14/09Result
6th Match, Group A (N), Men's T20 Asia Cup at Dubai, Sep 14 2025
India won by 7 wkts (25b rem)
Player of the Match
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep YadavIndia
14/09Result
6th Match, Group A (N), Men's T20 Asia Cup at Dubai, Sep 14 2025
India won by 7 wkts (25b rem)
Player of the Match
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep YadavIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 16 Runs | PAK: 127/9 | RR: 6.35

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi33 (16b)
  • Abrar Ahmed0 (0b)
  • Hardik Pandya3-0-34-1
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-28-2

Dev: "If Pakistan don't get Abhishek in Powerplay, this could be over very quickly." Indeed. Join Alagappan to see the chase unfurl

Saqib Anjum: "This pitch is not that bad where you score 127. If shaheen can hit some, so can Indian batting. Haris played a poor shot to Bumrah, and Saim has yet to understand what shots to play as his first in a tournament. Hoping Shaheen's batting gave him something that will get him to topple some wickets too!"

H. Prasanna : "Could hardly call Shaheen's innings a cameo. he was Pakistan's best batsman today." Fair point, he faced 16 balls which was the second-most of the innings as it turns out

8:16pm A rough ride for Pakistan for most of that innings but a cameo from Shaheen have pushed them to 127. India's spinners were clinical as expected, Bumrah and Hardik got early wickets too. They controlled most of the innings but Shaheen, unlike most of his team-mates, connected with big hits. The specialists tried. Haris, Fakhar, Nawaz all fell looking for boundaries. Ayub's was a soft dismissal, Agha struggled in his 12-ball stay. Varun and Axar drove the ball into the pitch, got the odd ball to turn. With bounce to boot, they were lethal. Kuldeep also strangled the scoring. There were 63 dots in total which could be match-defining.

19.6
2
Pandya to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 2 runs, Cloths another pull... Finds long-on, two more to finish. Similar line and length from Hardik, looked like pace on. Shaheen played that on one leg
19.5
2
Pandya to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 2 runs, Tilak charges in from deep midwicket, dives forward but can't take it. Got hands on it which was an achievement in itself given the distance he covered. Tried to take it with both hands but the ball went between them. Was a bouncer that Shaheen pulled off the top egde. Gets two to keep strike
19.4
0
Pandya to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Change of plan. Bouncer now. Does beat bat. Looked slow, it landed around off and went away with the angle through fourth. Shaheen swung himself off his feet as he tried to pull

Some time taken between balls

19.3
6
Pandya to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, Another six! Full toss being pumped this time. Afridi clearing his front leg again, pummelling the 128ks low full toss across the line. Over wide long-on, SKY's impressed again...
19.2
6
Pandya to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, Middles the slog sweep this time. Hardik goes slow again, Shaheen's back foot is on off, the front foot makes way as he gets low and swipes low. Clears long-on with ease
19.1
0
Pandya to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Misses first up. Planted his feet and tried to slog sweep the slower ball. It was full, just outside off and went under bat

Hardik it will be to close out. Will Shaheen farm strike? Will he connect with a couple?

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 111/9 | RR: 5.84

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi17 (10b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-28-2
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-24-1

Two off the last four balls but Pakistan wouldn't be unhappy with 12 off the over

18.6
W
Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, OUT, Bails sent flying. Sufiyan goes across, shows all the stumps and misses the paddle sweep. The 137ks low full toss clatters leg and middle. Sufiyan smiles in resignation, gets a pat on the back from Shaheen as he walks back

Sufiyan Muqeem b Bumrah 10 (7m 6b 2x4 0x6) SR: 166.66

18.5
0
Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, no run, Makes room and gets followed by a yorker. Tries to drive through cover, ball goes under bat
18.4
1
Bumrah to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Slower yorker on leg. No, 137ks says the speed gun. Afridi tried to open his stance but couldn't go through with the swing. Jams the ball onto his boot, ball rolls leg side
18.3
1
Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, 1 run, Full ball from around the wicket, jammed in front
18.2
4
Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, FOUR, Pace is assisting batters. Sufiyan makes room and carves it through third. No one in the deep. Bumrah looking to follow him as he made room, went into the pitch, but Sufiyan got far away enough to carve it late
18.1
4
Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, FOUR, Free hit is driven straight of mid-off. Bumrah looking for the yorker, ends up bowling a 137ks half-volley. Followed the batter as he made room but Sufiyan was able to adjust on the move and showed the full face
18.1
2nb
Bumrah to Shaheen Shah Afridi, (no ball) 1 run, Yorker between the feet. Shaheen opened his stance but got block-holed, could only jam it to long-on. The siren goes off after he takes the single. Tight call goes in the batting team's favour

Should be Bumrah and Hardik to finish. Shaheen's runs have been handy, can he add more? Bumrah for the penultimate

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 99/8 | RR: 5.50

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi15 (8b)
  • Sufiyan Muqeem1 (1b)
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-24-1
  • Kuldeep Yadav4-0-18-3
17.6
1
Varun to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Full on leg, clipped to deep square leg
17.5
1
Varun to Sufiyan Muqeem, 1 run, Full on middle, flicked softly to long-on
17.4
W
Varun to Faheem Ashraf, OUT, Varun is convinced that's lbw, given out. One more review. This also looked out but that's been deceptive a few times tonight. Another googly. Landed around middle and off, very full and beat the reverse sweep. Leg and middle stump were visible as the batter went across the line. Ball hit the left edge of the front knee-roll. Would've smashed middle and off, Hawk-Eye shows.

Faheem Ashraf lbw b Varun 11 (23m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 78.57

17.3
1
Varun to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Hit off the front foot to long-on
17.2
6
Varun to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, Another six for Shaheen. This time, he makes room and creams a flat-bat smear over extra cover. Made a lot of room and reached out fully, ball would've hit middle had he missed.
17.1
0
Varun to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Googly spins away through fourth. Length ball, Shaheen looking to defend straight, beaten

Varun to close out

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 90/7 | RR: 5.29

  • Faheem Ashraf11 (13b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi7 (4b)
  • Kuldeep Yadav4-0-18-3
  • Varun Chakravarthy3-0-15-0

Sonu : "13.6 was the first four for an opener. Is this a record? " Not quite, Sampath says. Calum MacLeod hit his first four at 18.1 here. Also few openers who did not hit a four batting through the innings, he adds

Divij: "Hardik went a little too close to the boundary after taking the catch that seemed a little unnecessary " Style points

16.6
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Faheem Ashraf, no run, Worked off the back foot from leg stump towards midwicket. Ends Kuldeep's successful spell. 3 for 18
16.5
1
Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, Steers it off the back foot behind point

Ather Shah : "How many comments have you received regarding Babar Azam return in the Pakistan team today? " Not that many actually

16.4
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Looks to cut it, inside edges it towards the short-leg area
16.3
6
Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, Nailed over wide long-on. Shaheen slog sweeping and holding his shape perfectly. Got the front foot far down, got on one knee and waited for the length ball to arrive in his direction before swinging cleanly

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22Shubman GillAbhishek Sharma
2nd19SA YadavAbhishek Sharma
3rd56SA YadavNT Tilak Varma
4th34SA YadavS Dube