India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025 Super 4: Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube Impress As India Thrash On Pakistan Again

Abhishek Sharma slammed a 39-Ball-74 as India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in their Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 clash on Sunday. Abhishek looked in sublime form as he dominated the Pakistan bowlers and Tilak Varma made sure that the chase was completed in 18.5 overs. Sahibzada Farhan slammed a gritty half-century to take Pakistan to 171/5. Farhan laid down the foundation for Pakistan while a late onslaught from Faheem Ashraf and Salman Ali Agha took them to a competitive total. For India, Shivam Dube was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets while Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya took one each. India's fielding came under a lot of fire after the players dropped four catches.

Indian cricket team skipper Suryakumar Yadav was all praise for his players and made a clear remark on India's fielding after four catches were dropped.

"The way the boys are stepping up in every game, it's making my job very easy. The boys showed a lot of character. They were calm after the first 10 overs (of India's bowling innings). After drinks, I told them the game starts now. That's fine, he's not a robot, he will have a bad day someday (talking about Bumrah). Dube bailed us out of the situation. They complement each other really well (Abhishek and Gill). It's like a fire and ice combination. After the first innings, our fielding coach - T Dilip, has emailed all players who had butter fingers today," Suryakumar said after the match.

Abhishek also opened up about his innings and how his on-field spat with Haris Rauf motivated him.

"Today was pretty simple, the way they were coming out to us without any reason, I did not like it at all. That's why I went after them. I wanted to deliver for the team. (on his stand with Gill) We have been playing since school days, we enjoy each other's company, we thought we would do it and today was the day. The way he was giving it back, I really enjoyed it. If you see someone playing like this, it's because the team supports me and they back me. That's the intent I show and I'm practicing really hard and if it's my day, I'm gonna win it for my team," Abhishek said at the post-match presentation.

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