Overview

• Former Gujarat captain Priyank Panchal condemned Afridi’s display on X, saying there was “no zip, no pace, no discipline,” and he also questioned Haris Rauf while calling Pakistan players overhyped.
• Afridi conceded 40 runs in 3.5 overs in the Super 4 match in Dubai, with Abhishek Sharma hitting a six off his first ball.
• Abhishek Sharma’s 74 off 39 deliveries, featuring six fours and five sixes, set up India’s successful chase for a six-wicket victory.
• Reports noted heated on-field exchanges, including Afridi trading words with Shubman Gill and a later flare-up involving Haris Rauf and Abhishek Sharma.
• Afridi’s Super 4 figures followed a wicketless two-over spell costing 23 runs against India in the group stage, intensifying scrutiny of Pakistan’s pace attack.