Memes, mock posters of a hypothetical "Boxing Bout: Dhawan vs Abrar", and discussions about sportsmanship have been posted on social media by fans on both sides of the border.
The MCC addressed the incident and stated Ali was correctly given out, explaining that it did not fall under the “bouncing bat law”.
Intense rivalry between the two teams characterised Asia Cup 2025, which ended with Suryakumar Yadav's India declining to receive the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, the head of the Asian Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Notably, since 2013, India and Pakistan have competed against one another at every ICC event.
The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Lauren Agenbag and Nimali Perera along with third umpire Kerrin Klaaste and fourth umpire Kim Cotton.
The match began with controversy. Fatima Sana’s toss call of 'tails' was misheard as 'heads'. When the coin landed heads up, the decision was incorrectly awarded to Fatima, who chose to field.
While a few moments of tension were witnessed between players at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo but the majority of the contest remained peaceful as India claimed another big win over the neighbours.
Harmanpreet Kaur remained composed and chose not to respond to the provocation, maintaining her focus at the crease.
India celebrated a wicket out of nowhere as Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana was spotted having a chat with the fourth umpire.
It was a quick swing of emotions as Pakistan who were celebrating a wicket had to bowl the next ball and Jemimah Rodrigues dutifully smashed the free-hit to the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.
Before the pest control team arrived at the ground, Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana was seen spraying something on the field to make conditions better.
The glaring error was highlighted by several users online, who were quick to slam the mistake in an already politically charged contest.
Harmanpreet Kaur follows Suryakumar Yadav as she refused to shake hands with Pakistan captain in Women's World Cup encounter.
Highlights | IND-W vs PAK-W, ICC Women's World Cup 2025: India defeated Pakistan by 88 runs in their World Cup clash.
India Women vs Pakistan Women, Colombo weather forecast: Although data suggests thick cloud cover during the course of the match but chances of rain are minimal.
IND W vs PAK W live streaming, Women's World Cup 2025: The clash is anticipated to be a politically charged contest considering the animosity witnessed during the recently-concluded men's Asia Cup.
Danish Kaneria, who has played 61 Tests and 18 ODIs, is among the few Hindu cricketers to have represented Pakistan in international cricket.
India-Pakistan clash always generates massive buzz, the contests in the women's game have been lopsided so far, with India enjoying an 11-0 unbeaten record in women’s ODIs.
Pakistan has managed three wins in 16 matches in T20Is, but they have never beaten India in ODIs in 11 attempts.
The action on the field between India and Pakistan was mostly one-sided barring the rare glimpses of an actual fight, particularly in the final which the Men In Blue won by five wickets.
The recent India-Pakistan clashes during Asia Cup revolved mostly around the political tension between the two nations as action on the field was mostly one-sided.
Madan Lal called Mohsin Naqvi immature for leaving the stadium with the trophy, saying that only someone who is ignorant of the sport would act in such a way.
Former Pakistan cricketer backed the PCB head and disgraced Suryakumar and Co. by calling their action "third-rate".
While commentating live during a World Cup match, Sana Mir called Pakistan women team player Natalia Pervaiz from "Azad Kashmiri" rather than "Pakistan-occupied Kashmiri."
Beyond the field of play, India and Pakistan had been visibly at odds during the Asia Cup.