'Operation White Ball': Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill's Century Partnership, Pakistan lost by 6 wickets

Dubai, September 22 (IANS). The Indian cricket team defeated Pakistan for the second time in the Asia Cup 2025. After Team India successfully managed the Operation White Ball against Pakistan, Pakistan also defeated Super-4 in the Super-4 match. The target of 172 runs was reached by India with the loss of 4 wickets in 18.5 overs. The Indian team got a beautiful and quick start by Abhishek Sharma and Gill. Both added 105 runs in 9.5 overs for the first wicket. Gill was rejected for 47 runs from 28 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav did not bat. He was out without opening an account on 3 balls. Abhishek Sharma achieved an excellent half -century. He scored 74 runs from 39 balls using 5 sixes and 6 fours. Abhishek’s turn facilitated India’s victory. Samson was rejected for 13 runs. Tilak Verma remained unbeaten at 30 and Hardik 7 runs. Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav won the throw and decided to bowl. Pakistan first batted and scored 171 runs for 5 wickets. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman scored 21 runs in 2.3 overs as Pakistan’s opening pair. Fakhar was rejected for 15 runs in 9 balls. From here, Sahibzada Farhan scored 72 runs for the second wicket with Saim Ayub. Saim contributed 21 runs to the team’s account in 17 balls. Hussain Talat ends up at number four to bat. He scored 10 runs in 11 balls, while Sahibzada Farhan added 58 runs in 45 balls. His turn included 3 sixes and 5 fours. The Pakistani team lost their fourth wicket on a score of 115. From here, Mohammad Nawaz shared a 34 -Run partnership for the fifth wicket with captain Salman Aga and brought Pakistan to a challenging situation. Pakistan scored 17 runs in the 18th of the innings. Mohammad Nawaz was erected in 18.3 overs. Nawaz added 21 runs to the team’s account, while Salman Aga scored 17 runs. For India, Shivam Dubey took the most 2 wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya got 1-1 wickets. -Ians pack/ share these story tags