During India's quest to hunt the 172-run target, Abhishek set the tone after his top-edge flew past the boundary rope for a six. This was the second time he dispatched the first ball of a T20I innings for a maximum. He also dethroned 'Swing Master' Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become India's leading wicket-taker in the T20 Asia Cup. Across all of his appearances, he has never gone wicketless against Pakistan in the eight innings he bowled against them. During his record-breaking run, Hardik toppled Bhuvneshwar's tally of 13 wickets in the T20 Asia Cup and bettered it with 14.