IND VS PAK Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 quickfire 74 guides India to dominant win against Pakistanhighlights: Abhishek’s
Chasing 172 for a win, Sharma smashed 74 off 39 balls, studded with six boundaries and five maximums, and shared a 105-run opening stand with Gill (47 off 28 balls), as India reached 174/4 in 18.5 ov Updated – September 22, 2025 12:22 am IST
Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP
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Opener Abhishek Sharma struck a brilliant half-century and shared a century partnership with Shubman Gill as India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their Asia Cup Super 4s match on Sunday (September 22, 2025).
Chasing 172 for a win, Sharma smashed 74 off 39 balls, studded with six boundaries and five maximums, and shared a 105-run opening stand with Gill (47 off 28 balls), as India reached 174/4 in 18.5 overs.
Thanks to the two openers, India reached 100 in just 8.4 overs. But there was a mini slump when the two departed and skipper Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a duck, but Tilak Varma (30 not out) and Hardik Pandya (7 not out) guided the team to safety.
India had beaten Pakistan by seven wickets in the group stage as well.
Earlier, India pacer Shivam Dube grabbed the wickets of Sahibzada Farhan (58) and Saim Ayub (21), who had stitched together a valuable 72-run partnership for the second wicket, to stop the run flow after Pakistan had scored 91/1 at the halfway mark of their innings.
As was the case in the league match between the two teams, there was no handshake between Suryakumar and his Pakistan counterpart Salman Agha at the toss.
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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, Varun Chakaravarthy
Pakistan playing XI
Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris(WK), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(C), Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
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September 21, 2025 23:59End of innings: India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
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September 21, 2025 23:54Hardik joins Tilak in middle
With the dismissal of Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya aim to chase down the target.
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September 21, 2025 23:39Tilak, Samson in middle as India are 140/3 in 15 overs
After the dismissal of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma are taking their time on the crease with occasional boundaries and rotating the strike. Chasing 172, India needs 31 runs.