The Indian cricket team registered 6 wickets in the super-four matches of Asia Cup 2025 against Pakistan. In the match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 21 September (Sunday), the Indian team got a target of 172 runs to win, which they achieved in 18.5 overs. This was the second win over the neighboring country in India’s current tournament. Earlier, in the group match, India had trampled the Pakistani team with seven wickets.
In the Super-4 match against Pakistan, the Indian team’s victory was the hero opener Abhishek Sharma. ‘Player of the Match’ Abhishek Sharma played only 39 balls to score 74 runs. During this, he hit six fours and 5 sixes. Abhishek Sharma achieved some special achievement during this stormy innings.
Abhishek became the batsman to hit 50 sixes in T20 International according to the balls. Abhishek achieved this feat in just 331 balls. Abhishek broke the world record of Evin Lewis of West Indies, who took 366 balls to hit 50 sixes. In this list, Andre Russell (West Indies) is third, Hazratullah Jazai (Afghanistan) fourth and Suryakumar Yadav (India) in fifth place. The special thing is that Abhishek is the first batsman to have taken less than 350 balls to hit 50 sixes in T20 International.
Abhishek Sharma overtook Yuvraj Singh in this case
Abhishek Sharma has become the fastest Indian batsman to score the fastest half -century in T20 International against Pakistan. Abhishek broke the record of his mentor Yuvraj Singh by scoring a half -century off 24 balls. In 2012, Yuvraj scored a half -century against the Pakistani team in Ahmedabad T20 on 29 balls. By the way, Mohammad Hafeez records the record for the fastest half-century in T20 International between India and Pakistan. In 2012, Hafeez scored a half -century in 23 balls in Ahmedabad itself.
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32 Ball- Iftikhar Ahmed, Melbourne 2022
33 Ball- Misbah ul Haq, Durban 2007
Abhishek Sharma said after playing the match winning innings, ‘Everything seemed very easy today. I did not like the way they were coming in front of us without any reason. I adopted an aggressive attitude against him and wanted to give the best to the team. I have been playing with Shubman Gill for school days. We like each other’s company. We thought that today we have to show and show. The way they were answering, I enjoyed it very much. I am constantly working hard. When my day is, I return only after winning the match for my team.
25 -year -old Abhishek Sharma has played 21 T20 international matches for the Indian team so far. During this, he has scored 708 runs at an average of 35.40 and a strike rate of 197.21, including 2 centuries and 3 half -centuries. Left -handed batter Abhishek has hit 53 sixes and 63 fours in T20 International.
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