India was declared champion based on the points table. In the 15 finals held thereafter, teams achieved one-sided victories 13 times. Only twice was the result of the final match decided on the last ball. Asia Cup final track record First close final in 2012 From 1984 to 2010, teams won the final match in a one-sided manner every time. In 2012, an exciting match was seen for the first time, when Pakistan won the 100-over match by just 2 runs. In Mirpur, Bangladesh needed 9 runs in the last over, but the team could only score 6 runs. Pakistan last won the Asia Cup title in 2012, and since then, the team has not been able to win the title. The team reached the final twice, but lost to Sri Lanka both times. Now, the team is going to play the final against India for the first time. India won on the last ball in 2018 The second close match in the final of Asia Cup was played in 2018 at the Dubai ground. Bangladesh batting first scored 222 runs. On Dubai’s slow pitch, India had lost only 5 wickets until 200 runs. In the last overs, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar also returned to the pavilion. Kedar Jadhav had to retire hurt due to an injury. He came to bat after 7 wickets had fallen, but he was having a lot of trouble running. Kuldeep Yadav was at the other end. 6 runs were needed in the last over, and the team scored 5 runs. 1 run was needed off the last ball, Mahmudullah bowled towards the leg stump. Jadhav played the ball towards the leg side, stumbled, took a single, and won a thrilling match for India by 3 wickets. India won 6 finals one-sided India has won the Asia Cup trophy 8 times so far. In 2018, the match went down to the last ball. In 1984, the trophy was awarded based on the points table. Apart from these, in the 6 titles the team won, they dominated the final one-sidedly. Besides 2023, India also won the trophy dominantly in 1988, 1991, 1995, 2010, and 2016. Pakistan could dominate only once Pakistan has won only 2 Asia Cups so far. In 2012, the team managed to win by a narrow margin of 2 runs, defending 9 runs in the last over. In the 2000 final, the team scored 277 runs against Sri Lanka. In response, Marvan Atapattu from Sri Lanka did score a century, but the team could only manage 238 runs. Pakistan won the match by a margin of 39 runs. India were blown away in 3 finals India have played 10 Asia Cup finals. The team secured one-sided victories 6 times, and one match went down to the last ball. Meanwhile, the team also suffered one-sided defeats 3 times. Sri Lanka won all three times. In 1997, Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets in the 37th over itself. In 2004, Sri Lanka defeated them by 25 runs, while in 2008, the team suffered a massive 100-run defeat. Pakistan also lost 3 finals comprehensively Pakistan have played 5 Asia Cup finals. The team won once by a narrow margin and once in a one-sided fashion. However, on 3 occasions, Sri Lanka defeated the team in one-sided finals. In 1986, Sri Lanka won by losing only 5 wickets in 42.2 overs. In 2014, the Pakistan team lost by 5 wickets in 46.2 overs. And in the 2022 T20 final, the team suffered a 23-run defeat. In response to 170, the team could only reach 147 runs. Will Team India make it 3-0? In Asia Cup 2025, India and Pakistan are going to face each other for the third time. India registered victories by 8 wickets in the group stage and 6 wickets in the Super-4. Before this, only twice in a multi-nation tournament, the teams playing the final played 2 matches before the title clash. In the 1983 ODI World Cup, India and West Indies teams clashed 3 times. In the group stage, both won a game each, then in the final, India won and claimed the match by 43 runs. In the 2004 Asia Cup, India and Sri Lanka also clashed 3 times. In the group stage, both won one game each, then in the final, Sri Lanka won by 25 runs and claimed the trophy. Before Asia Cup 2025, whenever 2 teams clashed 3 times in a multi-nation tournament, no one could achieve a 3-0 clean sweep. This time, India has won 2 matches. If the team wins the last match, it will achieve a 3-0 clean sweep. On the other hand, if the Pakistan team wins, India will certainly have a 2-1 lead, but the most important victory in the form of the trophy will remain with Pakistan.