India beat arch-rival Pakistan by six wickets in the Super Four clash of the T20 Asia Cup 2025, held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
India won the toss and opted to field first in their Asia Cup Super Four clash against Pakistan. The Green Shirts made two changes from their previous encounter with India, bringing in Haris Rauf in place of Sufiyan Muqeem and Hussain Talat for Hasan Nawaz. India, meanwhile, went with an unchanged lineup.
Notably, captains Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Agha once again refrained from shaking hands at the toss, continuing the apparent tension between the two sides.
India completed the chase with seven balls to spare. The first Indian wicket to fall was Shubman Gill, who was bowled by Faheem Ashraf after scoring 47 runs. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a duck, caught by Haris Rauf.
At a total score of 123, Abhishek Sharma was dismissed by Abrar Ahmed. He played an outstanding knock of 74 runs off 39 balls, including five sixes.
Earlier, akistan posted 171 runs for 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
The first batter to be dismissed for Pakistan was Fakhar Zaman, who scored 15 runs before being bowled by Hardik Pandya at a total of 21. His dismissal sparked a debate on social media, with many users calling the decision controversial.
After Fakhar’s departure, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub steadied the innings, taking the score to 93 runs. At that point, Saim Ayub was caught out for 21 runs off Dube’s bowling.
The third wicket to fall was Hussain Talat, who was dismissed for 10 runs by Kuldeep Yadav, with the team total at 110. Soon after, Sahibzada Farhan was also dismissed for 58 runs, caught off Dube at the score of 115. Farhan’s innings included 3 sixes and 5 fours off 45 balls.
Mohammad Nawaz was dismissed for 21 runs at the total of 149. Captain Salman Agha remained not out on 17, and Faheem Ashraf scored 20 not out off 8 balls.
