Deputy Editor, Sports, Daily Dawn,OK TV, Dawn TV Report
London: India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 to win the title for the ninth time. Both the teams and prominent players were awarded huge prize money by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
The Indian team, which won the final, was given a prize money of 300,000 US dollars (approximately 85 million Pakistani rupees) by the ACC, while the runner-up Pakistan received 75,000 US dollars (more than 20 million Pakistani rupees) as a prize.
Indian batsman Tilak Verma, who showed an outstanding performance in the final, was declared the “Man of the Match”, and was given 5,000 US dollars (approximately 1.4 million Pakistani rupees) and a trophy. In addition, the Super Sixer of the Match was given 3,000 dollars separately.
The Most Valuable Player award went to spinner Kuldeep Yadav who received a cash prize of US$15,000 (approximately PKR 4.2 million).
As the Man of the Series, Abhishek Sharma was also awarded US$15,000 (approximately PKR 4.2 million), an SUV car and a trophy. Shivam Dube was given $3.500 as the Game Changer of the Match.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a special bonus of INR 21 crore (approximately PKR 7.7 million) for Team India for winning the Asia Cup. This amount will be divided between the team and the staff.
All the players and teams who performed brilliantly in the Asia Cup 2025 were given prizes worth millions of dollars by the ACC.
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