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We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup final 2023! For now it's Soumarya Dutta, taking your leave on behalf of Bala. See you soon.
Mohammad Haris, Pakistan A Captain - There is always a pressure of the finals and once there is runs on the board, it becomes really difficult for the opposition. We had been trying different combinations in the different games for the past few contests and it has worked to our advantage. We knew India A are a top heavy side and we were looking to pick up the early wickets. The boys have been really motivated and they have performed really well. With an Asia cup and World Cup coming up, these are good signs for our Cricket
Yash Dhull, Captain, India A - Pakistan A batted well and Tayyab made the difference with his 100. We played a few rash shots during our innings and that turned out to be our undoing. I still feel the decision to field first wasn't wrong. All our players are youngsters and it has been a superb experience for us getting to play at this level.
Nishant Sindhu, India A, Player of the tournament - The mood was quite normal in the camp and we decided to take the game ball by ball and then see the end result. The surface did play to my advantage in that semi final game and I was able to make the most of it.
Tayyab Tahir (Player of the Match): It was team effort and the effort of our coach. We wanted to find momentum early on and keep going. We lost some wickets in between but wanted to keep doing. Mubasir spoke to me and we decided to slow down the momentum. They had taken some wickets, so we wanted to slow the game down. We picked it up once again after we had settled. It's Allah's blessings to score the hundred.
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Mohammad Wasim: It was a team effort. The wicket was a bit slow, we had planned to try and score big. I was struggling a bit with the new ball. It was good coming in first change today.
India A 224 all out in 40 overs Abhishek Sharma 61(51) | Sufiyaan Muqeem 3/66 Yash Dhull 39(41) | Mohammad Wasim 2/26
The Shaheens have soared and they 've soared really high here as they clinch the ACC Emerging Asia Cup by a thumping margin of 128 runs in the end. They batted really well in the first innings and put on a massive 352 on the board. With the ball in hand, they dominated after the powerplay and completely outplayed their India A counterparts.
The Indians got off to a good start in the run chase but they lost their way in the middle overs. Sai Sudharsan and Abhishek Sharma put on a 50 plus opening stand again but the problems started soon after. Nikin Jose got a poor decision from the umpire and that could have made a major difference in the larger scheme of things. Vice Captain Abhishek Sharma and skipper Yash Dhull put on a partnership in the middle overs but Sufiyan Muqeem broke the partnership and the procession began from there.
The spinners ran through the Indian A middle order as the likes of Dhull, Sindhu, Jurel and the top scorer Abhishek Sharma threw their wickets away. Sufiyan Muqeem, the mystery spinner went for a few runs early on but he came back really well to pick up three wickets. The other spinners also did well as Mumtaz and Mubashir backed him up. A word of appreciation is also due for the Pakistani seamers Iqbal and Wasim as they cleaned up the tail. The former in particular was really impressive as he landed the big blow early on to send back Sudharshan.
The Indians have had a superb campaign in this Emerging Asia Cup but they have been completely outplayed by a superior Pakistani side in the final. They had a lot more experience in their ranks with three international players and they made full use of it. The Shaheens have now won two back to back emerging Asia Cups and they can be mighty proud of their efforts.
Pakistan A win the Emerging Asia Cup by 128 runs!
40
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224/10score
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0
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1
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runs
Yuvrajsinh Dodiya*
5(8)
Manav Suthar
7(30)
Mohammad Wasim
2/26
39.6 Mohammad Wasim to Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, OUT! That's it! The perfect delivery that some legendary Pakistan pacers would be proud of. Full and straight at the base of the off-stump tailing in late. Yuvrajsinh has no chance against this one. Goes through his defenses and rattles the off-stump
39.5 Mohammad Wasim to Manav Suthar, full ball angling down the leg. Flicks it away to deep square leg
39.4 Mohammad Wasim to Manav Suthar, short of a length angling in. Nicely behind the line and blocks
39.3 Mohammad Wasim to Manav Suthar, full and straight on the stumps. Blocks it back to the bowler
39.3 Mohammad Wasim to Manav Suthar, gets a touch too straight this time, angling the ball down the leg-side
39.2 Mohammad Wasim to Manav Suthar, fuller ball around the off-stump. Steers it to point
39.1 Mohammad Wasim to Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, huge appeal! Low full toss tailing in a touch. Hits hit directly on the pad. The umpire reckons it is angling down the leg. And meanwhile, they quietly take a leg-bye
Iqbal probed hard for that final wicket but Dodiya managed to survive in the end and also picked up a boundary taking advantage of the fielders being inside the circle.
39
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221/9score
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Yuvrajsinh Dodiya*
5(6)
Manav Suthar
6(26)
Arshad Iqbal
2/34
38.6 Arshad Iqbal to Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, short of a length outside off. Dabs it to thirdman for a single
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Pakistan A
Yuvrajsinh Dodiya
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Mohammad Wasim
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