Abhishek Sharma made 314 runs in 7 games in Asia Cup with a strike rate of 200.
Suryakumar Yadav and his teammates bowled first and dismissed Pakistan for 146, with Kuldeep Yadav taking four wickets. Later in the chase, India lost three wickets for 20 runs, but Tilak Varma's brave effort of 69* runs saw them cross the line with two balls to spare.
Following the victory, opener Abhishek Sharma was named Tournament Player of the Year after scoring 314 runs in seven games. As a reward, the 25-year-old batter received a beautiful Haval H9 SUV worth over INR 35 lakh.
To commemorate the occasion, opening partners Abhishek and Gill, both close friends from Punjab, sat in the SUV and snapped photographs.
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"Getting a car is always a pleasure. (How has this tournament helped you?) I mean, of course, getting into this team after winning the World Cup wasn't easy for any opener. But if you see, we had a plan that we wanted to play a game, you know, that we have to show intent from the first ball. So that was my plan. I worked really hard on that. And if you're playing like this, you need special support from your coach and captain," said Abhishek during the award ceremony.
"I think that was the one thing I was getting from them throughout the tournament, before this as well. So obviously, my plan was pretty much clear that, you know, if I do well, if I get that impact, and it's for my team, my team should win. Of course, I mean, if you want to play something like this, sometimes you will fail, but you have to keep the process going," he added.
This was India’s ninth Asia Cup win and the second time they won the tournament in the T20 format.