India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This is the second time in a week that India has defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Abhishek Sharma unleashed a storm of runs, leaving the Pakistani bowlers bewildered. He started attacking from the first ball and continued until he was out. Abhishek scored 74 runs. Thanks to Abhishek’s innings, India chased down the target of 172 with 7 balls remaining.
After defeating Pakistan in the group stage, India again defeated Pakistan by chasing down the target of 172 runs in 18.5 overs. Abhishek and Shubman added 105 runs for the first wicket in 9.5 overs. Gill was out for 47 runs off 28 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav failed to score. Abhishek Sharma played a brilliant half-century, scoring 74 runs off just 39 balls, including 5 sixes and 6 fours. Sanju Samson was out for 13 runs. Tilak Varma scored 30, and Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on 7.
Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, Pakistan scored 171 runs for 5 wickets. The Pakistani opening pair of Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman added 21 runs in 2.3 overs. Fakhar was out for 15 runs off 9 balls. From there, Sahibzada Farhan added 72 runs for the second wicket with Saim Ayub. Saim contributed 21 runs to the team’s total off 17 balls. Hussain Talat came in to bat at number four. He scored 10 runs off 11 balls, while Sahibzada Farhan added 58 runs off 45 balls.
Pakistan lost their fourth wicket at a score of 115. From there, Mohammad Nawaz and captain Salman Agha added 34 runs for the fifth wicket, taking Pakistan to a challenging position. Pakistan added 17 runs in the 18th over. Mohammad Nawaz was run out in the 18.3 over. Nawaz added 21 runs to the team’s total, while Salman Agha played a 17-run innings. For India, Shivam Dube took the most wickets with 2, while Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya took 1 wicket each.
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These were the playing elevens of both teams:
India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy.
Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Fahim Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.
Abhishek Sharma gave a fitting reply to the sledging by Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf
Indian batter Abhishek Sharma played a blistering innings against Pakistan in the Super 4 match of the Asia Cup 2025. He also silenced the Pakistani players with his verbal responses. Opening the innings, Abhishek Sharma played a fiery innings of 74 runs, laying the foundation for India’s easy victory. During the match, he also countered the unsportsmanlike behavior of boastful bowlers like Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf. After the match, he explained how the Pakistani team resorted to unsportsmanlike tactics and how he responded. His innings totally dismantled the Pakistani bowling unit.
Abhishek hit a six off the first ball of India’s innings. After that, whenever Shaheen said something, he would tell him to concentrate on bowling. Later, he also silenced Haris. Speaking on Sony Sports Network, Abhishek said, “I felt that I had to play like this because I wasn’t comfortable with their behavior. If you are saying something like that with every ball, personally attacking us, then I think it was necessary to give them a reply. In my opinion, you don’t play cricket like that. Shubman (Gill) and I were discussing that we would reply by winning the match.”
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill forged a 105-run opening partnership
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill stitched together a 105-run opening partnership for India, which came in just 9.5 overs. After that, Pakistan had no chance of making a comeback in the match. Abhishek scored 74 runs off 39 balls, hitting six fours and five sixes. After the match, he also questioned the behavior of the Pakistani team. He said, “The way the Pakistani players were being aggressive towards us, which I didn’t like at all, and that was the only way I could respond to them.”
Pakistan loses to India for the second time in the Asia Cup 2025
Pakistan, batting first, scored 171 runs for 5 wickets. India chased down the target with seven balls remaining. Tilak Varma finished the match with a six followed by a four. India defeated Pakistan for the second time in the Asia Cup 2025, having previously won against them by seven wickets in the group stage.
After defeating Pakistan twice within a week, when Suryakumar Yadav was asked about the rivalry, he made a surprising statement. The Indian captain made this statement after winning the Super 4 match on September 21, which suggested that Pakistan no longer holds any significance in his eyes.
“There is no such thing as a rivalry with Pakistan” – Suryakumar Yadav
After defeating Pakistan in the Super 4 match with 7 balls remaining, when Suryakumar Yadav came to the press conference, he was asked about the rivalry between the two countries. Hearing this question, the Indian captain told the journalists present at the press conference that they should stop asking such questions, as there is no longer any rivalry between India and Pakistan.
“It makes sense when the match is closely contested…”
Suryakumar Yadav further said that a rivalry exists when there is a close contest between two teams. For example, if they have played 15 or 16 matches and one team wins 8 and the other wins 7, then it makes sense to talk about a rivalry. He said, “I don’t remember the exact statistics of India-Pakistan matches, but there’s a significant difference in the win-loss record between the two teams.”
Here’s a look at the India-Pakistan head-to-head record in the Asia Cup and T20Is:
India and Pakistan faced each other for the 21st time in the Asia Cup on September 21. India has won 12 of these matches, while Pakistan has won only 6. Three matches between the two teams ended in a tie or were abandoned. In T20 Internationals, India and Pakistan have played each other 15 times, with India winning 11 matches and Pakistan winning only 3. One match ended in a tie.