Suryakumar Yadav Lights Up Dubai as India Beat Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025

India began their chase of 128 with clear intent. Abhishek Sharma whacked off a fiery start of 31 runs on only 13 balls at a blistering 238.46 strike rate, belting 4 fours and 2 sixes before falling to Saim Ayub. Shubman Gill added a quick 10 off 7 balls before also falling to Ayub.

The innings was anchored by Captain Suryakumar Yadav with a composed 47 scaleless off 37 balls with 5 boundaries and 1 six, and Tilak Varma with 31 before also being caught by Ayub, who proved standout bowler with 3/35 in 4 overs. Shivam Dube sealed the chase with an unbeaten 10 off 7 balls, sending India to 131/3 in 15.5 overs.

India Batting Scorecard

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR	Dismissal
Abhishek Sharma	31	13	4	2	238.46	c Faheem Ashraf b Saim Ayub
Shubman Gill	10	7	2	0	142.85	st †Mohammad Haris b Saim Ayub
Suryakumar Yadav (c)	47*	37	5	1	127.02	not out
Tilak Varma	31	31	2	1	100.00	b Saim Ayub
Shivam Dube	10*	7	0	1	142.85	not out
Extras	2					(lb 1, w 1)
Total	131/3 in 15.5 overs (RR 8.27)

Did not bat: Sanju Samson†, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Fall of wickets: 22 (Shubman Gill, 1.6 ov), 41 (Abhishek Sharma, 3.4 ov), 97 (Tilak Varma, 12.2 ov)

Pakistan Bowling Performance

Although Pakistan was merely protecting a small total, it made an effort to remain a part of the game. Saim Ayub was the key player as he took all 3 wickets, including such big names as Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Tilak Varma. Abrar Ahmed bowled well, giving only 16 runs in his 4 overs. The rest of the bowling attack faltered, however, against India’s aggressive batting.

• Shaheen Shah Afridi: 2-0-23-0
   
• Saim Ayub: 4-0-35-3
   
• Abrar Ahmed: 4-0-16-0
   
• Mohammad Nawaz: 3-0-27-0
   
• Sufiyan Muqeem: 2.5-0-29-0