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All-round Pakistan Shaheens won the Emerging Asia Cup on Sunday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, defeating India A by 128 runs.
India lost 224 runs in 40 overs chasing 353 runs.
Spinner Sufiyan Muqeem took three crucial wickets—opener Abhishek Sharma, who batted 61, skipper Yash Dull, 39 off 41, and Harshit Rana, 13—while giving 66 runs in 10 overs.
Moreover, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim, and Arshad Iqbal each took two wickets.
Opener Abhishek Sharma led India with 61 runs in 51 balls.
Moreover, On a strong batting surface, Pakistan A set India A a 353-run target.
After being selected to bat first, middle-order hitter Tayyab Tahir scored a stunning century to help Pakistan achieve a big total.
While, Tahir attacked the Indian bowling and smashed 108 runs in 71 balls with 12 fours and four sixes after Pakistan lost five wickets for 187 runs. His 152.11 strike-rate was remarkable.
Pakistan started well with Sahibzada Farhan (65 off 62) and Saim Ayub (59 off 51) collecting fifties and contributing 121 runs for the first wicket. India recovered with middle-over wickets.
Tahir and 35-run Mubasir Khan contributed 126 runs in 98 balls for the sixth wicket.
Moreover, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Riyan Parag each got two wickets for the Blues.
Toss
India A won the toss and chose to bowl first against Pakistan A in the highly anticipated final.
Pakistan replaced Amad Butt with Mehran Mumtaz, while India remained unaltered from the semis.
Friday’s Emerging Asia Cup second semi-final saw India A overcome Bangladesh A by 51 runs.
Bangladesh lost 160 runs in 34.2 overs chasing 212 runs.
While, Pakistan A defeated Sri Lanka A by 60 runs to reach the Asian final.
Arshad Iqbal took his first wicket. List Pakistan A bowl out opponents for 262 runs in response to 323-run goal.
Pakistan Shaheens’ skipper Babar Azam visited before Saturday’s Emerging Asia Cup final.
Babar, 28, encouraged the young players before the final versus India A.
Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani, and others listened.
Lineups India A: B Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull (capt), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.
Moreover, Pakistan A: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris (capt, wk), Mubasir Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad Iqbal, Sufiyan Muqeem,
