IND vs PAK Asia Cup | Kuldeep, Axar depart Pakistan in a daze

A nervy night on the Dubai International Cricket Stadium was an evening of celebration for India as Suryakumar Yadav’s crew maintained its stranglehold over Pakistan. In a Group-A battle of the arch-rivals on the Asia Cup on Sunday (September 14, 2025), India strolled to a goal of 128 in 15.5 overs with seven wickets in hand to nearly seal qualification for the Super Four section. Post victory, the 2 groups didn’t alternate customary handshakes.

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The crushing triumph was arrange by the Indian bowlers, who restricted Salman Agha’s males to 127 for 9 in 20 overs. Shaheen Afridi’s unbeaten 33 off 16 balls at No. 9 was the lone silver lining for Pakistan with the bat.

India’s artful assault was at its perfect. Left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was once more the ace within the pack with figures of 4-0-18-3, and was ably assisted by Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah.

The job was accomplished by India’s formidable batting unit. The chase started with Abhishek Sharma thumping Shaheen for a 4 and 6. Shubman Gill additionally struck successive boundaries towards Saim Ayub, who claimed three wickets, earlier than being stumped. Abhishek went on to hammer a 13-ball 31 as India motored to 42 for 2 in 4 overs.

With the asking charge in management, the remainder of the batters didn’t should do something daft. Suryakumar did as required with an unbeaten 47 off 37 balls.

For the Indian followers to interrupt into thunderous applause at the beginning of the sport, it took no time. Off the primary respectable supply of the sport, Hardik Pandya dismissed Saim as his ethereal drive spooned to Bumrah at backward level. Next over, Hardik sprinted from advantageous leg and held onto a skier from Mohammad Haris to present Bumrah his opening breakthrough.

On a sluggish floor, Fakhar Zaman tried to play the function of aggressor. Twice within the third over, he received Hardik away for boundaries.

At the opposite finish, Sahibzada Farhan clumped Bumrah for 2 sixes earlier than the sector restrictions eased. Yet, Pakistan had ambled alongside to 42 for 2 in six overs with Farhan at a run-a-ball 19.

With the desperation of the Pakistan batters mounting, it was straightforward to predict Fakhar’s tried slog when Axar got here into the assault within the eighth over. To the latter’s credit score, he gave the ball a little bit of air and drew the left-hand batter right into a miscue that carried to long-on. In his very subsequent over, Axar would additionally lure Salman in his internet.

Not a lot of a revival was in retailer for the Pakistanis as wickets stored tumbling. Kuldeep joined the jamboree with back-to-back breakthroughs of Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Nawaz, decreasing the rival to 64 for six in 12.5 overs.

Considering India’s agency grip on proceedings, Pakistan’s ambition within the latter overs was restricted to on the lookout for a preventing complete.

Hopes had been pinned on Farhan, however after a subpar 40, he succumbed off his forty fourth supply for Kuldeep’s third scalp of the innings.