Dubai : Abhishek Sharma was brutal and beautiful in equal measure during his scintillating 74 as India made a tricky chase look comfortable, winning an ill-tempered Super 4 contest of the Asia Cup against Pakistan by six wickets in Dubai .

Left-handed Abhishek, who got 30-plus knocks in all the group league games, hit six fours and five sixes in his 39-ball knock.

As he was dismissed trying to hit his sixth maximum, it left everyone in a daze and still yearning for more.

If Shivam Dube’s double blows in the Pakistan innings’ back-10 opened the game for India, Abhishek and his best buddy Shubman Gill (47 off 28 balls) set up the chase of 172 with a 105-run opening stand.

The inseparable duo, who had been playing together since their Punjab U-12 days, sent the bowlers on a leather hunt.

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