PAK vs IND Full Scorecard, Asia Cup 2025 Updates

2nd T20I • Dubai International Cricket Stadium • Dubai

Pakistan

171/5 (20)

India

174/4 (18.5)

IND won by 6 wickets

Info

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Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Table

Mini Games

Date & Time

21 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

2nd T20I,

Umpires

Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

Toss

India elected to bowl

Pitch Report

This is a pitch on which you wouldn't mind more and more spin. It is another used surface, but, when you're batting first, you've got to get used to the pace and bounce of the surface. If the team batting first want to make India sweat, 180 is required.

1st Innings

144Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

122.5Avg SR

2nd Innings

127Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

121.93Avg SR

Weather Update

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IND

8- 2

PAK

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

India

Pakistan

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Fakhar Zaman

PAK . BAT

90 Runs

3 Matches

Mohammad Haris

PAK . WK

87 Runs

3 Matches

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK . BAT

74 Runs

3 Matches

Top Bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav

IND . BOWL

7 Wkts

2 Matches

Saim Ayub

PAK . ALL

6 Wkts

3 Matches

Shivam Dube

IND . ALL

3 Wkts

2 Matches

Player of the Match Abhishek Sharma

74(39)

PAK

IND

Info

Pakistan

171/5 (20)

Batters

Sahibzada Farhan

128.89

c Yadav b Dube

Fakhar Zaman

166.67

c Samson b Pandya

Saim Ayub

123.53

c Sharma b Dube

Hussain Talat

90.91

c Chakaravarthy b Yadav

Mohammad Nawaz

110.53

runout (Yadav / Chakaravarthy)

Agha Salman

(C)

130.77

Not out

Faheem Ashraf

250.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 2, W: 7)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.55)

171/5

Did not Bat

Mohammad Haris, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Bowlers

EXT

9.67

11.25

6.25

7.75

8.00

8.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Fakhar Zaman

c Samson b Pandya

1-21

2.3

Saim Ayub

c Sharma b Dube

2-93

10.3

Hussain Talat

c Chakaravarthy b Yadav

3-110

13.1

Sahibzada Farhan

c Yadav b Dube

4-115

14.1

Mohammad Nawaz

runout (Yadav / Chakaravarthy)

5-149

18.3

India

174/4 (18.5)

Batters

Abhishek Sharma

189.74

c Rauf b Ahmed

Shubman Gill

167.86

b Ashraf

Surya Kumar Yadav

(C)

0.00

c Ahmed b Rauf

N. Tilak Varma

157.89

Not out

Sanju Samson

76.47

b Rauf

Hardik Pandya

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(18.5 Ov, RR: 9.24)

174/4

Did not Bat

Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Bowlers

EXT

Shaheen Afridi

3.5

10.43

11.67

10.50

6.50

7.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Shubman Gill

b Ashraf

1-105

9.5

Surya Kumar Yadav

c Ahmed b Rauf

2-106

10.3

Abhishek Sharma

c Rauf b Ahmed

3-123

12.2

Sanju Samson

b Rauf

4-148

16.4

Match Info

Date & Time

21 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

2nd T20I,

Umpires

Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

Toss

India elected to bowl

1 0 2 0 2 0

Over 16

Runs: 5

2 0 1 W 4 1wd 0

Over 17

Runs: 8

0 6 1 1 1 1

Over 18

Runs: 10

0 0 1 6 4

Over 19

Runs: 11

All Overs

Player of the Match Abhishek Sharma

74(39)

Commentary

The overarching theme of the tournament continues to be the same — "Who can stop India?". Hot on a winning streak, Suryakumar Yadav and co. continue to be the firm favourites to lift the trophy next week. They will now face Bangladesh next on September 24th, Wednesday. Meanwhile, Pakistan will next lock horns against Sri Lanka on September 23rd, Tuesday.

And we will be there to bring you all the action. For now, it is time for us to wrap our coverage. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did bringing it to you. This is the pair of Darpan and Bidipto signing off. See you soon.

Suryakumar Yadav (India captain): "The way the boys are stepping up every game and playing their roles really well! After the first ten overs, we told ourselves that the game begins now. And our bowlers did a fabulous job. It's okay if Jasprit Bumrah has an off-day, because it's always him who comes back stronger! Shivam Dube stepped up magnificently! Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill complement each other and it shows that they know each other's game! The fielding coach is at work already, you know! We won't drop that many as we get along, I can tell you that!"

Agha Salman (Pakistan captain): "We are yet to play a perfect game. But we are getting there. We batted really well. But with the ball, they took it away in the powerplay. We could have gotten 15 more runs. But the way they batted in the powerplay, took the game away from us. (On the way he rotated the bowlers) It is about giving the ball to the right person at the right time. There are a lot of positives. We are looking forward to Sri Lanka as a different challenge."

Abhishek Sharma (Player of the Match, 74 runs off 39 balls and a good catch): "Today, it was pretty simple. The way they were coming at us wasn't good at all, so, we kept it simple and wanted to play our shots to the merit of the ball. Shubman (Gill) and I have played together for a long time, since school, and so, we know each other's game quite well. Loved Shubman giving it back to them as well! The team management has backed me and that is what is also working for me!"

The Super Sixes of the Match award goes to none other than Abhishek Sharma!

The Gamechanger of the Match award winner is Shivam Dube for his spell of 2/33 in 4 overs!

Hang around for the post-match presentation. We will bring you the quotes from the skippers and the Player of the Match.

Hari: "The Gill-Abhishek partnership should dominate world cricket for years to come"

10:28 PM local time, 11:58 PM IST | India begin the Super 4s with a convincing victory, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 6 wickets.

Abhishek Sharma 74 (39) | Shivam Dube 2/33 (4)
Sahibzada Farhan 58 (45) | Haris Rauf 2/24 (4)

The juggernaut continues. India have yet again given their opponents a thrashing. They continue to remain undefeated and — if it was not clear already — are the firm favourites to win the Asia Cup. Though, tonight they were put under pressure, especially early on.

Being put into bat, Pakistan batters came out playing their shots, putting Bumrah and co. under pressure early. Remember, at the end of the 10th over in the first innings, the score read 91/1. India had already tried their five frontline bowling options. Then, Suryakumar Yadav turned to Shivam Dube, who turned out to be the trump card.

The all-rounder delivered three successive boundary-less overs, that helped pull things back big time. In that spell, Dube also accounted for the important wickets of Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub. As a result, Pakistan were strangled to a final total of 171/5.

While the target seemed a bit under-par, the Green Shirts were expected to pose a challenge. However, an explosive opening partnership between Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma pretty much killed the chase within the first 10 overs itself. The southpaw made his intentions clear from ball one, when he hooked a short one from Afridi for six. Gill matched him toe to toe and unfurled some cracking shots. His drives through the off were majestic, while the short arm pulls were authoritative as always.

Some apparent sledging from Rauf and Afridi only added fuel to fire. Abhishek continued to unleash one imperious shot after the other and the score galloped along. By the time, both the openers were dismissed, India were far ahead of the rate. What folded next were mere formalities. Tilak Varma's 19-ball-30* shepherd the team beyond the finish line.

All in all, another solid display from the Men in Blue. The only blemish being the catches they put down — five of them — something that the coaching staff will have to address before the next game.

18.5 Shaheen Afridi to N. Tilak Varma, FOUR RUNS! INDIA WIN! INDIA KICK OFF THEIR SUPER FOURS CAMPAIGN IN SOME STYLE! Low full toss on the legs. Clipped away off the toes to the left of backward square-leg and right of fine-leg for a boundary to seal the deal! Well done India, well played India!

18.4 Shaheen Afridi to N. Tilak Varma, over the wicket, OH WOW! WHAT A STUNNING SHOT THIS IS FOR SIX! Pace on or pace off, it was in the slot! Tilak leant into it, went down on one knee and hammered it straight over long-off!

18.3 Shaheen Afridi to Hardik Pandya, full toss outside off. Sliced away off the attempted swat through cover, for a single down to third man.

18.2 Shaheen Afridi to Hardik Pandya, HMM! On the fuller side of good length around off. This straightened just a bit and the drive on the up got missed.

18.1 Shaheen Afridi to Hardik Pandya, round the wicket, slower yorker on middle-and-leg. Pandya jams the bat down on it and digs it out to cover. No run.

Shaheen Afridi [3-0-29-0] to bowl.

Kumar: "India under pressure. This will go down to the wire!"
From where we see it, they seem to be under control, Kumar!

Only going through the motions now. 9 more needed off the final 12 balls.

overs

163 /4 score