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India beat Pakistan by five wickets in a tense final to retain the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.<\/b><\/p>\n
It was the third meeting between the rivals at the tournament and success for India again on Sunday landed them a ninth title.<\/p>\n
Both sides again refused to shake hands – just as they had in the two earlier fractious encounters.<\/a><\/p>\n Made to bat first, Pakistan started superbly, with Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46) putting together an impressive opening stand of 84.<\/p>\n They rallied to 113-1 with 44 balls left in the innings, but the collapse that followed would be dramatic and prove pivotal to the outcome.<\/p>\n With the help of left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav (4-30) and some poor shots, India took the remaining nine wickets for just 33 runs as a shellshocked Pakistan were bundled out for 146 with five deliveries still left in their innings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n