The India vs Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours took place on September 21, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE. It was a T20 match, starting at 6:30 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. IST).
Match Summary:
Result: India won by 6 wickets with 7 balls remaining.
Pakistan: 171/5 (20 overs)Top scorer: Sahibzada Farhan (58 off 45, 5 fours, 3 sixes)
Key bowling: Shivam Dube (2/33)
India: 174/4 (18.5 overs)Top scorer: Abhishek Sharma (74 off 39, 6 fours, 5 sixes, Player of the Match)
Shubman Gill (47 off 28, 8 fours)
Tilak Varma (30* off 19)
Key bowling: Haris Rauf (2/26)
Key Moments:
Pakistan posted 171/5, their highest T20I total batting first against India, with Farhan’s fifty and a 72-run partnership with Saim Ayub.
India’s chase was dominated by a 105-run opening stand in 8.4 overs by Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill. Abhishek’s aggressive 74 set the tone, despite a brief middle-order wobble.
Tensions flared with verbal exchanges between India’s batsmen and Pakistan’s pacers, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.
No handshake occurred at the toss, continuing the controversy from the group stage match where India also skipped post-match handshakes after a 7-wicket win on September 14.Also Read: India Enters Global Natural Healthcare Market with Breakthrough Herbal Drugs: for Diabetes,Blood Cancer & Fatty Liver
Squads:India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem.Handcuffs Backpacks Vegan Leather Casual Backpack Multipurpose Travelling Bags Daypacks For Men And Women
Context: India, the defending champions and ICC’s top-ranked T20 team, were unbeaten in the group stage, including a 7-wicket win over Pakistan on September 14.
Pakistan qualified for the Super Fours with two wins from three group-stage matches.
The match saw a packed stadium and heightened off-field tensions due to the earlier handshake controversy and a recent terror attack in Pahalgam, which had sparked debates about the match’s continuation.