Punjab U-15 Pair Tear Apart Pakistan in Asia Cup

India is the reigning World Champions, having won the T20 World Cup back in 2024. Since then, their performance has been phenomenal in most of the series they have played. In the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, the Men in Blue have put up a solid show in all the games in the group stages, thanks to the balanced team they have. However, the credit goes to the opening pair for batting fearlessly in the power plays.

Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma form a 100-run Partnership against Pakistan

In the ongoing game between India and Pakistan, the opening pair Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma put up a 105-run partnership and thrashed the Pakistan bowling attack in the first ten overs. Both played for Punjab at the U-15 level and were opening partners back then. However, on the national side, they never opened the innings with each other. The viewers thoroughly enjoyed watching the young batters give their best against arch-rivals in the Asia Cup 2025. Before scoring his half-century, Gill was dismissed on 47 off 28 balls. Even one of the best T20 batsmen in the world, Abhishek Sharma, had a great knock against Pakistan, ending on 74 runs off 39 balls, including six boundaries and five sixes.

It wasn't captain Suryakumar Yadav's day either, as he was dismissed on a duck by Haris Rauf. Despite India being in a commanding position, the loss of frequent wickets might change the momentum of the game anytime soon. As we write, one of the best wicket keepers in India, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma are on the crease and India need less than 50 runs to win the match. The game has reached a super interesting position because from here the results can go in any direction. If India loses more wickets, it might become difficult for the tailenders to come and win the match. Hence, it will be interesting to see how it turns out.

Sahibzada Farhan's Fantastic Knock Helped Pakistan Score 171 Runs in First Innings

When Pakistan came out to bat, openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman started the game on a good note. There were boundaries and sixes raining for the Men in Green. However, Zaman was dismissed on 15 off 9 balls by Hardik Pandya. That breakthrough was extremely important for India as the batters looked settled.

After his dismissal, wickets kept coming at regular intervals. Despite Farhan being on the other end, the rest of the batters failed to form partnerships and were dismissed. Shivam Dube's magical bowling worked for India as he claimed two important wickets.

However, Farhan scored 58 off 45 balls, including five boundaries and three sixes and helped Pakistan reach a respectable total. He stayed on the crease until the 15th over before getting dismissed by Dube. Had the middle order batters contributed more, Pakistan's score would have reached around 180-190. Surprisingly, Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless today and was hit for 45 runs in four overs. His economy was the highest among the rest of the bowlers, which is a rare thing in Indian cricket. This was the first time Pakistan batters looked confident on the field, and even if they lose the match today, this is a huge positive takeaway for them for the rest of the tournament.