India captain Suryakumar Yadav (left) and Tilak Varma during their half-century partnership against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on Sunday (September 14). Photo: BCCI
Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup: India rout Pakistan as spinners, Suryakumar shine
Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets for India as Pakistan were restricted to 127/9 in 20 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Spinners and captain Suryakumar Yadav powered India to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in an Asia Cup 2025 contest in Dubai on Sunday evening (September 14).
After restricting Pakistan to 127/9 in 20 overs, India cruised to victory, scoring 131/3 in 15.5 overs. Suryakumar remained not out on 47 off 37 with five fours and a six. Kuldeep Yadav was the bowling star with three wickets. Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets apiece while Varun Chakravarthy had one success.
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This was India's second win in a row and have almost ensured a spot in the Super Four stage. India are on top of the table in Group A with four points.
Earlier today, Opposition parties staged protests across the country to oppose the India-Pakistan match, raising slogans and urging people to boycott the game.
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Protests led by the Shiv Sena (UBT) were held in Maharashtra and Jammu, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members staged a demonstration in Delhi. In the south, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed the Centre, asking whether the money earned through the match was more than the value of the lives of those killed in Pahalgam.
Today's match is the first between the two sides since the military conflict in May, when India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ to hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan-controlled territories after 26 persons, mostly tourists, were killed in a dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22.
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