Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan hammered a stunning half-century in the current Asia Cup 2025 Super Four battle on Sunday in Dubai, giving his team a strong start after being assigned to bat first. His milestone celebration featured him making a gunshot gesture with his bat, which instantly went viral.
This fight coincided with heightened border tensions and the two teams’ persistent no-handshake stance. Earlier in the tournament, Indian and Pakistani players shunned niceties before throws and post-match routines, with both teams embroiled in off-field turmoil.
In the game, Pakistan, sent in to bat after India won the toss, got off to a good start. Fakhar Zaman briefly fell early to Hardik Pandya for 15, but Sahibzada Farhan quickly stabilized the innings.
Following this, Kuldeep Yadav dropped a straightforward chance to give Saim Ayub and Jasprit Bumrah conceded 34 runs in their first three overs, making it the most expensive powerplay spell in T20s.
By the halfway mark, Pakistan had raced to 91/1 in 10 overs, their third-highest total at this stage in Asia Cup history and their best-ever start against India. Farhan reached his fifty in just 34 balls, smashing Axar Patel for a six over midwicket before unveiling his rocket-launcher gun celebration. The gesture thrilled Pakistani fans in the stadium and went viral. After 12 overs, the Men in Green’s scorecard read 103/2.
Watch the best video of the day from Super Four, Match 2, of Asia Cup 2025 here:
Sahibzada Farhan hunting Rafale and Indian cricket team. pic.twitter.com/Qdo0RrZYWa
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