Watch: Sahibzada Farhan Dominates Bumrah but Falls to Kuldeep in Cricket Showdown

The Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan is currently in progress, with a number of dramatic moments already unfolded. Pakistan, captained by Salman Agha, won the toss and opted to bat first at the Dubai International Stadium. Despite some early losses, Pakistan regained momentum in the later part of the game, with the batsman Sahibzada Farhan scoring two sixes against the Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah, according to ESPN Cricinfo.

Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan delivered two sixes from Jasprit Bumrah’s bowls.(AP)

In another incident, Suryakumar Yadav of India refused to shake hands with Salman Agha at the IND vs PAK toss, and the Pakistani captain didn’t show any initiative either.

Bumrah started strong for India, taking out Mohammad Haris early in the game. In the 4th over, when confronted with Farhan, he bowled two dot balls. On the third delivery, Farhan stepped up and hit the ball for a six over long-on. In the 6th over, Farhan hit another six from Bumrah over backward square leg, leaving even Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav surprised, Circinfo reported.

Many fans on X (formerly Twitter) were impressed by Farhan’s performance. Some even mocked him, saying he treated Bumrah like a club-level bowler. Some users also pointed out that he managed to smash Bumrah for two sixes despite his known difficulty against pace bowling, calling it “class.”

The left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav managed to take out Farhan in the 17th over. Farhan tried to hit across the line but was unsuccessful. Hardik Pandya made the catch, and Farhan finished his innings with 40 off 44 balls.

Both India and Pakistan entered the game with prior victories; India over the UAE, and Pakistan over Oman. Till now, the Indian team claimed nine wickets, with Bumrah maintaining a 7-rate economy in 4 overs, securing two wickets. Axar Patel also took two wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy and Hardik Pandya took one each. Kuldeep Yadav claimed 3 wickets, leaving the Pakistani team at 127/9 at the end of their batting.

The batsman from Pakistan who hit two sixes against Jasprit Bumrah in the Asia Cup 2025 was Sahibzada Farhan. Jasprit Bumrah did make a wicket in the India vs. Pakistan game. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, in the India vs. Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match.