Overview

• In a post-match video, captain Suryakumar Yadav asked about the gesture and Sharma said it is a love message dedicated to fans of Team India and IPL supporters.
• Sharma powered the chase with 74 off 39 balls, reaching fifty in 24 deliveries and striking six fours and five sixes.
• Match reports note he recorded the fastest T20I fifty by an Indian against Pakistan and became the quickest to 50 T20I sixes at 331 balls.
• India beat Pakistan by six wickets, chasing 172 with seven balls to spare after a 105-run opening stand with Shubman Gill, who scored 47 off 28.
• Sharma said the occasion felt special with his family present and he credited the coach and captain for guidance, with India set to face Bangladesh on Wednesday in Dubai.