CaribbeanCricket.com - India vs Pakistan Asia cup in Dubai

Narper 9/21/25, 10:09:29 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Pakistan (Playing XI):
Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

India (Playing XI):
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

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Narper 9/21/25, 10:10:42 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

India have won the toss and have opted to field

Salman:
Would've bowled first as well. It's a new game, new challenge. The mood is very normal. Pitch looks to be on the slower side. Want to start well with both bat and ball. Two changes. Hasan Nawaz and Khushdil Shah not playing.

Suryakumar:
We'll bowl first. Looks a nice track and yesterday there was dew. Since first round we were thinking we're playing a knockout tournament, nothing changes. That was a completely different wicket (in Abu Dhabi). Quite normal, just another game. Bumrah and Varun come back for Arshdeep and Harshit

Narper 9/21/25, 10:11:27 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

Pitch report:
Just gets easier to bat in the second innings, nothing to do about the surface. It's about the weather. Both captains said they wanted to field first. It has played pretty good throughout the tournament. We have seen scores of 150-160. As the ball gets older, it does grip. Matches have been played here for almost 8-10 days here and it will assist spin. You got to get used to the conditions when you are batting first. Give yourself that extra bit of time to get used to the pace and bounce. Same nature of pitch for Sri Lanka v Bangladesh and 160 wasn't enough. If Pakistan want to make India sweat it will have to be in excess of 180-200 and that's not going to be easy - opine Sanjay Manjrekar and Ravi Shastri

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Narper 9/21/25, 10:22:43 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

STAT:
The chasing side has won eight out of the last nine T20Is b/w India & Pakistan, the only exception being the T20 World Cup game in New York last year.

Narper 9/21/25, 10:33:44 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman are at the crease.
Sahibzada Farhan is on strike.
Hardik Pandya will open the attack

0.1
Hardik Pandya to Sahibzada Farhan, no run, some swing straightaway. Short of length in the channel, shapes away, Farhan waits in the crease and punches to cover-point

Narper 9/21/25, 10:34:49 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

Farhan takes his gloves off and needs attention from the physio. There's some heavy taping across his right hand. That first ball struck him close to the splice and he might've felt some jarring on that hand which might've already been carrying some niggle.

Narper 9/21/25, 10:36:25 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

0.3
Hardik Pandya to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs, dropped! Abhishek misjudges it at third man and spills an early opportunity. Full outside off, swinging away, Farhan has a hoick across the line, against the swing and a thick edge flies to third man. Abhishek only needed to run in a few yards in order to get there but he remains static, having misjudged the flight of the ball. Ends up having to dive forward and puts it down

Narper 9/21/25, 10:38:50 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

PAK 8/0 (1.1) CRR:

Sahibzada Farhan 6(6)
Fakhar Zaman 0(0)

Hardik Pandya
1-0-6-0

Narper 9/21/25, 10:39:14 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
1.1
Bumrah to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, oh Fakhar gives the charge to Bumrah off his first ball. Converts it into a full toss, it's swinging away outside off and he drives through the covers

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Narper 9/21/25, 10:40:29 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

1.4
Bumrah to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, to long-off
1.3
Bumrah to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, first boundary of the innings as Fakhar capitalises on Bumrah's error in line. Full on the pads,

Narper 9/21/25, 10:44:28 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

PAK 17/0 (2.0) CRR: 7.85

Fakhar Zaman 11(6)
Sahibzada Farhan 6(6)

Jasprit Bumrah
1-0-11-0

Narper 9/21/25, 10:46:33 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

2.2
Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, Fakhar throwing caution to the wind! Backs away premeditatedly, makes enough room and slaps it from middle stump through point

Narper 9/21/25, 10:47:45 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

2.3
Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Samson!! That's the end of Fakhar. He's hanging around and the umpires want to check if the ball carried. Oh this seems a little tricky. It's very close to the ground before going into the gloves - does he have his fingers under it? A zoomer has been employed and the third umpire still needs another angle. Okay now he seems convinced to make a decision. And that decision is OUT. Fakhar can't believe it and is shaking his head as he walks off. He stood around a little confused before starting to make his way back.

Fakhar Zaman c Samson b Hardik Pandya 15(9) [4s-3]

PAK 21/1 (2.3) CRR: 8.4

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Narper 9/21/25, 10:52:28 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

2.5
Hardik Pandya to Saim Ayub, FOUR, finally Ayub is off the mark in the tournament! And he breaks his drought in emphatic fashion, getting on top of the bounce of a short ball and pulling it through midwicket

Narper 9/21/25, 10:53:20 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

3.1
Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, to deep square leg

Narper 9/21/25, 10:56:45 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

3.5
Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, no ball, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

Narper 9/21/25, 10:58:22 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

3.5
Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, no ball, FOUR, smashed through midwicket as Farhan continues to get the better of Bumrah! Slower dipping full toss, he spots it and whacks it through midwicket. It's given as a no-ball as the umpire thinks it was above the waist. Debatable decision as it seemed to be dipping. Now India's turn to be unhappy with the decision

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Narper 9/21/25, 10:59:43 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

PAK 36/1 (4) CRR: 9

Saim Ayub 4(4)
Sahibzada Farhan 15(12)

Jasprit Bumrah
2-0-21-0

Narper 9/21/25, 11:04:44 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

DROPPED AGAIN

4.4
Varun Chakaravarthy to Saim Ayub, 1 run, Kuldeep puts down a dolly! Googly from round the wicket, kicks up off a length and finds the top-edge as Ayub goes for the slog-sweep. It swirls in the air on the way to short fine, but no excuses for Kuldeep there. Should've been gobbled!

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Narper 9/21/25, 11:05:40 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

4.6
Varun Chakaravarthy to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, very unlucky for Chakaravarthy who had the batters at sea right through the over. The final delivery has flew off the top-edge over slip. Kicks up with some overspin off a good length, Farhan tries a slog-sweep and is the beneficiary off a thick edge

Narper 9/21/25, 11:05:57 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

5.2
Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, between mid-wicket and long-on

Narper 9/21/25, 11:09:29 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

5.6
Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, smoked over mid-off to end a productive powerplay for Pakistan! Bumrah has gone for 34 off his three! Pitched up just outside off, in the slot for Farhan who clears the front leg and blasts it over the infield
5.5
Bumrah to Saim Ayub, 3 runs, full toss on middle, 141kph, Ayub punches firmly down the ground and it's a long chase for both mid-off and mid-on

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Narper 9/21/25, 11:10:07 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

PAK 55/1 (6) CRR: 9.17

Sahibzada Farhan 29(21)
Saim Ayub 9(7)

Jasprit Bumrah
3-0-34-0

Narper 9/21/25, 11:13:39 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

PAK 60/1 (7) CRR: 8.57

Sahibzada Farhan 31(25)
Saim Ayub 11(9)

Kuldeep Yadav
1-0-5-0

Narper 9/21/25, 11:16:28 AM

debut: 1/3/03
271,434 runs

7.3
Varun Chakaravarthy to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, Abhishek shells another chance! Difficult chance this time! It's a leg-break turning away from off, Farhan isn't to the pitch after dancing down but connects well with the slog. Abhishek has to cover some ground to his right at long-on. He's quite close to the ropes as well. Tries reaching out one-handed, going full stretch across his right shoulder but the ball doesn't stick and he tips it over the ropes

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