On-field controversy has struck early in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 clash between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on September 21, Sunday. A section of Pakistani fans strongly disagreed with the third umpire's decision as they believed it hit the ground before going into Sanju Samson's gloves behind the stumps.
The dismissal occurred in the third over and the second bowled by Hardik Pandya, who delivered a slower ball. The left-handed batter got deceived and edged to Samson behind the stumps, who came forward to take the catch. The third umpire was convinced and ruled it out but Zaman was shocked at the decision and hit his pad with the bat on his way to the pavilion.
Watch some of the Pakistani fans react to the third umpire's decision:
The 35-year-old had looked incredibly dangerous until his dismissal, notably clattering ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah for two consecutive boundaries. He also clattered Pandya for a boundary before being dismissed caught-behind.
Suryakumar Yadav had won the toss in the Super 4 clash
Salman Agha had won the toss in the previous game against India in Asia Cup 2025 but it has now fallen in favour of Suryakumar Yadav, who has opted to bowl first. The 35-year-old announces that Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy have returned to the playing XI, while the Men in Green have drafted in Faheem Ashraf and Hussain Talat for Hassan Nawaz and Khushdil Shah.
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Pakistan playing XI: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (C), Mohammad Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Haris (WK), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
At the time of writing this, Pakistan were 100-2 in 11.2 overs, getting on track for a massive total.
