Dubai [UAE]

After thrashing Pakistan by seven wickets, Indian Skipper surya Kumar Yadav said, "We stand by the victims of the families of Pahalgam terror attack. We express our solidarity. We want to dedicate today's win to all our Armed Forces who showed a lot of bravery. Hope they continue to inspire us all and we give them more reasons on the ground whenever we get an opportunity to make them smile.”

In another interview to the media post match he said India's victory is for the victims of Pahalgam terror victims.

Following India's win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir expressed happiness with team's win and expressed solidarity with victims of Pahalgam terror attack, lauding the Indian Armed Forces for a successful Operation Sindoor against Pakistan sponsored terror.

Suryakumar Yadav mentions Pahalgam terror attack in the post-match interview.

Dedicates the victory to the Indian Armed Forces later No Handshake With Pak team. Jai Hindi🇮🇳 🫡 #INDvsPAK #PKMKBForever #IndianCricket

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— A D V A I T H (@advaithspeaks) September 14, 2025

This Asia Cup clash was India-Pakistan's first meet since April's Pahalgam attack and launching of Operation Sindoor by Indian Armed Forces in response to it. Battling immense pressure due to these circumstances and online backlash for going ahead with the match, Suryakumar-led Indian side maintained their dominance from ball one, clinching a seven wicket win.

Following the match, in a chat with broadcasters, Gambhir said, "Good win. There is still a lot of cricket left in this tournament. This match was important as we wanted to show solidarity with the victims and families and what they went through during that Pahalgam attack. More importantly, we want to thank Indian army for their successful Operation Sindoor. We will try to make our country proud and happy."

Gautam Gambhir Thanks to Armed forces and we try and make the country proud... Indian cricket team have No Handshake with the pakistani players Also... pic.twitter.com/auO6YF3Xiy

— Ankur Kashyap (@ankurs000) September 14, 2025

Coming to the match, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first and were reduced to 6/2. A 39-run stand between Sahibzada Farhan (40 in 44 balls, with a four and three sixes) and Fakhar Zaman (17 in 15 balls, with three fours) stabilised the innings a bit, but India reduced Pakistan to 97/8. A late blitz from Shaheen Shah Afridi (33* in 16 balls, with four sixes) took them to 127/9 in 20 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav (3/18) was the pick of the bowlers for India, with Axar Patel (2/18) and Bumrah (2/28) getting two wickets. Hardik got one wicket.

During the run-chase, India lost two wickets within the powerplay, with Abhishek Sharma's fine cameo of 31 (in 13 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) giving India a solid headstart. Later, a 56-run stand between Suryakumar (47* in 37 balls, with five fours and a six) and Tilak Varma (31 in 31 balls, with two fours) brought back some stability. It was Suryakumar who did the majority of the striking later, sticking around with Shivam Dube (10*) tlll the end and taking India to a win with seven wickets and 25 balls left.

Kuldeep Yadav won the 'Player of the Match' award for his spell. Now, India is at the top of Group A with two wins in two matches.

Team India fans expressed happiness with their team's performance, saying that the players showed that they are invincible.

"Pakistan should have practised a little more, bachey the bachey hi reh gye (kids stayed the same). They won the toss and batted first. It was a spinning track and chasing was easier. That is where Pakistan made a mistake," One fan saidd.

 Another cricket fan reflected on the match, saying that Pakistan fielded badly.

"A lot of missed catches, they could have stopped some boundaries. Indian batting was good... I think it was an overall team effort by team India, Abhishek Sharma was really good. I came here from the USA," he added.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla extended wishes to the Indian team for its "huge" landslide victory over arch-rival Pakistan at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.

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India outplayed Pakistan across all facets of the game, even though the coin didn't spin in their favour. Kuldeep Yadav cast a spell with his left-arm wrist spin and ripped through the batting unit to return with figures of 3/18 in his four-over spell. His sizzling spell forced Pakistan to fold on 127/9

Shukla took to X to lavish praise on Suryakumar and his troops and wrote on X, "Congratulations to team India for defeating Pakistan by seven wickets. It's huge victory."