By Admin 
The Indian cricket team has reached the final of the Asia Cup for the 12th time, before the team has been the champion 8 times. For the first time in history, India and Pakistan will clash in the Asia Cup final. However, in different tournaments, both these teams have come face to face in the final 5 times so far. But you will be surprised to know their figures.
Talking about the Asia Cup 2025, India and Pakistan were in the same group, only one match Pakistan lost against India, while India registered an easy win in all three matches. In the first match of Super-4, India defeated Pakistan again, after which defeated Bangladesh and confirmed its place in the final. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to become the second finalist.
Pakistan’s batting in the match on Thursday was once again bad, the entire team could score 135 runs. Defending a small goal, Pakistan bowlers performed well, and won the match by 11 runs. Currently, the top run scorer and top wickets in the tournament are Indians. Opener Abhishek Sharma has scored the most runs in the tournament, he has also reached close to a century. Kuldeep Yadav is the highest wicket -taking bowler in the tournament.
How is India and Pakistan record in the final of the tournament
- How many times has India-Pakistan match in the final? 5 times
- How many times did India win? 2 times
- How many times did Pakistan beat India in the final? 3 times
In the limited overs tournament (where 5 or more teams played) 5 times, India vs Pakistan match took place in the final. For the first time this happened in the Benson and Hedge World Championship of Cricket (1985), India defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in this final match on Melbourne Cricket Ground.
After this, Pakistan won the title by defeating India in the final of the 1986 and 1994 Austral-Asia Cup. In 1986, Pakistan won the final by 1 wicket and 39 runs in 1994.
In the final of the 2007 T20 World Cup, India and Pakistan were face to face, where Team India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
The last time before the Asia Cup 2025 took place in 2017 when both teams were face to face in the final of the limited overs tournament, where Pakistan defeated India by a big margin of 180 runs. Chasing 339 runs, Team India was piled up for 158 runs under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.