Overview

• India chased 172 to beat Pakistan by six wickets with seven balls to spare in Dubai, led by Abhishek Sharma’s 74 and a 105-run opening stand with Shubman Gill, while Shaheen Shah Afridi went wicketless for 0/40.
• A new clip shows Rinku Singh pulling Shubman Gill away during a heated on-field exchange with Haris Rauf, an incident that also required the umpire’s intervention.
• Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan drew criticism for a bat-as-gun celebration on reaching fifty, and Haris Rauf’s gestures toward the crowd were condemned by former players including Irfan Pathan and Deep Dasgupta.
• The third-umpire catch ruling that dismissed Fakhar Zaman remained contentious, with Shahid Afridi suggesting bias in fresh comments as Pakistan figures continued to question the decision.
• Pakistan dropped to the bottom of the Super Four and now face must-win games against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with net run rate permutations in play, while India can effectively secure a final berth by winning their remaining matches.