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India faced Pakistan in their first match of the Hong Kong Sixes 2025 on Friday (November 7) at Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok and secured a win by 2 runs. In the rain-hit match, India posted a total of 86 runs for the loss of four wickets in six overs, and Pakistan scored 41 runs for the loss of one wicket when rain interrupted the match. Due to rain, no further play was possible, and India were declared the winner by two runs due to the DLS method. After India secured a close win over their arch-rivals, Priyank Panchal, who is a member of the Indian team in the ongoing tournament, took to X to share a picture of Indian players and posted a five-word caption which is now going viral on the internet. “Defeated Pakistan. Business as usual,” Panchal captioned the photo tweet. Priyank Panchal’s tweet after India defeated Pakistan in Hong Kong Sixes Panchal, who represented Gujarat in domestic cricket and also India A on multiple occasions, wasn’t part of India’s playing six on Friday. Uthappa top-scored In the match between India and Pakistan, Pakistan captain Abbas Afridi won the toss and opted to field first. Robin Uthappa, who was a member of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team, opened the inning with Bharath Chipli. The Karnataka-based cricketer top-scored for India by scoring 28 runs from 11 balls. During his stay at the crease, he hammered two fours and three sixes. Uthappa was sent back to the pavilion by Muhammad Shahzad on the third ball of the third over, and two balls later, he dismissed Stuart Binny as well, who made 4 runs from two balls. India captain Dinesh Karthik came out to bat at No. 4 and remained unbeaten on 17 runs from six balls. India vs Kuwait on Saturday In their second match of the ongoing tournament in Hong Kong, India are taking Kuwait on Saturday morning. Panchal is part of India’s playing XI in the match against Kuwait. He replaced Bharath Chipli who made 24 from 13 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes.
