DUBAI: Sahibzada Farhan etched his identify into the document books on Sunday as he grew to become the first-ever Pakistani batter to strike Jasprit Bumrah for a six in worldwide cricket — ending a 400-ball wait.
The second got here within the Pakistan vs India Asia Cup conflict on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium when Farhan dispatched Bumrah’s supply on the third ball of the sixth over.
The audacious heave despatched the ball hovering over backwards sq. leg, gorgeous even India’s star fielder Suryakumar Yadav.
Cricket followers lauded Farhan’s fearless stroke, noting that Bumrah, broadly thought to be one of many world’s most interesting quick bowlers, had by no means earlier than conceded a six to a Pakistani batter in his worldwide profession.
Matches between the neighbours at all times appeal to international consideration, however this time, the event carries a unique sentiment — as that is the primary time that they’re going through one another after the four-day Could battle.
Regardless of Pakistan’s current efficiency, the general T20I head-to-head document favors India, who’ve received 10 of the 13 encounters. Within the Asia Cup T20 format, India leads 2-1.
Their most up-to-date assembly got here throughout the 2024 T20 World Cup in New York, the place Rohit Sharma’s India narrowly defeated Babar Azam’s Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller.
Enjoying XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed.
India: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
