India vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS, Asia Cup 2025: India win by 7 wickets in Dubai
India vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS Asia Cup 2025 Match Today: India defeat Pakistan by 7 wickets at Dubai International Stadium.
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India vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS, Asia Cup 2025: The Men in Blue beat Pakistan by 7 wickets at the Dubai International Stadium. Another easy chase for Team India in the Asia Cup 2025. Pakistan bowlers failed to take early wickets, and 128 was always going to be tough to defend.
Abhishek Sharma cleared his intentions from the first ball as he charged Shaheen and hit him straight down the ground for four. The tone was set for the chase, and even though India lost three wickets, the Men in Blue were in the driver's seat throughout the match.
After the dismissal of Abhishek and Gill, Suryakumar stitched a 56-run partnership for the third wicket with Tilak Varma. He then forged a match-winning partnership with Shivam Dube as the Men in Blue finished the match in 15.5 overs.
Earlier, Pakistan lost a couple of early wickets as Hardik and Bumrah removed Ayub and Haris in the first two overs. After that, Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman managed to rebuild and stitched a 39-run partnership for the third wicket.
But Axar Patel struck twice in two overs before Kuldeep picked up two wickets in the same over, which derailed Pakistan's innings. They tried to play aggressive shots but failed to find a way to score consistently. At one point, 100 runs seemed difficult, but some clean and sensational hitting from Shaheen helped Pakistan to post a 128-run target on the board.
He scored an unbeaten 33 runs off 16 balls, smashing four maximums. Kuldeep took three wickets while Bumrah and Axar picked up two wickets each. There were 63 dot balls in total, which could be match-defining. India will take on Oman in their next game in Abu Dhabi on September 19.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India win by 7 wickets
India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets at the Dubai International Stadium. Surykumar Yadav finishes the match in style. Another easy chase for the Men in Blue. No post-match handshakes between both sides. Another clinical performance from Team India. That’s all from us today. Enjoy and celebrate this victory.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 123/3 (15 overs)
Saim Ayub concedes 13 runs in the over. Suryakumar hits a boundary through backward point on the first ball. Shivam Dube smashes a maximum over long-on on the last ball.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 110/3 (14 overs)
10 runs from Mohammad Nawaz's over. Shivam Dube takes a single on the first ball, and Suryakumar Yadav hits a boundary through backward point on the next ball. He again smashes a boundary on the fourth ball through sweeper cover.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: WICKET!!
Saim Ayub removes Tilak Varma on 31 runs. He bowls quicker off-break and Tilak bowls goes on backfoot to play but the amount of turn defeats him. Just 3 runs and a wicket from the over.
IND 100/3 (13 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 97/2 (12 over)
Mohammad Nawaz is back into the attack and concedes just 4 runs in the over. Some good bowling from Pakistan in the last two overs. India need 38 runs to win in 48 balls.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 88/2 (10 over)
Just 3 runs came from Abrar Ahmed's over. Sufiyan Muqeem concedes 14 runs in the next over. Tilak Varma hits a maximum on the first ball of the over into the top-tier at deep mid-wicket. He takes a single on the next ball, and Suryakumar Yadav hits a boundary through backward point on the next ball.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 71/2 (8 over)
Sufyaan Muqeem comes in the attack and concedes seven runs in the over. Tilak Varma rotates takes a single on the first ball, and Surykumar Yadav hits a boundary over short fine on the third ball. Muqeem gives away just two runs on the last three balls
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 61/2 (6 over)
Mohammad Nawaz comes in the attack and concedes 13 runs in the over. Tilak Varma hits a boundary on the first ball through backward point. He smashes another boundary on the third ball over mid-off.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: WICKET!!
Saim Ayub dismisses Abhishek Sharma on 31 runs. He bowls a slower delivery and Abhishek comes down the track but didn't get much elevation on the shot and Ashraf takes a simple cacth at long-off. 9 runs and a wicket from the over.
IND 42/2 (4 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 33/1 (3 overs)
11 runs from Shaheen Afridi's over. Abhishek Sharma hits a boundary on the first ball of the over through backward point. He smashes a maximum over mid-wicket on the third ball.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: WICKET!!
Saim Ayub dismisses Shubman Gill on 10 runs. He bowls a carrom delivery and Gill gets forward to defend it from a length, the ball turns away and leaves the opening batter stranded. It passes the outside edge and Mohammad Haris does a good job. 10 runs and wicket from the over.
IND 22/1 (2 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India 12/0 (1 over)
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill are at the crease. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack and concedes 12 runs in the opening over. Abhishek Sharma hits a boundary on the first ball, and smashes a a maximum over wide long-off on the second ball.
India vs Pakistan Match: PAK 127/9 (20 overs)
India need 128 runs to win the match against Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium. Excellent batting from Shaheen Afridi in the death overs. He smashed an unbeaten 33 runs off 16 balls with the help of four maximums. Kuldeep picked up three wickets, while Bumrah and Axar took two wickets each. We'll be back with chase shortly.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: WICKET!!
Jasprit Bumrah dismisses Sufiyan Muqeem on 10 runs with a yorker delivery. He hits two consecutive boundaries ,and Bumrah takes his revenge on the last ball.
PAK 111/9 (19 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: WICKET!!
Varun Chakaravarthy dismisses Faheem Ashraf on 11 runs. He looks to hit a boundary but misses the ball completely and it hits the leg stump. 9 runs and a wicket from the over.
PAK 99/8 (18 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: WICKET!!
Kuldeep Yadav dismisses Sahibzada Farhan on 40 runs. He bowls a full delivery and Farhan didn't hold back and only manages to get bottom of the bat, and the ball goes high in the air. Hardik takes an easy catch. Shaheen Afridi smashes a maximum over mid-wicket on the very next ball. 7 runs and a wicket from the over.
PAK 90/7 (17 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan 83/6 (16 overs)
Varun Chakaravarthy is back in the attack and concedes just five runs in the over. Good over for the Men in Blue. Three decisions overturned by Pakistan batters today - the joint-most in a T20I after Oman.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan 72/6 (14 overs)
7 runs from Axar Patel's over. He concedes just four runs on the first five deliveries, Farhan hits a boundary through midwicket on the last ball.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: DOUBLE-WICKET OVER!!
Kuldeep Yadav removes Hasan Nawaz on 5 runs. Tosses up delivery and Hasan goes for a big slog-sweep but only manages a thick top-edge and Axar takes an easy catch.
Kuldeep dismisses Mohammad Nawaz on duck in the very next delivery. He bowls a googly and Nawaz doesn't pick it and is trapped in the crease. The ball-tracking confirms that it would've crashed into leg-stump. Three runs and two wickets from Kuldeep's over.
PAK 65/6 (13 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: PAK 62/4 (12 overs)
Eight runs from Axar Patel's over. Farhan smashes a maximum down the ground on the first ball. Good over for Pakistan/
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: WICKET!!
Axar Patel removes Salman Agha on 3 runs. He bowls a length delivery and Salman goes for a sweep shot. The ball goes in the air and Abhishek Sharma takes a good catch at square leg. Just two runs and wicket from the over.
PAK 49/4 (10 overs)
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan 47/3 (9 overs)
Varun Chakaravarthy is back in the attack and concedes just two runs in the over. Good over for the Men in Blue.
India vs Pakistan Match: WICKET!!
Axar Patel dismisses Fakhar Zaman on 17 runs. Fakhar comes dancing down the track for a big shot, and Axar fires it in from round the wicket. He miscues it, and the ball goes high in the air, and Tilak takes an easy catch on long-on. Just one runs and a wicket from Axar's over.
PAK 45/3 (8 overs)
India vs Pakistan Match: PAK 42/2 (6 overs)
Another good over for Pakistan as Bumrah gives away eight runs in the over. Farhan smashes Bumrah for a maximum on the third ball over backward square leg. He takes two runs on the next ball.
India vs Pakistan Match: PAK 34/2 (5 overs)
Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack and concedes 8 runs in the over. Fakhar and Farhan rotate strike on the first two deliveries of the over. Fakhar hits a boundary on the third ball and takes two singles on the last three balls.
India vs Pakistan Match: PAK 26/2 (4 overs)
Bumrah concedes just six runs in the fourth over. Sahibzada smashes Bumrah for a maximum on the third ball over wide long-on.
India vs Pakistan Match: PAK 20/2 (3 overs)
13 runs from Hardik Pandya's over. He gives away just two runs in the first two balls but Fakhar Zaman hits a boundary on the third delivery. He hits another boundary through midwicket on the fifth ball of the over.
India vs Pakistan Match: WICKET!!
Jasprit Bumrah removes Mohammad Haris for 3 runs. He bowls a back-of-a-length delivery and Haris looks to play it through the on-side, but gets a thick top-edge as it climbs on him, and Hardik takes an easy catch. Great over from Bumrah, just two runs and a wicket from it.
PAK 7/2 (2 overs)
India vs Pakistan Match: WICKET!!
Hardik Pandya dismisses Saim Ayub with an outswinger and Ayub punches on the up, and it went straight to Bumrah at point. Five runs and wicket from the first over, brilliant bowling by Pandya.
PAK 5/1 (1 over)
India vs Pakistan Match: Time for live action
No surprises as both sides stick with their spinners on a pitch that looks dry. The captains have read the conditions differently. Pakistan wanted runs on the board, while India felt the pitch plays better in the second innings, and there could be dew as well. National Anthems done, now time for the live action.
Hardik Pandya with the new ball, one slip in place and Saim Ayub on strike.
Ind vs Pak Match: Pitch report
"This pitch seems drier compared to the rest and spin could be an important element," says Sanjay Manjrekar in the pitch report.
"Pakistan feel this surface is on the slower side which can be seen in their selection," Ravi Shastri adds
Ind vs Pak Match: Playing XI
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris(w), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed
Ind vs Pak Match: Toss Update
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first at Dubai International Stadium.
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup: The Men in Blue hold the edge in Asia Cup matches
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India won in 2016 and 2022 (both by 5 wickets), while Pakistan clinched a five-wicket win in the 2022 Super 4 stage.
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup: What did Pakistan opener Saim Ayub say ahead of the game?
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India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup: 'It's obviously a very sensitive issue': India’s assistant coach ten Doeschate
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India vs Pakistan: Asia Cup 2025 points table
'When multinational tournaments are organised by ACC or ICC, it becomes a compulsion': BJP MP Anurag Thakur
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India vs Pakistan: 'I am boycotting the match': Manoj Tiwary
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Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan's probable XI
Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris(w), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India's probable XI
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: All set for the match No.2
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Head-to-head in T20Is
Total matches - 13
India won - 10
Pakistan won - 3
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan squad
Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Sahibzada Farhan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali Hasan Ali, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Wasim Jr.
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: India squad
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup 2025: Hello and Welcome!!
A very good evening to each one of you, and welcome to our live coverage of the Asia Cup T20 2025. India will face Pakistan in the group-stage game at the Dubai International Stadium. Despite political noise and boycott calls following the recent Pahalgam terror attack, the match is going ahead as scheduled, and we’ll bring you all the action.