Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first as India locked horns with Pakistan in their third and final encounter of the ongoing Asia Cup. Suryakumar Yadav and Co. look determined to continue their unbeaten run in the tournament so far against Salman Ali’s Pakistan.
The winner of the Asia Cup 2025 is set to take home USD 300,000 (approximately Rs 2.6 crore) on Sunday in Dubai, marking a big bump from the previous editions, as per a report by Economic Times. Defending champions India take on Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai. The electric final being played tonight marks the first Asia Cup final which will be played between the sport’s greatest rivals India and Pakistan since 1984.
IND vs PAK: What will the runner-up receive?
The reported prize money amount for this edition of the tournament marks a 50 percent increase in winner’s cash award when compared to the previous 2023 ODI (USD 250,000) and 2022 T20I (USD 200,000) editions.
Meanwhile the team that comes second tonight or the runners-up in Asia Cup 2025 will reportedly receive USD 150,000 (approximately ₹3.2 crore) after the match. Although the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has not confirmed these figures yet, the cash prices were expected to see a rather big jump in light of the tournament’s growing stature and commercial value.
IND vs PAK: No handshake again
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday once again didn’t shake hands with Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha at the toss maintaining their stance.
India and Pakistan have already played each other twice along the way, with India winning both contests comfortably. After their last encounter, both Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) filed complaints against individual players based on their ‘unsportsman-like’ conduct during the last match.
The complaints resulted in the International Cricket Council (ICC) taking disciplinary action against Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan. Yadav was fined 30% of his match fee and was advised to avoid giving politically charged and heated remarks during games. Meanwhile, Sahibzada Farhan who celebrated his half century with a controversial and provocative gun-firing gesture received only a warning.
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf was also fined 30% of his match fee for his controversial gestures and abusive language toward Indian fans alluding to military conflict.