India’s Abhishek Sharma and Pakistan’s Haris Rauf were seen in a heated exchange of words during the fifth over of the Indian innings in the second Super Fours match of the Asia Cup 2025. The Pakistani pacer gave a fierce look to the India opener following a boundary hit on the second ball of the over. Abhishek did not initiate anything, however, Rauf was charged up during the ongoing contest at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Chasing a 172-run target, Shubman Gill also hit Rauf for a boundary on the last ball of the same over, which is when things really took an ugly turn,
As the cricket pitch took the shape of a verbal war between the India openers and the Pakistani pacer. However, the umpires were quick to interrupt, and the issue did not intensify further. Notably, Rauf’s over went for 12 runs, as India looked on top in their chase.
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Earlier in the innings, the southpaw blasted Pakistan’s frontline pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi for a big six on the first ball of the run chase, ensuring a fantastic start for Suryakumar Yadav’s team. There was a brief exchange of words following this ball, although it did not appear as intense as the one with the right-arm speedster.
The heated moments, however, fuelled Abhishek Sharma’s enthusiasm, and he went on his way, making the chase appear easy. Gill, too, demonstrated a high level of tactical stroke play, finding boundaries even on solid deliveries. At the time of writing, the opening partnership is unbroken, with the Men in Blue needing less than 70 runs from the following 11 overs to win.
Speaking of the first innings, India had chosen to bowl first after the skipper Suryakumar Yadav had called it correctly at the toss. The Men in Green posted 171 for the loss of five wickets, as Sahibzada Farhan shone with the bat for his half-century. For the Indians, Shivam Dube was the pick of the bowlers for his couple of wickets.
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