In their Asia cup 2025 match, India sailed through the 171 run target of Pakistan by six wickets in only 18.5 overs with a quick run rate of 9.23. Abhishek Sharma with his explosive 74 off 39 balls coupled with the fluent 47 off 28 by Shubman Gill gave India the best platform to control.
When they chose to start batting first, Pakistan scored 171/5 in 20 overs. Sahibzada Farhan was the only person who batted the innings with a gritty (58) and late hits by Faheem Ashraf (20) and Salman Agha (17) carried the score beyond 170. In the case of India, Shivam Dube (2/33) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/31) took wickets, and Jasprit Bumrah had an off day, allowing 45 runs in his four overs.
India opened with attacks by its openers. The sharp lines of Gill and the fearless strokeplay of Abhishek Sharma the Pakistani bowlers were shaken and the pair sharing a century stand. Middle overs were taken a bit longer with quick wickets by skipper Suryakumar Yadav (duck) and Sanju Samson (13). However, a serene 30 off 19\ started by Tilak Varma and a non-hitterly scored 7 by Hardik Pandya led India to an easy victory.
The bowling of Pakistan was not very challenging even though Haris Rauf bowled tidly 2/26 with one solitary beat of Faheem Ashraf (1/31). With a leak of more than 10 an over, Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed were under control in the entire chase as India dominated the chase.
This victory further demonstrated the Indian superiority in white-ball cricket over Pakistan, as well as an excellent top-order batting and clever partnerships prevailed.
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