Asia Cup 2025: Who said what? after IND vs PAK match 6

India registered a dominant win over Pakistan by seven wickets in Match No. 6 of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 14. With this dominant victory, the Men in Blue became the first team to qualify for the Super Four stage, having already crushed the United Arab Emirates earlier in the week.

Pakistan, after losing two early wickets to Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah, never found momentum in their innings. Axar Patel tightened the screws in the middle overs, dismissing Fakhar Zaman and skipper Salman Ali Agha, before Kuldeep Yadav ran through the middle order with a double strike. Sahibzada Farhan’s 40 off 44 was the only notable resistance, while Shaheen Afridi’s quickfire 33 added some respectability. Eventually, Pakistan limped to 127/9 in their 20 overs.

In reply, India’s chase was powered by Abhishek Sharma’s explosive start in the powerplay, supported by Shubman Gill and Tilak Verma. Though Saim Ayub picked up three wickets, the low target was never going to be enough. Suryakumar Yadav anchored the innings with a composed 47* and, alongside Shivam Dube, guided India home comfortably. Abrar Ahmed was Pakistan’s most economical bowler, but his effort was in vain as India sealed the contest with ease.

IND vs PAK: Who Said What?

Kuldeep Yadav, Player of the Match:

“Simple. Just execute the plans. Just see who is batting and react accordingly. I had my plans and executed them. First ball is always a wicket-taking ball, just have to go with that mindset and execute that wicket-taking ball. Batter maybe set but he's facing me for the first time. Still feel I really need to work on my bowling. Sometimes, I feel I use too many variations.”

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Suryakumar Yadav, Winning Captain:

“(Crowd chanting Happy Birthday) Great feeling and a perfect return gift to India. Human tendency that it keeps running in your mind when you think about it (his earlier line about the win being a return gift). You definitely want to win it and when you win it, you have it ready. One box that I always wanted to tick, stay there and bat till the end. For the whole team, we think it's just another game. We prepare the same for all the oppositions. That's what happened a few months back. The team that won the CT set the tone. I'm always a fan of spinners because they control the game in the middle. Just wanted to say something. Perfect occasion, taking the time out, we stand by the victims of the families of the Pahalgam terror attack. We express our solidarity. Want to dedicate the win to all our Armed Forces who showed a lot of bravery. Hope they continue to inspire us all and we give them more reasons on the ground whenever we get an opportunity to make them smile.”