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
Anshul Kamboj & Rasikh Salam the stars!!
- Anshul Kamboj: 4 overs, 33 runs, 3 wickets, 8.20 economy
- Vaibhav Arora: 3 overs, 30 runs, 0 wickets, 11.00 economy
- Abhishek Sharma: 3 overs, 18 runs, 0 wickets, 6.00 economy
- Rasikh Salam: 4 overs, 20 runs, 2 wicket, 5.00 economy
- Rahul Chahar: 1 over, 20 runs, 0 wicket, 20.00 economy
- Nishant Sindhu: 2 overs, 15 runs, 2 wickets, 7.50 economy
- Tilak Varma (c): 3 overs, 27 runs, 0 wickets, 9.00 economy
Pakistan A Innings: 176-7 (20 Overs)
- Mohammad Haris (c & wk): 6 runs (2 balls, 1 six, SR 300.00)
- Yasir Khan: 33 runs (22 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes, SR 150.00)
- Omair Yousuf: 2 runs (7 balls, SR 28.57)
- Qasim Akram: 27 runs (21 balls, 4 fours, SR 128.57)
- Arafat Minhas: 41 runs (29 balls, 5 fours, 1 six, SR 141.38)
- Haider Ali: 9 runs (15 balls, SR 60.00)
- Abdul Samad: 25 runs (15 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes, SR 166.67)
- Abbas Afridi: 18 runs (9 balls, 4 fours, SR 200.00)
- Zaman Khan: 1 run (1 ball, SR 100.00)
Extras: 14 (b 3, lb 5, w 5, nb 1, p 0)
Total: 176 (7 wickets, 20 overs)
Match Result: India A won by 7 runs
India A Innings: 183-8 (20 Overs)
- Abhishek Sharma: 35 runs (22 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes, SR 159.09)
- Prabhsimran (wk): 36 runs (19 balls, 3 fours, 3 sixes, SR 189.47)
- Tilak Varma (c): 44 runs (35 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes, SR 125.71)
- Nehal Wadhera: 25 runs (22 balls, 2 fours, 1 six, SR 113.64)
- Ayush Badoni: 2 runs (3 balls, SR 66.67)
- Ramandeep Singh: 17 runs (11 balls, 1 four, 1 six, SR 154.55)
- Nishant Sindhu: 6 runs (3 balls, 1 four, SR 200.00)
- Anshul Kamboj: 0 runs (1 ball, SR 0.00)
- Rahul Chahar: 4 runs (3 balls, 1 four, SR 133.33)
- Rasikh Salam: 6 runs (1 ball, 1 six, SR 600.00)
Extras: 14 (b 3, lb 5, w 5, nb 1, p 0)
Total: 183 (8 wickets, 20 overs)
Anshul Kamboj easily defends 17 runs in the ultimate over as IND A begin their Emerging Asia Cup T20 with a slim win over rivals Pakistan A.
It was a typical IND-PAK clash that ebbed and flowed both ways. The fielding of the Tilak Varma-led side proved to be the differential as India restricted PAK to 176/7.
OUTAnd India A have all but won this game! Brought back to bowl the final over, Anshul Kamboj has sent back the dangerous Abdul Samad! Zaman Khan is the new batter in but game is IND A's pocket now.
An absolute crucial over here by Rasikh Salam! Brilliant bowling by the pacer as he concede only 7 runs off the penultimate over.
Rasikh with his second wicket and what an over this was! 10 runs but most importantly the big breakthrough of Arafat Minhas, who played well for his 29-ball 41.
All hopes for PAK A now depend on Abdul Samad!!
Pakistan's own hard-hitting finisher Abdul Samad has put pressure back on India A here. He has smashed 21 off 6, with PAK A needing 36 off last 23.
A great back of the hand ball has undone dangerous Haider Ali here. Rasikh Salam Dar with the wicket and Pakistan lose 5. Abdul Samad is the new batter for PAK A.
Bad ploy from Tilak Varma here. IND A already have five specialist bowlers but still, he went ahead by giving himself the third over and conceded 19 from the 14th over. This keep Pakistan in the chase here as they need 62 off last 36.
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
