Dubai, 29/9: Under immense pressure, Tilak Varma produced inarguably the most important knock of his life, muscling India to a five-wicket victory and extending their lease over the Asia Cup for the ninth time at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
India made a terrible hash of what ought to have been a regulation chase of 147 after triggering a sensational Pakistan collapse that saw the last nine wickets fall for just 33 runs in 39 deliveries. From 113 for one, Pakistan crumbled to 146 when they looked good for at least 40 more, but through Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf and a host of slower deliveries, they had India reeling at 20 for three after four overs.
