India A will face arch-rivals and defending champions Pakistan A in the finals of Emerging Asia Cup 2023 to be played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 23 July 2023.
Pakistan A produced a dominating performance to defeat Sri Lanka A by 60 runs. After opting to bat first, Pakistan A was bowled out for 322 and then skittled out the hosts cheaply after Avishka Fernando and Sahan Arachigage 97 each respectively. Arshad Iqbal was the pick of bowlers with 5 for 37.
On the other hand, India A registered a stunning comeback win over Bangladesh A in the second semi-finals. After being asked to bat first, India A batters struggled before captain Yash Dhull along with Manav Suthar and Rajvardhan Hangekakar put on valuable runs.
In reply, Bangladesh A openers Naim Islam and Tanzid provided a flying start putting on 70 runs for the opening wicket before Manav Suthar and Nishant Sindhu wreaked havoc to create a collapse and win the match by 51 runs. Yuvraj Singh and Abhishek Sharma picked 1 wicket.
Match Details
Details– Emerging Asia Cup Finals, India versus Pakistan
Venue– R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date and Time– 23 July, 2.00 PM
Pitch Report
The pitch at R Premadasa Stadium gives assistance to the spinners like in the previous match against India A and Bangladesh A. It was a brilliant performance by both India A and Bangladesh A spinners.
Thanks to Yash Dhull’s brilliance, India A posted 211 in 49.1 overs. Manav Suthar and Nishant Sindhu put on an excellent display of bowling picking up 8 wickets between them to skittle them out for 160 giving India A 51 runs win.
India A is likely to go with the same squad for the finals. This was the first time that India A was tested against top-quality Bangladesh A spinners.
Pakistan A vs India A – Predicted Playing XI
India A
Abhishek Sharma, Sai Sudharsan, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull (C), Nishant Sindhu, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana, Manav Suthar, Rajvardhan Hangekakar, Yuvraj Singh
Pakistan A
Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris (C), Mubasir Khan, Amad Butt, Mohammad Wasim, Sufiyan Muqeem, Arshad Iqbal.
Fantasy Team
Team 1 – Yash Dhull, Abhishek Sharma, Saim Ayub, Nikin Jose, Tayyab Tahir, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Wasim, Qasim Akram, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Team 2 – Sai Sudharsan, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Tayyab Tahir, Harshit Rana, Manav Suthar, Amad Butt, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Iqbal, Yuvraj Singh.
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