What a nail-biter of a match! India A pulled off a thrilling win over Pakistan A by just 7 runs. They got off to a fantastic start thanks to Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh. Abhishek scored a quick 35 runs off 22 balls, while Prabhsimran was on fire, smashing 36 runs off just 19 deliveries. Their explosive batting really set the tone for the innings. Skipper Tilak Varma then stepped in with a solid 44 runs off 35 balls, holding things together as the innings progressed and helping India A reach a total of 183.
On the bowling side, Anshul Kamboj and Rasikh Salam were the stars. Kamboj bowled 4 overs for 33 runs and grabbed an important wicket of Abdul Samad, while Salam went even better with figures of 4 overs for just 20 runs and also took a wicket. Both bowlers mixed up their pace really well, keeping the Pakistani batters on their toes.
IND A vs PAK A: Emerging Asia Cup
Pakistan A Squad: Emerging Asia Cup T20 2024
Yasir Khan, Arafat Minhas, Omair Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris(w/c), Haseebullah Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Abbas Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ahmed Daniyal, Mohammad Imran, Zaman Khan
India A Squad: Emerging Asia Cup T20 2024
Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma(c), Anuj Rawat, Hrithik Shokeen, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Rahul Chahar, Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Rasikh Dar Salam, Anshul Kamboj, Aaqib Khan, Vaibhav Arora, Nishant Sindhu