Pakistan Shaheens and India A faced off in the 6th match of the ongoing Asia Cup Rising Stars T20 tournament in Doha, Qatar, on November 16, 2025. Both teams came into this match after winning their first encounters.
Pakistan’s Irfan Khan won the toss and chose to bowl first. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his good touch, hammering 45 in 28 balls with five fours and three sixes, before falling to Sufiyan Muqeem. The rest of the Indian batting struggled as spinners Maaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood stifled them in a web of spin.
Priyansh Arya made 10, Jitesh Sharma made 5, and Nehal Wadhera made 8, while Ashutosh Sharma fell for a duck and Ramandeep Singh got out for 11, leaving India 136/8 in the 19th over.
After Vaibhav, Naman Dhir showed some resilience against the Pakistan Shaheen bowlers, scoring 35 in 20 balls, with six fours and one six to his name. He fell to Masood, trying to hit a wide delivery over the mid-off fielder, but was caught by Irfan Khan.
However, amidst the heated rivalry between the two sides, Saad Masood was seen giving Dhir a fiery send-off, mouthing expletives and angrily signaling him to go back to the pavilion. Dhir returned the gesture with an angry stare at Masood.
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