Just like MS Dhoni, Rinku Singh finished the final match of the Asia Cup 2025 in style. He managed to play only one match, one ball, the final one, and smashed a four to make India proud.
With this triumph, India retained the Asia Cup. Despite early wickets, India managed to tackle the situation with a tidy performance from Shivam Dube, who formed a 53-run partnership with Tilak Varma.
Tilak Varma was the hero of the match, scoring a balanced 69 runs in 53 balls. The captain and vice-captain of the Indian team again failed to perform. Despite Hardik Pandya's unavailability, Shivam Dube delivered under pressure with both bat and ball.
On this two-paced track in Dubai, spin was vital. Pakistan lost eight wickets against spin. They managed to score only 95 runs in 13 overs of spin.
God's plan for Rinku is just too good. He played his last T20I match on 2nd February and got a chance in the playing XI in place of Hardik Pandya in the final encounter of the Asia Cup. His finishing ability has been talked about for years; he displayed his fierce power in a match against the Gujarat Titans, where he hit 5 consecutive sixes off Yash Dayal and led KKR to victory. In the final game, the boy from Aligarh hit the winning runs with a boundary. Despite playing his first ball of the tournament in the final over, he stood calm. Everyone should hope that God stands by him like this and continues to plan his journey with magic again and again.
The Indian side remained the Asian boss for the 9th time.
