Pakistan v India ratings: Nawaz 10, Rizwan 9; Kohli 9, Hooda 3

Babar Azam's team win last-over Asia Cup thriller in Dubai on Sunday

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  PAKISTAN RATINGS: Mohammad Rizwan - 9. Exceptional Asia Cup for the wicketkeeper batsman with scores of 43, 78 and 71. Looks like he just won't get out. Taking a lot of pressure off captain Babar Azam. However, his workload with bat and gloves in the oppressive heat will be a concern for the team. AFP

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  Babar Azam - 6.5. Has been below par with the bat but his captaincy was spot on in Dubai on Sunday. The decision to send Mohammad Nawaz up the order was a masterstroke. Looks like Pakistan will adopt a floating batting order from here on, which should help them maximise the talent of Nawaz and Shadab Khan. AP

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  Fakhar Zaman - 4. Got stuck on 15 from 18 balls, which forced the promotion of Nawaz up the order. Needs to share the load of Rizwan at the top of the order as Azam is also not in form. AP

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  Mohammad Nawaz - 10. Outstanding. Has been excellent with the ball this Asia Cup (seven wickets at 6.5 economy) and turned the match on his head in Dubai by cracking 42 from just 20 balls. India had no answers and Pakistan found a genuine game-changer in the mould of Ravindra Jadeja. AP

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  Khushdil Shah - 6. Did exactly what the team needed and hit a crucial boundary in the penultimate over. Gave the ideal support to Asif with an 11-ball 14. AP

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  Asif Ali - 8. Struggled against the leg spin of Ravi Bishnoi and could have been out twice in the 18th over. But made the most of a dropped catch and took Bhuvneshwar Kumar apart. Should have finished the game with two needed from four balls. AFP

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  Iftikhar Ahmed - 7. Came in with two needed from two and sealed the match on the first ball he faced. Soaked in all the pressure to steal the second run and avoid a last-ball drama. Getty

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  Shadab Khan - 8. Dismissed the attacking KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. Has given away nothing with the ball so far. And can be really dangerous with the bat. Getty

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  Haris Rauf - 6. Cranked up the speed gun past 150kph in his last over. Had it not been for two unexpected boundaries from tailender Ravi Bishnoi, would have had more respectable figures than 1-38. Getty

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  Mohammad Hasnain - 6. Bowled the hard lengths and dismissed the in-form Hardik Pandya for a duck. Job well done. Looks like the dark days of his bowling action getting reported are behind him. AP

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  Naseem Shah - 4. The most expensive bowler of the match. However, showed great heart and the speed never dropped, which augurs well for an attack where all three quicks bowl at 150kph. AP

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  INDIA RATINGS: KL Rahul - 6.5. Batted like the fearless opener fans had become accustomed to a few seasons back. Took on the Pakistan quicks right from the start and laid the foundation for a huge score. But the middle order did not kick on. Reuters

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  Rohit Sharma - 6. As attacking as Rahul, set the tone for the batting line-up. However, as captain he missed a few tricks. Deepak Hooda ended up being used just as a batsman and not a bowler even with two bowlers leaking more than 10 an over; Dinesh Karthik could have been better utilised in that position. Reuters

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  Virat Kohli - 9. Vintage Kohli at his best. The clarity of thinking and conviction in strokeplay was the highlight of the day for India, and possibly the biggest positive this season. He not only held the innings together with his 44-ball 60 but also kept the tempo up despite losing wickets at the other end. AFP

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  Suryakumar Yadav - 4. A score of 13 from 10 balls is not catastrophic but his wicket robbed India of the momentum they had gained by the halfway point. The rest of the batsmen were playing catch up thereafter. AFP

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  Rishabh Pant - 4. Failed to get going with the bat and will find it difficult to keep Dinesh Karthik out of the team. AFP

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  Hardik Pandya - 3. After dominating in the first India-Pak match, failed almost completely on Sunday. Got out for a duck and was carted for 43 runs. Got the wicket of Rizwan, though. Has bailed India out on numerous occasion of late, so an off day is not a big concern. AFP

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  Deepak Hooda - 3. Just 16 runs from 14 balls in the death overs were poor returns, especially because Kohli was batting at the other end. Did not bowl as well, making his selection a strange choice. AFP

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  Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 4. Released the pressure when Pakistan needed 26 from 12 balls. Was smashed for two fours, a six and bowled two wides to concede 19 in the penultimate over. Not good enough from India's most experienced death bowler. AFP

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  Ravi Bishnoi - 8. Hit two fours off the final two balls of the Indian innings, to take the score past 180. Was almost unplayable as he gave away just 26 with his quick leg spin and googlies. Could have had match-winner Asif Ali twice in the 18th over, but Arshdeep dropped a sitter at short third man and match slipped away. AP

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  Arshdeep Singh - 4. Was brilliant with the ball, after a horror outing against Hong Kong. Bowled some good yorkers in final over while defending just seven. However, dropped an absolute dolly off Asif Ali in the 18th over, and that will likely haunt him for the rest of his career. AP

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  Yuzvendra Chahal - 3. While other spinners have been tough to negotiate in the Asia Cup, Chahal has been dealt with rather easily in helpful conditions. Gave away 43 runs on Sunday. Does not bode well for the hard surfaces in Australia during the T20 World Cup. AFP

Pakistan and India played out another last-over thriller in the Asia Cup, with the men in green prevailing this time in Dubai on Sunday.

Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz set up a five-wicket win in the Super Four game. Chasing 182 for victory, Pakistan achieved their target with one ball to spare after Rizwan hit 71 and the left-handed Nawaz, who was promoted to number four, smashed 42 from 20 balls.

Rizwan was out after his second successive half-century in the 17th over but Khushdil Shah, with an unbeaten 14, and Asif Ali, who made 16 off eight balls, took Pakistan over the finish line in a tense final over bowled by Arshdeep Singh.

Reprieved after Arshdeep dropped an easy catch at short third man, Asif hit a six and two fours before falling with two balls left, leaving Iftikhar Ahmed to score the remaining two runs.

For India, the return to form of star batsman Virat Kohli was the biggest positive. After scoring 35 and 59 not out in the two group stage matches, Kohli led the way by scoring 60 on Sunday.

India lost by five wickets in the last over in Dubai, but Kohli seemed to have found his old form in his 44-ball innings that included four fours and one six.

Kohli said the recent break that he took from the game and the relaxed atmosphere in the dressing room helped him find his touch.

"Took time away and it's given me a relaxation that it's not be all and end all of life," said Kohli.

"I was able to find my excitement back and when I came here the environment in the team is amazing. I am loving playing at the moment all over again and feeling good in batting."

Player ratings from the thrilling match can be seen in the picture gallery above.