[WATCH] IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025, Super Four: Cheeky edge! Hardik Pandya's outswing dismisses Fakhar Zaman

Hardik Pandya got his man in the second over of the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Super Four Match No. 2. Fakhar Zaman went to push the ball on the offside but got only an edge. Sanju Samson behind the stumps did not make any mistakes. Pakistan lost their first wicket of the night. 

India captain Suryakumar Yadav again trusted his experienced pace bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya with the new ball. Earlier in the tournament, he did not get the desired result, but in the high time of the contest, he found his rhythm. From the very first over of today's (September 21) match, he was looking in good form with the new ball. In the first over of the match, Pandya could have gotten the wicket of Sahibzada Farhan if Abhishek Sharma had not put down an easy catch. 

Pandya did not have to wait too long to get his first wicket of the high-voltage clash. He got his man in the form of Fakhar Zaman. Zaman, during the initial stage of the match, was the batter who collected most of the runs for the Pakistan cricket team. When he lost his wicket, he was able to collect only 15 runs against 9 deliveries with three boundaries. 

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A feather touch did the damage

On the third ball of the third over of the match, Pandya delivered the ball on the line of the stumps, but with a hint of outswing for the left-handed batter. Zaman tried to push the ball with a straight bat but got an outside edge. The touch was so light between the ball and the bat that the batter had to wait for the confirmation from the third umpire. 

Sanju Samson, who already showed his form with the bat, has been doing the glove work precisely. His eyes were locked on the ball, and he allowed it to come into the gloves. A swift dismissal was accomplished by the Pandya-Samson duo. 

Watch the wicket here