India’s Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma fist-bumping throughout the Asia Cup 2025’s Tremendous Fours match towards Pakistan at Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE, on September 21, 2025. — ReutersGill and Abhishek add 105-run opening stand for India.Tilak Varma stays unbeaten on 30 to complete chase.Pakistan to face Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
India have inflicted a six-wicket defeat on Pakistan as bowlers did not defend a aggressive 172-run whole within the Tremendous Fours match at Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Dubai, on Sunday.
Set to chase 172, the Males in Blue knocked the successful runs for the lack of 4 wickets and 7 balls to spare.
India obtained off to a flying begin to the pursuit as their opening pair of Abhishek and Shubman Gill put collectively a century-plus stand.
The duo added 105 runs inside 10 overs till all-rounder Faheem Ashraf cleaned up Gill, who made 47 off 28 deliveries with the assistance of eight boundaries.
Sharma remained the top-scorer for India with 74 off 39 deliveries, that includes 5 sixes and 6 fours, whereas Suryakumar perished for a duck.
Wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma then batted cautiously so as to add 25 extra to the whole off as many deliveries earlier than Haris struck once more, dismissing the previous, who walked again after scoring 13 off 17.
In the meantime, Varma remained agency and steered India over the road with an unbeaten 30 off 19 deliveries, laced with two sixes and as many fours. He was supported by all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who made seven not out.
Haris was the choose of the bowlers for Pakistan, taking two wickets for simply 26 runs in his 4 overs, whereas Faheem and Abrar chipped in with one apiece.
Put into bat first, the Inexperienced Shirts collected 171/5 of their allotted 20 overs.
Pakistan obtained off to a comparatively first rate begin to their innings as their new opening pair of Farhan and Fakhar Zaman put collectively a brisk 21 runs earlier than the latter fell sufferer to Hardik Pandya within the third over after a debated resolution by the third umpire.
Fakhar scored 15 off simply 9 deliveries with the assistance of three boundaries.
Farhan then shared a one-sided 72-run partnership for the second wicket with Saim Ayub, who made 21 off 17 deliveries earlier than being dismissed by Shivam Dube within the eleventh over.
The fitting-handed opener was then concerned in a short 17-run partnership with Hussain Talat (10) till Shivam Dube drew curtains on his valiant knock within the fifteenth over.
He remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with 58 off 45 deliveries, studded with 5 fours and three sixes.
Nawaz made 21 off 19 deliveries, hitting one six and a 4 throughout his cameo.
In the meantime, Agha remained unbeaten and walked again after scoring 17 off 13 deliveries, whereas all-rounder Faheem Ashraf made 20 not out from eight deliveries, comprising two sixes and a 4.
For India, Dube led the bowling cost with two wickets, whereas Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya made one scalp apiece.
