Thrashing, protest, threats: How India vs Pak has played out - a blow-by-blow account

India delivered a brutal, and effective, effect to Pakistan connected the tract during the Asia Cup brushwood connected Sunday. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India clinched a convincing 7-wicket triumph with 25 balls to spare astatine the Dubai International Stadium. A time later, India booked their spot successful the Super 4s signifier portion Pakistan are presently successful a limbo implicit their Asia Cup future.On the pitchIn the blockbuster clash, Pakistan won the flip and opted to bat and were reduced to 6/2 vs India. A 39-run concern betwixt Sahibzada Farhan (40 successful 44 balls) and Fakhar Zaman (17 successful 15 balls) stabilised the innings momentarily, but India reduced Pakistan to 97/8 connected the backmost of a stifling spin-bowling display. A precocious blitz from Shaheen Shah Afridi (33* successful 16 balls, with 4 sixes) steered them to a competitive, yet beneath par, 127/9 successful 20 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav (3/18) was the prime of the bowlers, with Axar Patel (2/18) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/28) besides among the wickets. Hardik Pandya, who had delivered the aboriginal blow, finished with 1 wicket portion leaking runs successful the last over.

During the run-chase, India mislaid 2 wickets successful the powerplay, with Abhishek Sharma's good cameo of 31 successful 13 balls (four fours and 2 sixes) giving India a coagulated start. Later, a 56-run basal betwixt Suryakumar Yadav (47* successful 37 balls, with 5 fours and a six) and Tilak Varma (31 successful 31 balls, with 2 fours) brought backmost immoderate stability.

Suryakumar Yadav past raced the India squad disconnected to the win, with Shivam Dube (10*) astatine the different end, delivering a maximum to get the occupation done with 7 wickets and 25 balls left.No handshake astatine flip and station matchAfter finishing disconnected the 128-run chase, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube walked disconnected the tract without shaking hands with their Pakistani counterparts oregon the absorption enactment staff, which is customary. As Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha, his teammates and manager Mike Hesson made their mode towards the Indian dressing room, they recovered the doorway shut, overmuch to their displeasure.In the post-match presentation, Suryakumar Yadav expressed solidarity with Pahalgam panic onslaught victims and dedicated the triumph to the Indian Armed Forces, astir notably the motorboat of Operation Sindoor successful the aftermath of April's Pahalgam panic attacks."Just wanted to accidental something. Perfect occasion, taking the clip out, we basal by the families of the victims of the Pahalgam panic attack. We explicit our solidarity. Want to dedicate the triumph to each our equipped forces who showed a batch of bravery.

Hope they proceed to animate america all, and we springiness them much reasons connected the crushed whenever we get an accidental to marque them smile," Suryakumar said aft the triumph successful the post-match interview.In the press-conference that followed, connected being asked connected handshake being against the tone of the game, Suryakumar replied, "I consciousness a fewer things successful beingness are up of sportsman spirit. I person told it astatine the presumption arsenic well. We basal with each the victims of the Pahalagam panic attack.

We basal with their families besides and explicit our solidarity. As I said, we dedicate this triumph to our brave equipped forces who took portion successful Operation Sindoor.

As they proceed to animate america all, we volition effort our champion to, whenever fixed the opportunity, animate them arsenic good if possible."Agha skips post-match ceremony, Hesson disappointed

As Suryakumar Yadav made his code successful the post-match ceremonial and Kuldeep Yadav took the Player of the Match cheque, Pakistan skipper Agha chose not to be the presentation. In the property league that followed, caput manager Mike Hesson came aft a lengthy delay. During the presser, Hesson broke silence astir Salman's lack portion expressing his disappointment with India refraining from engaging successful the customary handshake.

Hesson did not straight pin Salman's lack owed to the incidental that took spot aft the match, but alluded to it obliquely."We were acceptable to shingle hands. We are evidently disappointed that our absorption did not bash that. We benignant of went implicit determination to shingle hands, but they had already gone to the changing room. That was a disappointing mode for the lucifer to finish. We were consenting to shingle hands. We were keen to shingle hands astatine the extremity of the match, but that did not happen, and that was beauteous overmuch the extremity of it," Hesson said.PCB request removal of Pycroft, lodge ceremonial complaint

The Men successful Green called for an contiguous removal of the lucifer referee Andy Pycroft and lodged a ceremonial ailment with the ICC, emphasising that the Zimbabwean official's actions undermine the tone of cricket and interruption the established protocols.PCB president and existent president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Mohsin Naqvi demanded "immediate removal" of Pycroft implicit the usurpation of the ICC Code of Conduct and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Laws.Speaking connected the incident, Naqvi wrote connected X, "The PCB has lodged a ailment with the ICC regarding violations by the Match Referee of the ICC Code of Conduct and the MCC Laws pertaining to the Spirit of Cricket. The PCB has demanded an contiguous removal of the Match Referee from the Asia Cup."Pakistan endanger to propulsion out, ICC improbable to budge

Not constricted to their authoritative complaint, Pakistan threatened to propulsion retired of their adjacent lucifer against the UAE, wherever Pycroft is the lucifer referee, which would enactment their Asia Cup qualification chances into jeopardy. If Pakistan bash withdraw, UAE volition spell up into the tournament, alongside India, connected the backmost of 4 points.As TimesofIndia.com reported, Pycroft could good person been pursuing instructions from idiosyncratic successful the ACC, arsenic ICC's mandate ends aft they name officials successful consultation with the organising body."What has ICC got to bash with it? Their relation ends erstwhile the officials are appointed. Someone from the ACC had a chat with Pycroft earlier the game, and what happened astatine the flip was a effect of that chat. It’s astir clip the PCB main finds retired what that chat was, who did it and why—instead of pointing fingers astatine the ICC to further substance the fire," said a source.ICC, arsenic a result, are apt to cull PCB's request for a alteration of authoritative for the remainder of the Asia Cup, including their upcoming clash. Now the shot is successful Pakistan's tribunal connected what they bash with nary alteration successful stance.