Abrar Ahmed was the center of attention during early part of India’s chase against Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match in Dubai on Sunday. India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets to put them on brink of elimination from the tournament they are hosting.
Pakistan batted first and posted 241 runs with Saud Shakeel top-scoring with 62 runs. Mohammad Rizwan made 46 and Khushdil Shah made 38 for Pakistan. Kuldeep Yadav with three wickets and Hardik Pandya with two scalps were the best bowlers for India.
In the chase, Rohit Sharma got out early for 20 runs, but then Shubman Gill (46) and Virat Kohli added 69 runs for the second wicket. After Shubman Gill fell, Kohli and Shreyas Iyer (56) added 114 runs, as India won the game by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli remained not out for 100 runs off 111 balls, scoring his 51st ODI century and completing 14,000 runs in the format as well.
One of the Pakistani bowlers who impressed was spinner Abrar Ahmed and he picked one wicket, that of Shubman Gill. On the third ball of the 18th over, Abrar bowled a fast leg-break, squaring a well-positioned Gill. The incredible ripper broke through Gill's defense and dislodged his stumps.
As Pakistan supporters celebrated, Abrar appeared to signal to Gill to return to the changing room. Though Gill was unable to build on his start, Kohli's outstanding batting propelled India to win and virtually sealed their place in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Abrar became a focus of internet scorn, with admirers ridiculing him and generating memes about the episode.
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