Dubai, September 22 (Sports Desk)
Match Summary
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Match: Super Four – Match 2, Asia Cup 2025 (Men’s T20)
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Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
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Date: 21 September 2025
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Result: India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
Innings Details
Pakistan Innings (Batting First)
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Total: 171/5 in 20 overs ESPNcricinfo+2Financial Express+2
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Top contributors:
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Sahibzada Farhan – 58
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Faheem Ashraf – 20* off 8 balls (a late-innings cameo)
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Bowling from India:
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Shivam Dube took 2 wickets for 33 runs
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Other bowlers also shared wickets to restrict Pakistan to this total
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India’s Chase
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Target: 172 runs to win
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Result: India chased it down, scoring 174/4 in 18.5 overs (so with 7 balls to spare)
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Key batting performances:
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Abhishek Sharma – 74 off 39 balls; very aggressive, including multiple sixes
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Shubman Gill – 47 off 28 balls; great support in the opening partnership
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Tilak Varma – 30* off 19 balls, played the finishing role well
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Other Notable Points
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Opening partnership: India’s openers (Abhishek Sharma & Shubman Gill) put on a stand of ~105 runs, which laid the foundation for the chase.
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Run rate: India chased at a healthy run-rate of about 9.23 runs per over
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Match atmosphere / non-cricketing tensions: The match was played amid continuing political tension between the countries. There was again no handshake between players before or after the match.
Player of the Match / Awards
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Player of the Match: Abhishek Sharma – for his explosive innings of 74 off 39 balls
