IND vs PAK: India and Pakistan were face to face in the high-voltage match of Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, but along with the match, a big controversy also remained in the headlines. Pakistan won the match by 8 wickets, but during the match, there was a huge uproar on the field regarding the controversial catch of Maaz Sadaqat. The Indian team and captain Jitesh Sharma looked so angry with the umpire’s decision that the game even stopped for some time.

How not out even after taking the catch?

Suyyash Sharma was bowling in the 10th over. Maaz Sadaqat hit a big shot on the very first ball. Nehal Vadhera standing at the boundary made a brilliant effort and caught the ball in the air. When he lost his balance, he threw the ball towards Naman Dheer standing inside the boundary, and Dheer completed the catch. Team India felt that it had got the wicket, the players started celebrating. However, the third umpire after seeing the replays gave a big decision – Sadaqat not out.

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Jitesh Sharma’s argument with the umpire

Immediately after the decision, Indian captain Jitesh Sharma angrily confronted the umpire. Jitesh was seen arguing a lot regarding his decision. Even after so much of their argument, the umpire could not change his decision as per the rules and Sadaqat remained at the crease.

ICC’s new rule became the cause of controversy

According to the new fielding rules of ICC applicable from October 2025:

1- The fielder can touch the ball once outside the boundary while it is in the air.

2- A catch will be considered valid only if he regains control inside the field before touching or leaving the ball.

In this entire matter, it was believed that Nehal Vadhera did not return to the field after throwing the ball in and had himself gone out of the boundary. For this reason the catch did not fall in the category of “fair catch” and Sadaqat was declared not out.

match status

Despite the controversy, Maaz Sadaqat’s game was excellent. He scored unbeaten 79 runs in 47 balls and gave Pakistan victory in just 13.2 overs. Sadaqat hit 7 fours and 4 sixes and also took 2 wickets in bowling.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a brilliant inning of 45 runs for India. While Naman Dheer contributed 35 runs. India’s innings faltered as soon as Vaibhav was out. The entire team was all out for 136 runs.

India has defeated UAE by 148 runs. This is Team India’s first victory in the Asia Cup Rising Star tournament. India A team had scored a huge score of 297 runs while playing first. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an inning of 144 runs in a stormy style (Vaibhav Suryavanshi Fastest Century), while captain Jitesh Sharma also scored 83 runs in a explosive style. In response to the target of 298 runs, the UAE team could score only 149 runs.

Playing first, the Indian team had scored 297 runs. This is the fifth highest score in T20 cricket history. First Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history by scoring a century in just 32 balls. In this match, he scored 144 runs playing 42 balls, in which 15 sixes and 11 fours came from his bat. After him, captain Jitesh Sharma destroyed the UAE bowlers. Jitesh returned unbeaten after scoring 83 runs in 32 balls. He hit 6 sixes and 8 fours. In the history of T20 cricket, only Nepal, Zimbabwe and England have been able to cross the 300-run mark.

25 sixes and 24 fours

Indian batsmen alone scored 297 runs in the innings, hitting 25 sixes and 24 fours. The Indian team had scored 246 runs from the boundary itself. Among these, Vaibhav Suryavanshi (15) hit the maximum number of sixes, while Jitesh Sharma also stole the show by hitting 6 sixes. Talking about bowling, the maximum wickets were taken by Gurjapneet Singh, who sent three batsmen of UAE to the pavilion.

After a huge victory of 148 runs, the Indian team has come on top in Group A by winning its first match. A total of 8 teams are participating in the Asia Cup Rising Star tournament. India has been placed in Group B along with Pakistan, Oman and UAE. Pakistan has also won its first match, but it is currently at second place in the table.

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Indian cricketer who brought glory to Bihar, 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is also in the list

Vaibhav Suryavanshi T20 Debut: Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his debut in T20 for the first time while playing for Bihar. He played his first match against Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in which he scored 13 runs. After that he made his debut in IPL 2025 against Lucknow Super Giants. In which he scored 34 runs in 20 balls. Now he will be seen debuting in the blue jersey. Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be seen playing T20 for an Indian team for the first time. The debut of 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi can be seen in the Rising Stars Asia Cup.

Rising Stars debut in Asia Cup

Rising Stars Asia Cup is starting from 14th November. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also got a place in the India A team for this tournament. This will be the first time that Vaibhav will represent India in the blue jersey. Considering his skills and performance, the team management and selectors have high expectations from him.

Vaibhav will play his first match in blue jersey on this day

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s T20 debut in the blue jersey can be seen only in the first match of the Rising Stars Asia Cup. Because the first match of this tournament will be played between India and UAE. That means Vaibhav can play his first match in blue jersey only on 14th November. Suryavanshi has previously played ODI matches for India’s Under-19 team. But never played T20. In such a situation, this will be the first time that Vaibhav will be seen playing in blue jersey for India.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s T20 career

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has played a total of 8 T20 matches so far. In which he scored 265 runs at an excellent strike rate of 207.03 and also included 1 century and 1 half-century in his name. Vaibhav could score only 13 runs on his T20 debut for Bihar. He scored 34 runs on his IPL debut. Now it remains to be seen how much Vaibhav can score while debuting for India A.

Rising Star Asia Cup: India had recently created history by winning the Asia Cup 2025, but now Team India is ready for another Asian tournament. However, till now the ACC and PCB Chairman have not formally handed over the last Asia Cup trophy to India, but in the meantime another big news has come out for the cricket lovers, Rising Star Asia Cup 2025 will be played in Doha (Qatar) from 14th November, while the final match will be held on 23rd November. BCCI has announced India’s A team for this tournament, in which many young and emerging players have been given a chance.

Jitesh Sharma will take over the captaincy

Indian selectors have made wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma the captain of this tournament. Jitesh, who is known for his aggressive batting and calm nature, will now captain Team India A for the first time at the international level.

Along with him, Naman Dheer has been made the vice-captain. Dhir has performed brilliantly in the domestic circuit and has also made his mark with his aggressive innings in the IPL.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ashutosh Sharma got a chance

Rising Star Asia Cup is being considered as a big platform for the emerging players of Asia. This time many young names have been included in the Indian team. Players like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, and Ashutosh Sharma will wear the Indian jersey for the first time in this tournament. The recent domestic performance of all of them has been excellent, and BCCI is hopeful that these players can become a part of the senior team in the future.

There will be an exciting clash with Pakistan

The biggest attraction for the fans will be the match between India and Pakistan, which will be played in Doha on 17th November. As always, this match between the two countries will be full of thrill and emotions. The young team of India would like to show the strength of its new generation in Asia by winning this match.