India’s 8th consecutive win over Pakistan:IND won a final against PAK after 18 years; top 15 records shattered by Men in Blue

India clinched the Asia Cup title for the 9th time, defeating the opponent in the final match played in Dubai on Sunday. Many big records were made in the 20-day-long tournament. Kuldeep Yadav became the top wicket-taker in Asia Cup history. He also took the most wickets in a single edition. Abhishek Sharma became the batsman to hit 50 sixes in the fewest balls in T20 cricket. For the first time in the tournament’s 41-year history, a final was played between India and Pakistan. Team India also became the team with the most wins in the tournament’s history. 15 Top Records broken during Asia Cup… 1. India defeated Pakistan for the 8th consecutive time
India defeated Pakistan for the 8th consecutive time in International Cricket. The team’s last defeat came in the 2022 Asia Cup, also on the ground in Dubai. After this, the team defeated them twice in the T20 World Cup and four times in the Asia Cup. They registered one win each in the ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy. India also clean-swept Pakistan in the Asia Cup. The team registered victories by margins of 7 wickets in the group stage, 6 wickets in Super-4, and 5 wickets in the final. For the first time in a multinational tournament, a champion team defeated another team 3 times consecutively. Before this, in the 1983 World Cup, champion India defeated West Indies, and in the 2004 Asia Cup, champion Sri Lanka defeated India twice in 3 matches. 2. Most runs scored in a single T20 Asia Cup match
The last match of the Super-4 stage in the Asia Cup was extremely exciting. India, batting first, scored 202 runs. In response, Sri Lanka also scored 202 runs, tying the match. Both teams together scored 404 runs. This was a record for the most runs scored in a T20 Asia Cup match. Previously, 367 runs were scored in a match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2022. 3. India, the first team to win 6 consecutive Super Overs
The Super-4 match between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie, which Team India won in the Super Over. Team India is the first team in the world to win 7 consecutive tied matches in T20 Internationals. During this period, India won the last 6 matches in Super Overs. This was the second consecutive T20 tie between India and Sri Lanka. Before this, in 2020, two consecutive T20s between India and New Zealand also ended in a tie. Each time, India emerged victorious. 4. India’s biggest run chase against Pakistan
In the Super-4 match of the Asia Cup, India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets. The team achieved the target of 172 runs in 18.5 overs. This was Team India’s highest T20 chase against Pakistan. Earlier, in the 2022 World Cup, the team had chased 160 runs. 5. Lowest T20 Total Against India
In the first match of the Asia Cup against India, the UAE team was bowled out for just 57 runs. This was the lowest score by any team against India in T20s. Previously, the New Zealand team was bowled out for 66 runs in 2023. UAE also made their lowest score in T20s. Before this, in 2024, the team could only score 62 runs against Scotland. 6. India’s biggest win with balls remaining
Against UAE, India achieved the target by losing just 1 wicket in 5.3 overs. India had 93 balls remaining in their batting, this was India’s biggest win with balls remaining. Before this, in the 2021 World Cup, India had won against Scotland with 81 balls to spare. 7. Team India with the most wins in Asia Cup
Before the tournament started, Sri Lanka had the most wins in the Asia Cup. India surpassed Sri Lanka and registered the most 49 wins in the tournament. Including Super Over wins, India has won 50 matches. Sri Lanka has won 47 matches in the Asia Cup. 8. India defeated Pakistan in the final after 18 years
The Asia Cup has been played since 1984, but for the first time in the tournament’s history, India and Pakistan teams faced each other in the final. India had played 10 finals before this, clashing with Sri Lanka 8 times and Bangladesh 2 times. Pakistan, on the other hand, had faced Sri Lanka 4 times and Bangladesh once. Team India also defeated Pakistan in the final of a multi-nation tournament after 18 years. The team’s last victory came in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Then India won by 5 runs. After that, in the 2008 Tri-Series and 2017 Champions Trophy, Pakistan defeated India in the final to win the trophy. Overall, there have been 13 finals between the two, with Pakistan winning 8 and India winning 5. 10. Kuldeep is the top wicket-taker in an Asia Cup
Kuldeep Yadav took 17 wickets in 7 matches of Asia Cup 2025. With this, he reached the top among bowlers who took the most wickets in an Asia Cup. Before him, Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis also took 17 wickets in 2008. From India, Irfan Pathan is in second place, who took 14 wickets in 2004. 11. Kuldeep, the top wicket-taker in Asia Cup history
Kuldeep Yadav also became the top wicket-taker in Asia Cup history. He now has 36 wickets in 18 matches. In this record, he surpassed Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, who has 33 wickets in 15 matches. 12. Abhishek, the top scorer of a T20 Asia Cup
Abhishek Sharma finished the Asia Cup with 314 runs in 7 matches. He scored more than 30 runs in every match before the final. With 314 runs, he also became the player with the most runs in a T20 Asia Cup. He broke the record of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 281 runs in 2022. 13. Abhishek hit the fastest 50 sixes
Abhishek Sharma scored 74 runs with 5 sixes against Pakistan in the Super-4 stage. With this, he also completed 50 sixes in T20 Internationals. For this, he took only 331 balls, which is a record for hitting 50 sixes in the fewest balls in T20. Before him, Gibraltar’s Kairon J Stagno had hit 50 sixes in 335 balls. 14. Abhishek became the player with the most boundaries in an Asia Cup.
Abhishek Sharma finished the Asia Cup with 32 fours and 19 sixes. He set the record for hitting the most fours and sixes in a T20 Asia Cup. Sri Lanka’s Nissanka was second in this record. He hit 23 fours and 11 sixes this year. 15. Abhishek becomes India’s second top scorer in T20 Asia Cup
Abhishek Sharma also became India’s second top scorer in T20 Asia Cup history. He broke Rohit Sharma’s record, who scored 271 runs in 9 matches. Virat Kohli is at the top of this record with 429 runs.