Suryakumar Yadav faced severe backlash from the netizens after he lost his wicket in a crucial chase against Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2025 final. The summit clash at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 28, 2025, delivered the anticipated fireworks in the India-Pakistan rivalry, but not in the way Indian fans hoped.

Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, India restricted Pakistan to a low score of 146 all out in 19.5 overs, setting up what should have been a routine chase. but they lost early wicket of their star batter Abhishek Sharma followed by Suryakumar Yadav who was supposed to stabilize the chase.

Suryakumar Yadav’s dismissal

Suryakumar Yadav 1(5) was dismissed on Shaheen Afridi’s delivery as Salman Agha took an easy catch.

IND vs PAK – Playing XI

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

Pakistan playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed