Watch: Sufiyan Muqeem's send-off to Abhishek Sharma triggers ugly fight between India, Pakistan stars

India A batter Abhishek Sharma provided his team with a breathtaking start with the bat in the ongoing game against Pakistan A. The Emerging Asia Cup 2024 match between the two arch-rivals between the teams is taking place at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) in Al Amerat.

India A won the toss and they had a blistering start to their innings. Opening batters Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh came out all guns blazing and made sure that they took their team off to a flying start in the high-pressure game against Pakistan A.

Abhishek Sharma was removed by Sufiyan Muqeem

Abhishek, who has made himself a huge name in Indian cricket with his aggressive style, lived up to the expectations. The opening batter went after the bowlers right from the start and oozed his class with the bat.

Abhishek was at his aggressive best as he slammed bowlers all over the park. He had a great start with the bat but couldn't carry on. The Southpaw was removed by Sufiyan Muqeem as he attempted to hit the bowler out of the park and get a boundary.

Abhishek stepped off the crease to hit the wrist spinner over the covers. But he didn't get the proper connection and was caught inside the circle. But as soon as he got out, tempers between the two players flared up as they had a verbal spat.

As Abhishek Sharma's catch was taken, Sufiyan Muqeem gave an aggressive send-off to the batter. He pointed the finger towards the exit and asked the batter to leave the field. However, this didn't go well with India's batter, as he gave it back to the spinner.

Abhishek returned and exchanged some words with batter. The two players were then separated by the umpire as the India A batter left the ground fuming while the Pakistan player kept staring at him.

Abhishek Sharma and Sufiyan Muqeem fight with each other

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Abhishek Sharma slams 35 runs off 22 balls

Abhishek played a brutal innings and ended with a knock of 35 runs off 22 balls. He batted with a strike rate of around 160 and also slammed 5 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. He, along with Prabhsimran Singh (36), added 68 runs for the opening partnership.

Apart from Abhishek, skipper Tilak Varma played a decent hand for the team. The left-hander played a vital innings of 44 runs off 35 balls. He batted with a strike rate of around 115, slamming 2 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Nehal Wadhera (25) also contributed for the team in the middle.

In the end, Ramandeep Singh hit some lusty blows with the bat as India A posted a massive total of 183 runs on the board. For Pakistan, Sufiyan Muqeem was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with the figures of 2/28. Apart from him Qasim Akram also was decent with the ball, picking one wicket.