Overview

• India chased 172 to win by six wickets in 18.5 overs, powered by a 105-run opening stand as Abhishek Sharma hit 74 off 39 and Shubman Gill made 47.
• Abhishek said Pakistan pacers made personal attacks after nearly every ball, with on-field umpires stepping in during heated exchanges involving Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.
• Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan marked his fifty with a gunshot-style bat celebration; he later defended it as a spontaneous expression and said he does not care how it is interpreted.
• Haris Rauf signalled “6/0” near the boundary, a gesture Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif publicly endorsed in a social media post.
• Former players including Irfan Pathan, Deep Dasgupta and Priyank Panchal condemned Pakistan’s conduct, while Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha questioned Fakhar Zaman’s caught-behind decision.