Indian bowlers' surgical strike on Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi's 4 sixes saved the honor

India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025: India and Pakistan teams are face-to-face in an important match of Group A of the Asia Cup 2025. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first.

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Indian bowlers' surgical strike on Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi's 4 sixes saved the honor
Indian bowlers' surgical strike on Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi's 4 sixes saved the honor

The match is being played between the India and Pakistan teams at the International Stadium in Dubai. Pakistan captain Salman Agha won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan did not have a good start, and opener Sam Ayub, who was out on a golden duck against Oman in the last match, was again out on the first ball. In no time, Pakistan lost 8 wickets for 97 runs, and the whole team could score 127 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.

Sam Ayub and Shahibzada Farman started the innings, and Hardik Pandya came to bowl the first over for India. He bowled the first ball wide but sent Sam Ayub to the pavilion on the next ball. After this, in the next over, Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Mohammad Haris. Harris, who scored a half-century in the last match, could score only 3 runs in this match. A good partnership was developing between Fakhar Zaman and Farman, but Axar Patel gave the strike in the 8th over, and Fakhar Zaman was out after scoring 17 runs.

Salman Agha was also out in the 10th over. Pakistan suffered two setbacks in the 13th over. First, Hasan Nawaz was out, and then Mohammad Nawaz was out. Both were dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. Farhan, who was holding one end till now, was caught by Kuldeep Yadav in the hands of Hardik Pandya, dashing Pakistan's hopes. After this, Faheem Asraf and Sufiyan Muqeem were also out. Shaheen Afridi took the team to a respectable score by hitting 4 sixes. Afridi remained unbeaten after scoring 33 runs.

Kuldeep Yadav was the most successful bowler, and he took 3 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs. Jaspreet Bumrah and Axar Patel also took 2-2 wickets each. Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakraborty got one wicket each.

Muskan Kumawat

Muskan Kumawat Verified Local Voice • 13 Apr, 2026Journalist

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