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Pakistan A defeat India A by 128 runs to win the Emerging Asia Cup

On Sunday in Colombo, Pakistan A defeated India A by 128 runs to win the Emerging Asia Cup.
Pakistan A scored a massive 352 runs in 50 overs because to Tayyab Tahir’s outstanding century.
India gave it their best, but in the end, they were all out for 224 in 40 overs, taking their first loss of the competition. Pakistan defeated India in the game by a score of 128 runs, handing them their first loss of the series.

The outcome wasn’t really in doubt once Pakistan set a massive 352 for eight thanks to Tahir’s 108 off 71 balls. India gave it their best, but in the end, they were all out for 224 in 40 overs, taking their first loss of the competition. Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan scored 59 and 65 runs, respectively, as Pakistan A’s openers when they were requested to bat first. Later, Tahir reached his century, then Mubasir Khan scored 35 runs.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Riyan Parag each claimed two wickets for India A. Abhishek Sharma, the opening batsman, scored the most with a 51-ball 61 that included five fours and a six. Sufiyan Muqeem grabbed three wickets for Pakistan, accounting for 66 runs, while Arshad Iqbal, Mehran, and Wasim Jr. each claimed two wickets.

At 194 for 8, India’s lower order tried to resist the bowlers in a last-ditch bid to win the game, but they were just postponing what would eventually happen. The game was appropriately ended by Mohammad Wasim with a scorching yorker that sent Yuvrajsinh Dodiya’s stumps flying.

Mohammad Haris, Pakistan A Captain: “Firstly, I would like to congratulate all of Pakistan. This is what happens, when you score big runs in a final, the opposition comes under pressure and then if you get back-to-back wickets it gets tough for them. We had tried different combinations in the last four-five matches, tried different players, and it worked well for us. We had shown the videos of the Indian batters to our bowlers. Sai Sudharsan and Abhishek were their main players and we thought that if we could get them out early, it would help us. I am very happy with how the boys are motivated. We have the Asia Cup also coming up and the World Cup too after that. Sri Lanka is a tough place to play spin. So it was good preparation.”

Yash Dhull, India A captain: “They batted very well, we controlled it well in the middle, but they batted well. It was a big target but we played some poor shots. The decision was okay, but they batted well and the wicket was also fresh. We played some bad shots [at three wickets down] and went down from there. None of us have played international cricket so it was a good platform for us to play and a good environment.”

Nishant Sindhu, Player of the tournament : “It felt good playing the tournament. There were many competitive teams so it feels good to perform. We tried to win today as well, but we couldn’t unfortunately. Today the wicket was better to bat on so I was just trying to bowl dot balls and create pressure. The mood in the camp was normal. We were just looking to go out there and play according to the situation.”

Tayyab Tahir,  Man of the Match: “It’s the efforts of all the players and the coach, that at the start we decided we will get a flow and lot let it go. So even when we lost some wickets, we did not want to take the foot off the pedal. Mudasir had a good plan, that we will slow the momentum out. Their bowlers were on top, with some quick wickets. So we planned to slow it down and once set, we’d take the charge. We keep trying, and there are so many good batters and not everyone gets a century so it’s a blessing.”

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