IND vs PAK Asia Cup Super 4: Abhishek Sharma makes headlines with fierce innings and fiercer words — Action in Images

India were once again dominant over Pakistan in a match which was quite heated from the start, with Abhishek Sharma involved in plenty of back-and-forth.

Published on: Sep 22, 2025 12:30 AM IST

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The war of words between Abhishek Sharma and Haris Rauf the story of the match as India ultimately continued their stretch of dominance over Pakistan with a comfortable 6-wicket win to get their Super 4s off to a great start. (AP)

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As expected this time, no handshake at the toss between the two captains, who in fact ignored each other altogether on this occasion. Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first. (AP)

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After Fakhar Zaman got off to a fast start, Hardik Pandya bit back with his wicket. It was somewhat controversial regarding whether Sanju Samson caught it cleanly, but the third umpire's decision saw the back of the left-hander. (Creimas/Asian Cricket Council)

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Sahibzada Farhan pulls out a controversial gun celebration after reaching a very well-made 50. He kept the run-scoring going while Pakistan enjoyed a very strong first half of the first innings. (Creimas/Asian Cricket Council)

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Sahibzada Farhan's innings came to an end as he lost his shape, his bat, and his wicket in one go, falling to Shivam Dube. (AFP)

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It was a terrible day in the field for India, as they put down 4 catches. Abhishek Sharma dropped Pakistan twice, albeit tough chances, while Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill dropped a pair of sitters. Cost India a few runs in the end. (AP)

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A good day with the ball for Shivam Dube, who took two important wickets and looked as impressive as he ever has with ball in hand. Generated good pace and good bounce. (AP)

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Abhishek Sharma rose to the top of the Asia Cup run-scoring standings with a terrific 39-ball 79 in which he bashed five sixes. He made sure that India needed just about run a ball when he was dismissed. (AP)

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Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma were at the top of their games opening the batting, putting on a 105-run partnership in just 59 deliveries. Took the match right out of Pakistan's hands. (Creimas/Asian Cricket Council)

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Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma saw through the chase, with the southpaw scoring a crisp 30*(19). It was a 6-wicket victory with seven deliveries to spare. (AP)