WATCH: Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi celebrate with Pakistan A as they defeated India A to clinch ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi meets Pakistan A after ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023 triumph (Source: Twitter)
Pakistan A defeated India A by 128 runs in the final of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023. The pick of the bowler for Pakistan A was Sufiyan Muqeem, who snapped three wickets in his spell of 10 overs where he conceded 66 runs in his spell. Two wickets were grabbed by Arshad Iqbal, Mehran Mumtaz, and Mohammad Wasim Jr. in their respective spells. One wicket was bagged by Mubasir Khan, who bowled six overs in his spell and conceded 38 runs.
The young Pakistan team was welcomed by the senior team players when they returned to the team hotel with the trophy. Men in Green skipper, Babar Azam who is currently leading the senior team in the ongoing two-match Test match series against Sri Lanka, informed the younger team about the challenges they will face in the near future when they will play more international tournaments at a higher level.
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Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi including Tayyab Tahir and Mehran Mumtaz into the celebrations. The mutual respect there between our seniors and youngsters Ma Shaa Allah ❤️#EmergingAsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/YavaVPBw2h
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) July 24, 2023
Tayyab Tahir’s knock guides Pakistan A to the title
If we talk about the game, India A skipper, Yash Dhull won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pakistan while batting first, the openers Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan put up 121 runs. The team, however, experienced a small collapse after falling to 187/5. At this point, India appeared to be on the verge of a comeback with the ball.
However, the sixth wicket produced 126 runs thanks to individual performances from Tayyab Tahir and Mubasir Khan. As a result of this, the team was able to overcome its mid-inning crisis and finish the innings with a 352/8 score. Khan scored 35 runs off 47 balls, while the former scored 108 runs off just 71 balls. Riyan Parag and Rajvardhan Hangargekar both grabbed two wickets each.
India while chasing a mammoth total of 353 runs, they were bundled out for 224 runs in their 40 overs. The highest scorer for the side was left-hand batter, Abhishek Sharma who smashed 61 runs off 51 balls which included five fours and a six in his innings. Tahir was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance.
