There will not be another mouth-watering India A clash against arch-rivals Pakistan after the latter were knocked out of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup in the semi-final. Sri Lanka secured a comfortable 7-wicket win against Haris and co. to punch their ticket to the final. India A will take on Afghanistan A in the second semi-final.
No IND vs PAK in Emerging Teams Asia Cup final
Pakistan only managed to put up a score of 136 runs in 20 overs, with only opener Omair Yousuf managing to shine with a 68-run knock. The rest of the top and the middle order collapsed as Dushan Hemantha struck four times to wreak havoc on the Shaheens. Seven of the eleven Pakistan batters finished their innings with a single-digit score, hence not really allowing the team to set a good total.
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Sri Lanka commenced their run-chase in a dominating fashion, displaying their intent to finish the game as soon as possible. Opener Yashodha Lanka was given out in a controversial fashion for obstructing the field. The Mohammad Haris led Pakistan side decided to not waste an opportunity and appealed to the umpire who upheld it. The team, however, was called out for their decision on social media, with fans lamenting over lack of sportsmanship.
Lahiru Udara (43) and Ahan Wickramasinghe (52) then took matters into their own hands to steer Sri Lanka towards the target in no time. Pakistan did take two more wickets but it came too late as Sri Lanka completed the run-chase with 3.3 overs to spare.
