Former India all -rounder Irfan Pathan has excavated a sly digging in Pakistan after his derogatory loss against India in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. Marki Clash failed to live up to expectations as India completely defeated Pakistan and registered a storm in the Super 4S.
Pakistan had no match for the defending champion as Suryakumar Yadav -led side dominated the game from beginning to end.
Pakistan thrash India
Hardik Pandya started a flight to India by rejecting Sam Ayub for a duck on the first legal delivery of the match, and did not see the Asia Cup Champion back after that.
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Pakistan succeeded in a stable recovery and was at 45/2 in a phase before losing their next five wickets for only 38 runs.
They eventually shifted to Haf and Puff for a minor clan of 127/9. Opener Sahibzada Farhan was the top scorer for Pakistan, scoring 40 runs off 44 balls. Shaheen Afridi also played a significant knock of 33* runs to help his side post a respectable total.
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Kuldeep Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav stole the spotlight
For India, Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Axer Patel claimed each two wickets.
With the bat, India lost three wickets and crossed the finishing line within 16 overs, chasing the total with total.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav was the highest scorer for India to score an unbeaten 47, while Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma scored 31 runs in each.
Irfan Pathan Ricketed Pakistan
Following Pakistan’s huge losses against India, Irfan Pathan has exposed the Gulf in class between the two teams. The former cricketer said that a domestic team of India can also beat Pakistan.
“If you ask which of our domestic teams can beat Pakistan, I know Mumbai can beat them. Punjab can beat them. Next, the IPL team that can beat Pakistan? Many of them,” Irfan Pathan said on Sony Sports Network.
Former Mumbai all -rounder and India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nair also echoed the same feelings and said that Pakistan cannot challenge India.