Overview

• India chased 172 in 18.5 overs for a six-wicket win, built on a 105-run opening stand as Abhishek Sharma hit 74 off 39 and Shubman Gill made 47.
• Tempers flared during the chase with sledging from Pakistan pacers and a confrontation that required umpire intervention, and Abhishek later said he faced personal attacks.
• Sahibzada Farhan marked his fifty with a gunshot-style bat gesture and later said he does not care how people interpret it, while Haris Rauf signalled “6–0” toward Indian fans near the boundary.
• Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif endorsed Rauf’s actions on social media, saying the pacer was “treating them right,” drawing further backlash online.
• Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha questioned Fakhar Zaman’s caught-behind dismissal, as former players including Irfan Pathan and Deep Dasgupta condemned Farhan and Rauf’s behaviour and Danish Kaneria defended the catch as clean.