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The former Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has come up with an epic reaction after his side lost against India on Sunday. In a video shared by Shoaib Akhtar, the 43-year-old was caught singing a song during an interaction with others.

However, having a look at the summary of the game, Mohammad Rizwan’s decision of batting first didn’t work well for the hosts. As a result, they have been bundled by the Indian bowlers for a total of 241 runs.

Saud Shakeel (62 runs) was the top-scorer for Pakistan whereas Mohammad Rizwan failed to get past the 50-run mark. The rest of the batters haven’t been much effective with the bat as none of them even crossed the 40-run mark.

In response, Rohit Sharma once again failed to convert his start into a big knock before being dismissed by Shaheen Afridi for 20 runs. Shubman Gill’s 46 off 52 balls helped India to go along with the game.

Thereafter, Shreyas Iyer joined hands with Virat Kohli and stitched a must-needed 114-run stand for the third wicket. Virat Kohli stood tall in the middle and smashed his 51st ton in the One-day Internationals.

The right-handed batsman eventually finished the game for India and almost registered their spot in the semi-final of Champions Trophy 2025. On the other side, the Men In Green who have lost back-to-back games in this contest have almost been out of the semi-final.

Notably, with only four teams to qualify for the playoffs, Pakistan needed to win their final clash against Bangladesh. However, their qualification scenario will work only if New Zealand lose their upcoming games in this tournament.

Hence, it is almost clear that the faceoff between the archrivals India vs Pakistan is unlikely to take place in the finals. We can expect these sides once again to set the stage on fire in the Asia Cup 2025.

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