Kuldeep Yadav started the fall of the Pakistani innings.Image Credit Source: PTI
After the group stage and the Super-4 round, the finals of the Asia Cup 2025 were also seen in front of the Indian bowlers. While batting first in this final in Dubai, Pakistan started in a bang, which seemed that it would make a big score. But as usual one wicket fell, the Pakistani team surrendered badly. Especially star spinner Kuldeep Yadav once again became a time for the Pakistani team, who defeated Pakistan with 3 wickets in one over.
In the historic final of the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday 28 September at Dubai International Stadium, Team India had chosen bowling first. This decision was proving wrong for Pakistan as Sahibzada Farhan started his debut. Even before being dismissed in the 10th over, this opener had given 57 runs in 38 balls. After this good start, another opener Fakhar Zaman attacked the team to 110 runs in 12 overs.
Kuldeep’s havoc, 9 wickets dropped for 33 runs
At a time, it seemed that the Pakistani team would score a strong score of 170-180 runs but the story changed from the 13th over. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Symme Ayub in this over and then the wicket was autumn. Pakistan lost wickets in every over from here to the 18th over. In the 14th over, Akshar Patel dismissed Mohammad Harris. Then in the 15th, Varun Chakraborty returned Fakhar to the pavilion. In the 16th over, Akshar returned again and killed Hussain Talat.
After this was the next over, which ended all the expectations of Pakistan. Kuldeep, who came in the 17th over, destroyed Pakistan’s innings with 3 wickets. He returned the pavilion to Salman Aga, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf. This was followed by Bumrah’s turn, who made Haris Rauf a clean bold in the 18th over. Then Bumrah had dismissed Mohammad Nawaz on the first ball of the 20th over and consisted of Pakistan’s innings for just 146 runs. In this way, the Pakistani team, which lost only 1 wicket for 113 runs at one time, lost 9 wickets for just 33 runs.
Kuldeep Yadav set a new record
In this innings, Team India star Kuldeep Yadav was, who took the highest 4 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. In this way, Kuldeep Yadav took the record of taking the most wickets in the history of Asia Cup. Kuldeep left behind Lasith Malinga (33) and now he has 36 wickets. Not only this, Kuldeep Yadav became only the third Indian bowler, who took 4 wickets in the innings twice in a T20 series or tournament. Earlier, Kuldeep took 4 wickets for 7 runs against UAE. Not only this, Kuldeep took the highest 17 wickets in the Asia Cup 2025.