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With India secured a 6-wicket win over Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match in Dubai on Sunday, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav downplayed the on-field rivalry with Pakistan.
SKY highlighted India’s dominance in head-to-head encounters and remarked that the contest can no longer be called a rivalry. So far, India have maintained its dominance over Salman Ali Agha and Co in both occasions at the Asia Cup.
Pakistan, on the other hand, struggled to match their intensity with either bat or ball and ended up on the losing side in both one-sided encounters. With the win against Pakistan on Sunday, the Asia Cup head-to-head record now stands 12-3 for India and Pakistan.
During a post-match press conference, SKY said, “You guys should stop asking questions about the rivalry between India-Pakistan. According to me, if the two teams are playing 15-20 games, and the scoreline is 7-7 or 8-7, then it is called a rivalry. 10-0, 10-1, I don't know what the stat is, but this is not a rivalry anymore. I think we played better cricket than them (Pakistan), and also from a bowling point of view."
India Vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025, Super 4:
Earlier, after winning the toss, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav opted to bowl first. Pakistan, which batted first, scored 171 runs of 5 wickets in 20 overs.
For Pakistan, Sahibzada Farhan made a century (58), while Saim Ayub (21), Mohammad Nawaz (21), Faheem Ashraf (20), and Salman Agha (17) fired some quick runs.
India's Shivam Dube took 2 wickets, while Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakravarthy picked one wickets each.
Chasing 171, India's opener Abhishek Sharma set the field on fire with his fierce batting. He scored an outstanding 74 runs off 39 deliveries at a strike rate of 189.74. In his innings he slammed 6 boundaries and 5 sixes.
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