India, the 2016 champions, beat their arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in the sixth match of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Pakistan chose to bat first and scored 127 runs in their 20 overs, thanks to Sahibzada Farhan’s brave knock and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s late surge. Farhan was still the top scorer for Pakistan, hitting 40 runs off 40 balls, including three sixes and a four. Shaheen hit four sixes on his way to a 16-ball 33.
India easily batted down the little score, losing only three wickets and having 25 balls left. Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of the Men in Blue, led the way with an unbeaten 47 runs off 37 balls, thanks to five fours and a six. Abhishek Sharma, who opened the batting, and Tilak Varma, who batted in the middle order, each added 31 runs.
India’s second straight win in this year’s continental event, a seven-wicket win, solidified their place at the top of Group A. They now have four points in two matches with a net run rate of 4.793.
Even though they lost, Pakistan stayed in second place with two points from two matches with a net run rate of 1.649.
| Teams | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | Net Run Rate |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.793 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.649 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.650 |
| UAE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10.483 |
Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in the last two spots because neither team has won a match yet, although Oman has a better net run rate.
The first game of Monday’s doubleheader will be against the two associate nations at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
