By Srian Obeyewsekere
Pakistan A crushed arch rivals India A by 128 runs with ten overs to spare to clinch the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in the final of the 2023 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup to emerge Asian champions on Sunday at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan As Tayyab Tahir was the playmaker of that triumph hammering 108 off 71 balls in running up 352 for 8 wickets off 50 overs after being put into bat. India A was dismissed for 224 in 40 overs.
India’s Nishant Sidhu was adjudged the Player of the Series.
CHIEF SCORES:
Pakistan A 352/8 (50 Overs)
(Tayyab Tahir 108, Sahibzada Farhan 65, Saim Ayub 59, Omair Yousuf 35, Mubasir Khan 35, Mohammad Wasim n.o. 17, Mehran Mumtaz 13, Rajvardhan Hangargekar 2/48, Nishant Sindhu 1/48, Harshit Rana 1/51)
India A 224 940 (40 Overs)
(Abhishek Sharma 61, Yash Dhull 39, Sai Sudharsha 29, Riyan Parag 14, Rajvardhan Hangargekar 11, Nikin Jose 11, Nishant Sidhu 10. Sufiyan Muqeem 3/86, Mohammad Wasim 2/26, Mehran Mumtaz 2/30, Arshad Iqbal 2/34,Mubasir Khan 1/38)