Irfan Pathan, the 2007 T20 World Cup winner, predicted that India’s home teams would defeat Pakistan in a one-sided match at the Asia Cup in 2025. The Men in Blue won easily in Dubai after destroying Pakistan by seven wickets.
Irfan Pathan stated that India’s home teams, like as Mumbai and Punjab, may overcome Pakistan in response to the victory after the game. He also mentioned that the Men in Green might be defeated by some of the IPL teams.
Former Indian batsman Abhishek Nayar said in the same interview that Suryakumar Yadav and his squad were using it as a warm-up game. From the beginning to the end, he believed that Pakistan was never involved in the match.
“We were thinking about how to build up the game. Pakistan came with spinners and did not have fast bowlers. Their bowling was different but there was no actual difference. From the start to end, after winning the toss and batting first to the chase, Pakistan were not in the competition at all. India were playing versus India and it was more of a practice match for the future,” he reflected. (1:55)
Pakistan was limited to 127/9 from their 20 overs as they batted first. The Men in Blue easily reduced the total in 15.5 overs, proving that it was far from sufficient. They won their second straight Asia Cup 2025 match with this.
Former Indian wicketkeeper’s hilarious reaction after one-sided IND vs PAK clash
Former Indian wicketkeeper Saba Karim questioned if a game really occurred in response to India’s victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025. He claimed that for the past few years, India’s supremacy over other Asian nations has been rather obvious.
“Did a match actually happen yesterday? The condition India made of Pakistan. I think we have been seeing India’s dominance in Asia for a few years now, it is a lot. This difference between India and other teams is in everything. In every aspect, we are ahead, and we saw an example again yesterday,” he said. (0:50) (via the aforementioned source)
Kuldeep Yadav was one of the star players to the Men in Blue. The four overs of the wrist-spinner produced 3/18. Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah who grabbed two wickets each gave him a good support.
Abhishek Sharma gave the team an incredible start in the chase. In the powerplay itself, he made sure the game was over by smashing a 13-ball 31.
Furthermore, Pakistan had absolutely no chance because to vital middle-field runs from captain Suryakumar Yadav (47* off 37) and Tilak Varma (31 off 31). Notably, India advanced to the Asia Cup 2025 ‘Super 4’ stage following Monday, September 15’s victory over Oman by the United Arab Emirates.
