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Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma throughout the match towards Pakistan within the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters
IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 highlights
Having overwhelmed the arch-rival by seven wickets in a Group-A gathering of the Asia Cup final weekend, the margin of victory was six wickets on this event because the Men in Blue chased down 172 in 18.5 overs to kick off the Super Four part on the proper observe.
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Abhishek (74, 39b, 6×4, 5×6) and Gill (47, 28b, 8×4), the perfect of mates since their under-12 days in Punjab, handled the spectators to a spellbinding combination of beautiful timing and brutal hitting in a gap stand price 105 runs. That the 2 batters engaged in fiery verbal exchanges with the Pakistan bowlers mirrored the strain amid the handshake row that erupted final Sunday. The gamers didn’t alternate handshakes earlier than or after this recreation both.
Abhishek, as is his wont, began the chase with a pull off Shaheen Afridi that went for six. Whether it was tempo from Afridi and Haris Rauf or spin from Abrar Ahmed and Saim Ayub thereafter, the Indian openers effortlessly dispatched the massive hits. The left-handed Abhishek would convey up his fifty with a drive off Saim via cowl for 4.
By the time Faheem Ashraf’s inducker dislodged Gill’s stumps within the tenth over, India was effectively on its option to victory — its seventh in a row towards Pakistan in white-ball cricket. While Abhishek departed a bit of later, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya noticed the chase via.
In Pakistan’s complete of 171 for 5, Sahibzada Farhan was the primary contributor with a 45-ball 58. Shivam Dube was the choose of the Indian bowlers with figures of 4-0-33-2. Jasprit Bumrah, who conceded 45 runs, had a uncommon off-day.
India’s catching on the day was off the mark. While Abhishek dropped Farhan on zero, Kuldeep Yadav provided a reprieve to Saim at brief nice leg. Farhan and Saim went on to sew a 72-run alliance for the second wicket. Gill was responsible of dropping Faheem within the nineteenth over.
Pakistan had the higher of the early exchanges. Greater attacking intent, in sync with the necessities of the format, took it to 55 for one after six overs — its highest-ever rating towards India within the PowerPlay in T20Is.
Once Fakhar Zaman departed after a brisk begin, Farhan took cost by notably dictating phrases towards Bumrah. Four fours from the 29-year-old’s willow, by way of a disdainful drive and a few pugnacious pulls, meant the spearhead was taken for 34 runs in his first three overs. In the earlier encounter, the Indian spinners had squeezed the Pakistan batters via the center part. But Farhan and Saim didn’t fairly permit the spin triumvirate to get on prime.
The stand was ultimately damaged by Dube within the eleventh over. The breakthrough helped India pull issues again properly within the second half of the innings. The medium-pacer from Mumbai snared his second scalp when the well-set Farhan skied an off-cutter to Suryakumar Yadav at cowl within the fifteenth over. It contributed to a different emphatic win by the tip of the evening.
Published – September 22, 2025 12:33 am IST
