DUBAI :A 105-run opening stand between Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill helped defending champions India beat Pakistan by six wickets in their Asia Cup Super Four match on Sunday, a second victory over their arch rivals in the Twenty20 tournament.

Put in to bat first, Pakistan set India a target of 172, which they reached with seven balls remaining.

There was no handshake between the teams' players yet again with the match played amid lingering tensions between the two nations in the wake of the military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May this year.

Put in to bat first, a 72-run partnership between Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub for the second wicket laid the foundation for Pakistan's innings after Fakhar Zaman (15) fell early.

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