Pakistan beat India to clinch Emerging Asia Cup
Pakistan team with the Cup
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Pakistan A clinched Emerging Asia Cup by beating arch-rivals India A in the Final in Colombo Sunday. India failed to chase Pakistan’s 352 as the young green team won by 128 runs.
Tayyab Tahir was Pakistan A's standout performer for the evening, blasting a stunning 108 off 71 balls and grabbing two outstanding catches as Yash Dhull's team was completely outplayed.
Sai Sudharsan and Abhishek Sharma's 64-run partnership gave India A a good start as they chased a 353-run target.
Sudharsan, though, was controversially dismissed after it seemed Arshad Iqbal had overstepped, but it wasn't called a no ball as he was caught by captain Mohammad Haris.
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With the team losing wickets frequently, India's batting collapsed. Yash Dhull (39 off 41 balls) offered some fight, but with the run rate soar, he was forced to go for huge knocks.
India lost its way after he was out and was knocked out for 224.
Pakistan had a great start of 121 runs by the openers Saim Ayub and Sahibzada, Pakistan suffered a mini collapse in the middle overs as they lost five wickets for just 187 runs.
Tahir and Mubasir Khan then came to rescue and had a partnership of 126 runs off just 97 balls with Tahir’s brilliant century.
Mubasir Khan scored 35 off 47 balls as Mehran Mumtaz and Muhammad Wasim Junior’s cameos helped Pakistan reach 350.
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