India Lift 9Th Asia Cup Title: PM Modi And Fans Troll Pakistan As 'Operation Tilak' Wins Hearts

IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025 Final: India lifted their ninth Asia Cup title in a dramatic T20 final against Pakistan, edging past the rivals by five wickets in Dubai on Sunday. The standout performer was Tilak Varma, who scored a brilliant unbeaten 69 off 53 balls, steering India to a tense victory with just two balls to spare. Shivam Dube also played a crucial role, adding a quickfire 33 off 22 balls, as the duo stitched a vital 60-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

The victory triggered a massive celebration across India, with social media abuzz over 'Operation Tilak', humorously drawing parallels to India's Operation Sindoor in May, when strikes targeted terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoK in retaliation for the brutal Pahalgam attack that killed 26 innocent people.

PM Narendra Modi was among those who took a jibe at Pakistan with a cheeky X post:“#OperationSindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same - India wins! Congrats to our cricketers.”

. . . . . . . . A dominant performance capped by an unbeaten campaign Congratulations to #TeamIndia on winning #AsiaCup2025 Scorecard ▶️ #Final twitter/n9fYeHfByB

- BCCI (@BCCI) September 28, 2025

#OperationSindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same - India wins!Congrats to our cricketers.

- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 28, 2025

THE WINNING MOMENT IN ASIA CUP FINAL. - it's 8-0 against Pakistan, Winning everywhere. twitter/WPyr8vFrQC

- Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 28, 2025

Spin Trio Spins Web Around Pakistan 

Sent in to bat, Pakistan looked well-placed thanks to Sahibzada Farhan's 57 and Fakhar Zaman's 46, who put together an explosive 84-run opening stand in less than ten overs. But India's spinners, led by Kuldeep Yadav's 4/30, tightened the screws. Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel chipped in with two wickets each, while Jasprit Bumrah also dismissed two, triggering a collapse as Pakistan lost nine wickets for just 33 runs.

Social Media Buzz: Pakistan Faces Backlash, Operation Tilak Wins Hearts

The win was India's third over Pakistan in this edition, following victories in the league and Super 4 stages. Unsurprisingly, Pakistani fans faced a wave of trolling on social media, with memes, jokes, and playful jabs flooding Twitter and Instagram. 

From exaggerated GIFs to humorous comparisons, cricket fans everywhere had fun at Pakistan's expense, highlighting the intense rivalry and the drama of the final.

HARIS RAUF: 3.4-0-50-0 IN FINAL...!!!!Celebrations > Performance against India. twitter/eT6f4Tgwhg

- Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 28, 2025

Pakistan right now : twitter/aK4T3a1qjJ

- The Impact Desk (@TheImpactDesk) September 28, 2025

Paijaans got whitewashed 3-0 in this bilateral series disguised as Asia cup twitter/YgPlOVdZRi

- Popat Hamhead (@Rasgullah786) September 28, 2025

8-0. 3-0. All available with video proofs! twitter/YxWq6YU4dD

- Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 28, 2025

Meet Haris Rauf - the only guy who had more celebrations than wickets in this Asia Cup. twitter/nrLkE4vrbA

- Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 28, 2025

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- भाई साहब (@Bhai_saheb) September 28, twitter/DnoQb2oqYN

- Rajesh Neel. (@Rajesh30neel) September 28, 2025

Start crying crybabies twitter/WWk3X4cpm6

- Sood Saab (@SoodSaab11) September 28, 2025

“Paijaan, kya karein? Match to live dikha rahe hain!” twitter/pg5A82Heb2

- Chandler! (@TheRainPoet) September 28, 2025

PAKI'S NOW twitter/Dviz7Cti4W

- Vishal Patel (@AnirudhDhoni07) September 28, 2025

Operation Tilak successful... Parthiv Patel (@parthivpatel) September 28, 2025

Operation Sindoor ✅ Operation tilak ✅ twitter/g4UzBGpgXJ

- Sumit (@sumitsaurabh) September 28, 2025

Dedicated to 11 Pakistani Airbases. #INDvPAK #OperationTilak #AsiaCupFinal#AsiaCup twitter/3QMmKQ2V6U

- Himanshu (@himanshuCiteh) September 28, 2025

Operation Sindoor ✅✅Operation Tilak ✅✅#indvspak2025#AsiaCupFinal twitter/uVl8MCzY9T

- Ben (@Zzyzx619) September 28, 2025

Operation Tilak twitter/oLW0r5Xo2N

- Sumit Kadel (@SumitkadeI) September 28, 2025

Operation Tilak ❤️#AsiaCupFinal #indvspak2025 twitter/XT5LVrIllt

- Overthinking out loud (@wbhavay) September 28, 2025

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