Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 69 and Kuldeep Yadav’s four-wicket spell helped India beat Pakistan by five wickets in a tense Asia Cup final in Dubai. Supported by Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, India clinched their ninth Asia Cup crown

Dubai: Tilak Varma, the sinewy left-hander from the city of Nizams, produced a heady cocktail of chutzpah and discretion to guide India to their ninth Asia Cup title, following a five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in a thrilling final here on Sunday.

Needing 10 off the last over, Tilak deposited the controversial troublemaker Haris Rauf into the mid-wicket stands before Rinku Singh, getting his first hit of the tournament, sent the Indian fans into delirium with a winning boundary.

Having slumped to 20 for three inside the first five overs, Tilak (69 not

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