Decoding Haris Rauf’s dominance versus Suryakumar Yadav in T20I cricket
**Decoding Haris Rauf’s Dominance Versus Suryakumar Yadav in T20I Cricket**
*By Gaurav Tripathi | Sep 23, 2025, 02:08 AM*
In a historic moment during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash, Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf became the first bowler to dismiss Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav thrice in T20 Internationals. The remarkable incident occurred on the third ball of the 11th over at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Rauf delivered a full ball on off-stump, enticing Yadav to attempt a leg-side flick. However, Yadav edged the ball to Abrar Ahmed stationed at third man, marking his third dismissal by the same bowler in T20Is.
### Batting Shift: SKY’s Asia Cup 2025 Performance
In the match, Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a three-ball duck, a surprising setback given his recent form. Despite this, India secured a comfortable six-wicket victory chasing a target of 172 runs. Prior to this game, Yadav had showcased his batting prowess with an unbeaten match-winning 47 against Pakistan. In India’s tournament opener against UAE, he scored 7 runs.
### Haris Rauf vs Suryakumar Yadav: A Unique Rivalry
According to ESPNcricinfo, Haris Rauf has now dismissed Suryakumar Yadav three times in as many T20I innings, accumulating 11 runs off 12 balls against the bowler. Notably, no other bowler has managed to get the better of the Indian dasher more than twice in T20 Internationals.
In this match, Rauf finished with figures of 2/26 from four overs, also claiming the wicket of Sanju Samson. Despite his efforts, Pakistan was unable to defend their total.
### Match Summary: India Overcome Pakistan Yet Again
Pakistan’s innings was anchored by opener Sahibzada Farhan, who scored 58 off 45 balls, helping his team post a total of 171/5 in 20 overs. Indian openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill laid a solid foundation with an opening stand of 105 runs.
India successfully completed the chase in the 19th over, winning by six wickets. This victory marked another dominant performance by India over Pakistan, after having easily defeated them in the group stage match as well.
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