Pakistan vs India: high-voltage clash of Asia Cup 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan XI have elected to bat first after wining the toss in a high voltage clash against India in the Asia Cup 2025 tonight.
Pakistan XII: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (C), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed
India Team: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
India chase 127 for 3
India XI defeated Pakistan in their first Asia Cup clash of the year. Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed after scoring 31 off 31 balls. However, Shivam Dube came in immediately, scoring an unbeaten 10 off 7 balls, providing solid support to unbeaten skipper, who scored 47 off 37 balls, as they chased down Pakistan’s 128-run target.
Posted on: September 14, 2025Indian first position batters down
Indian team began their innings by sending top batters Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill in the opening with an aim to easily chase the Pakistan’s 128-run target. But Shaheens spinner Saim Ayub destroyed their opening by claiming both Sharma and Gill after scoring only 31 and 10 each respectively.
Posted on: September 14, 2025Shaheens competitive target
Pakistan delivered a competitive 128-run target to the arch-rivals as Shaheens’ 49-run contribution in the last 5 overs went remarkable. Shaheen Sha Afridi, who came in after top batter Farhan was downed, played havoc with his bat, contributing an unbeaten 33 off 16 balls that increased the team’s total up to 127-9 in the last over.
Posted on: September 14, 20259th wicket for India
Sufiyan Muqeem managed only 10 off 6 before being downed by Bumrah in the second last over of the innings.
Posted on: September 14, 2025
8th wicket for India
All-rounder Faheem Ashraf showed some resistance at crease following a series of wickets downed by Indian star pacers and spinners. But, he also managed only 16 off 9 balls before being taken by Varun in 17. 3 overs.
Posted on: September 14, 2025Sahibzada Farhan downs
Top batter Sahibzada Farhan who played under an extreme level of pressure was also downed for 40 off 44 balls, increasing the team’s total to 79 in 17.1 overs.
Posted on: September 14, 20255th and 6th wicket for India
Two more wickets of the Shaheens have fallen to Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav. First, Hasan Nawaz was dismissed for 5, followed by Mohammad Nawaz for a duck, leaving the team’s total at 65 for 6 in 13 overs.
Posted on: September 14, 20254th wicket for India
Pakistani skipper came in to rescue the team following a big loss of the seasoned batter Fakhar Zaman who also scored only 17 off 15. But the skipper couldn’t make any difference as he too scored only 3 off 12 balls before being downed by Patel in 9.5 overs.
Posted on: September 14, 20253rd wicket for India
Right hand batter Fakhar Zaman downed by Patel after scoring just 17 off 15, contributing 37-run partnership with Farhan that led the team’s total to 44 off 7 overs.
Pakistan XI are trying to create a momentum and post a winning target against their arch-rivals in the Asia Cup clash tonight.
Pakistan vs India: what will help Shaheens triumph over Asia Cup rivals tonight
Second wicket for India
One-down Mohammad Haris also couldn’t contribute any big score and was downed for 3 by Indian star pacer Bumrah, leaving the team’s total at 6 in first 1.2 overs.
Posted on: September 14, 2025First wicket for India
Top batter Saim Ayub went for a duck, leaving Pakistan at 5-1 in first over of the innings delivered by Hardik Pandya.
Posted on: September 14, 2025