India Overpowers Pakistan Again in Asia Cup
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India will next face Bangladesh today, September 24, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. After that, they will take on Sri Lanka on Friday in what could be a crucial game for final qualification.
The tense T20 game, which India won by six wickets and an over to spare, saw several altercations but the most talked about were the ones involving the rampaging Indian openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill and Pakistan’s senior pacers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.
India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has lauded the players for the way they carried themselves in the game against Pakistan. Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan were in the spotlight during the match on Sunday for their objectionable gestures.
Pakistan, after being put to bat first, started well as openers Farhan and Fakhar Zaman got to business from the word go. While India managed to get an early breakthrough when Hardik Pandya dismissed the latter, Farhan played an explosive knock to finish as the top run scorer for his side.
Cricket teams from South Asian rivals India and Pakistan are meeting for the first time since their countries fought a deadly armed conflict in May.
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Live IND vs PAK live cricket score: India thump Pakistan by six wickets, chase 172 runs comfortably
Pakistan have posted 171 runs after 20 overs courtesy a half-century from Sahibzada Farhan. India dropped four catches and were poor in the field but did well to restrict Pakistan. Can they chase 172 runs?
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