Team India claimed a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 match game to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. At the toss, Salman Ali Agha won the toss and elected
to bat first. Saim Ayub and Mohamad Haris fell early, the former became the victim of Hardik Pandya while the latter lost his wicket against Jasprit Bumrah. Fakhar Zaman, who came at number four, struggled to hoard runs at a brisk pace. Eventually, he lost his wicket against Axar Patel in the eighth over of the match. The southpaw could score only 17 off 15.
India’s spin-bowling attack looked extraordinary and demolished Pakistan’s middle-order. Captain Salman Ali Agha (3 off 12), Hassan Nawaz (5 off 7), and Mohammad Nawaz (0 off 1) looked completely out of rhythm and lost their wickets against magnificent spin bowling. Faheem Ashraf, who came at number eight, fell against Varun Chakravarthy after chipping with his 11 off 14.Confronting disciplined bowling against India, Sahibzada Farhan and Shaheen Shah Afridi displayed nerves of steel and played fine knocks from their bats. The opener scored 40 off while Afridi notched up an unbeaten 33 off 16. Riding on their innings, the Men in Green delivered a target of 128 to their arch-rivals. Kuldeep Yadav emerged as the most successful bowler for the reigning champions as the leggie registered 3/18 figures in his four overs.
India’s batting attack outclassed Pakistan
Chasing the total, India saw the attacking approach from their opener Abhishek Sharma, who looked ruthless against Shaheee. In the speedster’s initial two overs, the left-handed opener scored four boundaries. However, Shubman Gill couldn’t produce an effective knock as he departed after scoring only 10 off seven. Saim Ayub got Gill stumped.
Abhishek also lost his wicket against Ayub while attacking the off-spinner. Skipper Suryakumar and Tilak Varma stitched a 56-run stand off 52 balls and took the team close to the target. In the 13th over, Tilak got cleaned up by Ayub and concluded his innings after scoring a run-a-ball 31. Suryakumar stood at the crease until the end and took India home by seven wickets in hand and 25 balls to spare. The India captain smashed an unbeaten 47 off 37. With this win, India have become the first team to qualify for the Super 4 round of the tournament.
