On 28 September 2025, India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the 2025 Asia Cup final, held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, securing their second T20 Asia Cup title and their overall ninth Asia Cup title.
Amidst this, a video circulating on social media (here, here, and here) claims to show Pakistani fans creating chaos inside the Dubai stadium after Pakistan’s defeat to India in the 2025 Asia Cup final. Let’s verify the claim made in the post in this article.
Claim: The video shows Pakistani fans causing chaos inside the Dubai stadium after Pakistan lost to India in the 2025 Asia Cup final.
Fact: The viral video does not show Pakistani fans causing chaos after India’s victory in the 2025 Asia Cup final. The footage is from 07 September 2022, during the Pakistan vs. Afghanistan Super four match in Sharjah, where clashes broke out between fans following Afghanistan’s one-wicket win. There are no credible reports of any disruption by Pakistani fans at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 September 2025. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video led us to multiple media reports (here, here, and here) from September 2022, which featured the same visuals. According to these reports, clashes broke out between fans after the Pakistan vs. Afghanistan ‘Super Four’ match on 07 September 2022 in Sharjah. Following Afghanistan’s one-wicket loss, some Afghan supporters allegedly attacked Pakistani fans, vandalised the stadium, and raised slogans like “Afghanistan Zindabad.” Videos from the incident show fans of both teams hitting each other with chairs, including a clip where a man strikes a person wearing a Pakistani jersey. This confirms that the viral visuals are from the 2022 Sharjah match, not the 2025 Asia Cup final.
We found no credible sources or media reports indicating that Pakistani fans caused chaos inside the Dubai stadium after the 2025 Asia Cup final on 28 September 2025.
To sum up, a 2022 video showing clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan fans is falsely shared as scenes after Pakistan’s 2025 Asia Cup final loss.
