Pakistan gave India a tough fight as their bowlers struck early, removing key top-order batsmen including the Indian skipper. Despite the strong effort, India managed to secure the win by six wickets.
Indian skipper out without scoring
Suryakumar Yadav was bowled out by Haris Rauf after scoring no runs.
Target from Pakistan
Pakistan has set a target of 172 runs.
The Green Shirts accumulated 171/5 in their allotted 20 overs.
Sahibzada Farhan out after making fifty
Opener Sahibzada Farhan departs after scoring a solid 58 off 45 balls, dismissed by Suryakumar Yadav.
Pakistan’s current run rate is over 9
Pakistan’s batting lineup is looking solid, racing past 90 runs in just 10 overs with only two wickets down.
Twitter says Ind-Pak match fixed after Fakhar Zaman given out
Twitter erupted in anger after Fakhar Zaman was controversially given out during the high-voltage Pakistan–India clash. Fans said that the Indian wicketkeeper did not take a clean catch, yet the umpire still raised his finger.
Frustrated cricket lovers also said that the match is fixed.
Fakhar Zaman is stunned. He cannot believe the umpire gave him out. It’s clearly fixed 🇮🇳👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽 #AsiaCup2025 pic.twitter.com/ssKv9rVkHQ
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) September 21, 2025
How is this out?
— Ramzy 🇵🇰🇬🇧 (@Ramz_004) September 21, 2025
Fakhar Zaman can't believe it but has to go…#AsiaCup2025 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/8QJ3iCbkFZ
Shame on you cheaters, Fakhar Zaman was not out, it was clearly visible in reply that ball hit the ground first. #icc #BCCI #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/ltN8ZfXExL
— Abid Malik (@iamabidmalik) September 21, 2025
Fakhar Zaman bowled by Hardik Pandya
India’s Hardik Pandya dismissed Fakhar at 15 runs in the second over. He was the opener of the match along with Sahibzada Farhan.
PAK VS IND: Toss
The Indian cricket team won the toss and chose to field against Pakistan. The PAK VS IND match started at 7:30 PKT in Dubai.
During the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav showed disrespect by skipping the handshake with the Pakistani captain once again.
After the toss, he walked straight past Pakistan’s skipper to Ravi Shastri for the pre-match discussion.
