Asia Cup 2025: India Beat Pakistan

In the highly anticipated rivalry match on Sunday, September 21, 2025, India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their Asia Cup Super 4s clash in Dubai.

Interestingly, the Men in Blue secured their seventh victory over the Men in Green.

Match Summary

India won the toss,they decided to field first.

Hardik Pandya starts the bowling for India. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman kick off their batting against India.

Farhan lost his wicket to an off cutter that really gripped the surface. He tried to hit it too hard and ended up mis-hitting it to Surya at mid-off. From a solid 93 for 1 in 10.2 overs, Pakistan quickly fell to 115 for 4 in 14.1 overs. The well built Dube not only added some extra pace but also found the perfect line for his bowling. Dube quiet yet impactful performance with the ball. His wicket of Sahibzada Farhan was crucial in preventing Pakistan from taking control of the match.

Pakistan batsmen usually charged at every spinner, trying to hit them down the ground. They had some success, but Varun’s smart changes in pace, slight adjustments in length, and impressive variations made him tough to read. He was the most economical spinner, giving away just 6.25 runs per over, while the others were leaking more than 7.5 runs per over.

A six off the final ball from Faheem Ashraf helped Pakistan wrap up at 171/5 in 20 overs.

This marks Pakistan’s highest score against India in T20Is when batting first.

Next, India began to play their game. The opening partnership between Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma keeps getting stronger as India surpasses the 100-run mark. This is also the first hundred partnership for any wicket in the Asia Cup 2025 by any team. IND 105/0 (9.4)

Faheem Ashraf has taken the wicket of Shubman Gill. This marks the first breakthrough for Pakistan. IND 105/1 (9.5)

Pakistan claims their second wicket in consecutive overs. Suryakumar Yadav, fresh to the crease, attempts a scoop shot to fine leg but gets caught by Abrar Ahmed. IND 106/2 (10.3)

Abhishek Sharma heads off right after hitting Abrar Ahmed for a massive six.

India has two fresh batters at the crease – Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson, IND 123/3 (12.2).

When India scored 148 runs.Haris Rauf takes out sanju samson wicket.

Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya started to play the game.India only needed 9 more runs to clinch the game in the last two overs.

Tilak Varma hit a six and a four to wrap up the game, leading India to a 6-wicket victory over Pakistan.

For the second time in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, India took down Pakistan.

This marks India’s largest win against Pakistan in T20Is. With this victory, India maintains their position in the top two of the Super 4 table.