Pakistan A vs India A, Final: India lost the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 Final by 128 runs
Pakistan A vs India A, Final: The final match of the ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 was played between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today. India A captain Yash Dhull won the toss and elected to field first. In response, the Pakistan A team scored 352 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the 50 overs. Chasing the target, the India A team got all out for just 224 runs.
For your information, let me tell you that both India A and Pakistan A were in the same group (Group-B). When these two teams faced each other in the league stage, the Indian team won against Pakistan by 8 wickets. In this match, Pakistan captain Mohammad Harish won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Pakistan A team could only manage 205 runs in 48 overs. In response, India A scored 210 runs in just 36.4 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. In this match, opener batsman Science Sudarshan scored a brilliant century. He scored an inning of 104 runs in 110 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes.
Down below you will get the Match Details, Scoreboard and Playing 11 of both the teams.
Match Details
ACC Mens Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023
Match - PAK A vs IND A, Final
Date - Sunday, July 23, 2023
Toss - India A won the toss and opt to bowl
Match Start - 2:00 PM
Venue - R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Pakistan A Batting Scoreboard
Batting first after losing the toss, Pakistan team scored 352 runs in 50 overs. Good start to Pakistan A's innings. Opener batsman Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan shared a 121-run partnership for the first wicket. Both the opener batsman played more half-centuries. Ayub scored 59 runs in 51 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes. While Farhan played an inning of 65 runs in 62 balls with the help of four fours and four sixes. At the same time, 29-year-old Tayyab Tahir scored a brilliant century. He scored 108 runs in just 79 balls with the help of 12 fours and four sixes.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saim Ayub | 59 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 115.68 |
| Sahibzada Farhan | 65 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 104.83 |
| Omair Yousuf | 35 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tayyab Tahir | 108 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 152.11 |
| Qasim Akram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohammad Haris (c) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mubasir Khan | 35 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 74.46 |
| Mehran Mumtaz | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 130.00 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 170.00 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
India A Batting Scorecard
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan | 29 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 103.57 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 61 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 119.60 |
| Nikin Jose | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Yash Dhull (c) | 39 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 95.12 |
| Nishant Sindhu | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Dhruv Jurel | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Riyan Parag | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Harshit Rana | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 144.44 |
| Manav Suthar | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 23.33 |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Yuvrajsinh Dodiya | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
The fans of the Indian team should not be too upset with this defeat. The Indian team went to the ACC Men's Emerging Asia Cup with a squad of 13 players. None of those 13 players were Indian capped players. While there were 8 players in Bangladesh A, 7 in Pakistan A, 9 in Afghanistan A, and 9 in Sri Lanka who have also represented their country in international cricket.
The performance of India A was very good in the league stage, the team had qualified for the final by winning all three out of 3 matches, where India A team had young young players, while the opposing team had experienced players.
India A vs Pakistan A Playing 11
India A Playing 11: Yash Dhull (c), Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose , Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, RS Hangargekar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya
Pakistan A Playing 11: Mohammad Haris (c & wk), Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Mubasir Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Arshad Iqbal, Sufiyan Muqeem
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