Tilak Varma grew his catalogue of important knocks in knockout matches and successful T20I run chases with a well-paced, calculated half-century against Pakistan during the Asia Cup final at Dubai on Sunday.

During the final on Sunday, while chasing a modest 147, the initial spell by Faheem Ashraf left India at 20/3. Coming in at 10/2, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav inside the pavillion and vice-captain Shubman Gill following him shortly after, Tilak rebuilt the innings brick-by-brick, stitching half-century stands with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube and winning his side the title, with his knock of 69* in 53 balls, with three fours and four sixes.

In knockout matches for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League and for India, Tilak has scored 207 runs in five innings at an aver

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