India vs Pakistan, 6th Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - CommentaryIND vs PAK, 6th Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - Commentary

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Sufiyan Muqeem to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, SKY ends this on a high. It's on a length just outside off, Suryakumar Yadav with a massive slogsweep as he gets forward and sends the ball flying into the stands at deep mid-wicket. India win this in a clinical fashion

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Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, SIX, there comes Shivam Dube. He comes down the track and lofts the tossed up delivery all the way over long-on, he is a massive spin hitter and that's how he plays during the IPL

Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, fraction short just outside off, Suryakumar Yadav is so quick, goes on the back foot and makes room slightly, cuts wide of backward point and the spin away takes the ball away from sweeper cover too, footwork was key there

Nawaz to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, just short of backward point diving forward. He misses the ball and it runs away for four. Hasan Nawaz the man, tossed up full outside off, turns away, Suryakumar Yadav gets forward to drive and he can't keep it down, Nawaz is not happy with that effort

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, out Bowled!! Ripper and even Tilak Varma is surprised. This is quicker off-break on middle, pitches and turns quickly, Tilak goes on the back foot to play that and the amount of turn defeats him, pegs the off-stump back. It drifted in nicely and till then it was fine for Tilak, but once it pitched, it spun and that too quickly. Saim Ayub has his third. Tilak has a surprised look at where the ball pitched after he was bowled. Tilak Varma b Saim Ayub 31(31) [4s-2 6s-1]

Sufiyan Muqeem to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, beautiful back-cut. Quicker length delivery outside off, Suryakumar Yadav goes on the back foot and waits before cutting it wide of backward point, that came out with the seam up, skidded on nicely

Sufiyan Muqeem to Tilak Varma, SIX, into the top-tier at deep mid-wicket. This is the perfect ball for the slogsweep, full on off, Tilak Varma gets low and nails the slogsweep, flies into the crowd

Sufiyan Muqeem to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, Suryakumar Yadav with a premeditated hit. Knew short fine was inside and gets inside the line, this is a length on middle, swung away over short fine

Nawaz to Tilak Varma, FOUR, risky move to bowl Nawaz against the left-hander and for now it's Tilak Varma who's winning. It's tossed up full on off, he gets forward and lofts easily over mid-off

Nawaz to Tilak Varma, FOUR, that's good batting. It's tossed up full on leg-stump, Tilak Varma turns around and reverse-sweeps aerially, over backward point and there's no protection in the deep on the off-side for Nawaz

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Saim Ayub to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Faheem Ashraf!! Abhishek Sharma falls in trying to take on Saim Ayub one too many times. He is not to the pitch of the ball as he comes down the track, this is on a length, slower off-break and he can't get any elevation on the loft, simple catch for long-off and Pakistan have two. Abhishek knew long-off was there yet went through with the shot. Abhishek Sharma c Faheem Ashraf b Saim Ayub 31(13) [4s-4 6s-2]

Saim Ayub to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, tossed up full outside off, width and Abhishek Sharma gets forward to drive it hard and wide of extra-cover, runs away, played along the ground

Saim Ayub to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, this is brilliant batting from Abhishek Sharma. He gets outside the leg-stump and it's on a length there, he gets forward and lofts over extra-cover

Saim Ayub to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, this is brilliant batting from Abhishek Sharma. He gets outside the leg-stump and it's on a length there, he gets forward and lofts over extra-cover

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, slower-ball and too straight, on middle, Abhishek Sharma gets forward to flick and it's high and over mid-wicket, sails all the way, that's one of his favorite shots

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, full outside off, width and Abhishek Sharma carves it away, gets low and opens the face of the bat to get it to the vacant deep backward point fence

Saim Ayub to Gill, out Stumped!! Superb carrom-ball and that's the early wicket for Pakistan. Takes some ball to get Gill who is in great form. This carrom-ball dips outside off as Gill gets forward to defend from a length, the ball turns away and that leaves Gill stranded, past the outside-edge and Mohammad Haris does the rest. The back foot tried getting back but since Gill stumbled, he couldn't drag it back. Also sharp work by Haris. Much like the last game, Ayub strikes in his first over. Gill st Mohammad Haris b Saim Ayub 10(7) [4s-2]

Saim Ayub to Gill, FOUR, again Gill steps out and he takes it on the half-volley, goes away like an outswinger, Gill gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts over extra-cover, nicely played

Saim Ayub to Gill, FOUR, that's smashed by Gill. It's taken on the half-volley as he comes down the track and drills it straight down the ground, he won't someone like a Ayub to bowl some cheap balls here

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, and he won't stop. This is full on off, Abhishek Sharma gets forward and lofts, holds the pose too and the ball flies away over wide long-off. Has the legs to go all the way, sort of sliced it, but such is the timing that it carries all the way. Immediately Shaheen Afridi under pressure

Shaheen Afridi to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, no respect whatsoever from Abhishek Sharma. First ball and he comes down the track, took it on the full, did not get hold of it, but manages to cleaer the outstretched left hand of Shaheen Afridi and it runs away straight down the ground. Talk about making a statement and what a way to do it

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Hardik Pandya to Shaheen Afridi, SIX, this is sailing into the stands as well. He's hit four sixes now. It's a low full toss as Hardik missed the yorker, Shaheen got under it and smacked it over long-on

Hardik Pandya to Shaheen Afridi, SIX, his hitting on one knee down on the pitch has been sublime today. Full delivery angling away, in the slot and Shaheen muscles it over long-on

Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, out Bowled!! He walked right past the stumps and missed this yorker. Tried to help it away fine to past short fine leg but he missed the line, the pace of Bumrah taking it past the bat and hitting base of middle and leg. Bumrah finishes with two wickets but he won't be happy about those two fours. Sufiyan Muqeem b Bumrah 10(6) [4s-2]

Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, FOUR, oh this is even better! Short delivery outside off stump, Muqeem backs away and cuts handsomely over backward point for a brilliantly-timed boundary

Bumrah to Sufiyan Muqeem, FOUR, mid-off up and that's a fine shot from Muqeem. Fullish delivery from Bumrah, Muqeem backs away and drives to the left of mid-off

Varun Chakaravarthy to Faheem Ashraf, out Lbw!! Too full to sweep, definitely even tougher for the reverse sweep. It's fast and full from Varun for you miss, I hit. Faheem wanted a boundary behind point, missed it. Impact in line with middle stump and smashing leg stump, according to ball-tracker. Faheem Ashraf lbw b Varun Chakaravarthy 11(14) [4s-1]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shaheen Afridi, SIX, this is really smart from Shaheen. He knew Varun is mainly trying to spin it across him, so backed away to free his arms for a slap over wide long-off and he backed himself to clear the man in the deep. Some response that!

Kuldeep Yadav to Shaheen Afridi, SIX, that is the cleanest slog-sweep of the day and it's come from Shaheen. Front leg cleared, back knee on the ground, full swing of the bat and mighty maximum over mid-wicket

Kuldeep Yadav to Sahibzada Farhan, out Caught by Hardik Pandya!! This is high, taken nicely by Hardik. Great fielding but let's first talk about Kuldeep's shrewd bowling. He knew Farhan was itching to take him on so he pushed this full and wide of off to make the batter fetch the shot. Farhan didn't hold back, he thought he could have a big piece of this googly but only met with the bottom of the bat. Hardik was moving swiftly to the left from long-on, took it overhead and ensured the momentum wasn't taking him to the ropes. Sahibzada Farhan c Hardik Pandya b Kuldeep Yadav 40(44) [4s-1 6s-3]

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Kuldeep Yadav to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, smashed over extra cover! Half-tracker outside off, rare from Kuldeep and Ashraf makes room to slap it away. Nearly a six off the back foot, but it goes on the bounce

Kuldeep Yadav to Nawaz, out Lbw!! Again the finger goes up from Masudur Rahman. Has he got it right this time? We'll find out soon enough as Nawaz has reviewed. Googly turning in from off, he doesn't pick it and is trapped in the crease. And yes, ball-tracking confirms that it would've crashed into leg stump. Three reds and a golden duck for Nawaz. Kuldeep on a hattrick! Nawaz lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 0(1)

Axar to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, he's got enough on this one! Good use of the feet, reaches the pitch of the ball and whacks it down the ground

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Axar to Salman Agha, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! This is such good bowling from Axar who pumps his fists after getting his man. Slower through the air outside off, 85kph, lands on a length and it kicks up on Salman as he goes for the sweep shot. It goes in the air off a thick top-edge and Abhishek takes a comfortable catch at the square leg boundary. India fully in control at the halfway stage. Salman Agha c Abhishek Sharma b Axar 3(12)

Axar to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Fakhar does try to take the match-up on but he perishes! He had to go after the left-arm spinner at this stage. Comes dancing down the track for a big hit, Axar fires it in from round the wicket, slants it across him and manages to produce the miscue. Goes high in the air and Tilak makes no mistakes coming in from long-on. Fakhar Zaman c Tilak Varma b Axar 17(15) [4s-3]

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, that's into the second tier! Second six from Farhan off Bumrah and he's not holding back. Angling into the body, short of length delivery at 133kph, and he gets a good piece of it as he pulls over backward square

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Varun Chakaravarthy to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, Varun under attack! Down the track comes Fakhar, gets right to the pitch of the ball, not allowing it any room to turn. Absolutely drills it back past the bowler

Bumrah to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, that's some shot against Bumrah! Good length ball angled in, Farhan sets himself up nicely in the crease, keeps a steady base and launches it through the line. He has nailed it into the crowd over wide long-on. If that doesn't get him going, nothing will

Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, loose delivery and punished! Low full toss swinging into the pads, all Fakhar has to do is make decent contact and he does so, flicking it through midwicket

Hardik Pandya to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, pulled away into the boundary! Second time he's dug it in short to Fakhar, this time it's over his right shoulder and he swivels across to help it fine

Bumrah to Mohammad Haris, out Caught by Hardik Pandya!! The aggressive approach from Haris hasn't lasted too long. Of the five balls he played, three were attempted slogs and this third one has gone to hand. Back of a length around off, looks to heave it through the on-side, gets a thick top-edge as it climbs on him and Hardik makes this look easy. It went a long way up behind square and he had to cover a lot of ground. Moves in smartly from long leg and hangs on with both hands. Mohammad Haris c Hardik Pandya b Bumrah 3(5)

Hardik Pandya to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Bumrah!! Straight to point from Ayub and Hardik strikes with his first legitimate delivery. He bowled the inswinger before this that went down the leg-side, now follows it up with the outswinger and Ayub can't help but go chasing. Back of a length outside off, shaping away, he punches on the up and it's straight to Bumrah at point. What is he doing there? But he takes it safely anyway. Saim Ayub c Bumrah b Hardik Pandya 0(1)

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