"Pakistan's long wait to beat India in a men's cricket match continues after their Asia Cup 2025 fixture ended in a thumping seven-wicket win for the defending champions in Dubai. Opener Abhishek Sharma took the match away from Pakistan with his belligerent innings of 31 runs off 13 balls, and captain Suryakumar Yadav followed suit with 47 runs off 37 balls as India won their second match of the tournament on Sunday."
"It was the Sharma show from the first ball of India's run chase as the young opener took apart Pakistan's experienced pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi in his first over. Sharma, the top-ranked men's Twenty20 (T20) batter, hit the first ball for a four and followed it up with a six over the cover fielder. He would go on to hit another six and three more fours before falling to part-time spinner Saim Ayub."
India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A fixture. Opener Abhishek Sharma scored 31 off 13 balls and captain Suryakumar Yadav made 47 off 37 as India chased with authority. Sharma attacked Shaheen Shah Afridi in the first over, hitting a four and a six and adding further boundaries before he fell to part-time spinner Saim Ayub. Ayub was Pakistan's sole wicket-taker, also dismissing Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma. After electing to bat, Pakistan lost early wickets to Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah, and India’s spinners took six wickets in ten overs. Late hitting from Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem provided some runs but the total proved insufficient. India sealed the chase with a Suryakumar six in the 16th over.
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