It's the end of the PowerPlay 1 as Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled the 10th over. His over was going well but then Farhan, the Pakistani batter hit a straight drive and got a boundary.
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India A WIN BY 8 wickets. Sai Sudharsan gets to a hundred with that winning-six. What a performance by India A.
India A captain Yash Dhull comes out to the middle.
Jose departs for 53. The batters fail to complete 100-run stand. The two added 99 runs for the second wicket before Mehran Mumtaz got the batter stumped. India A- 157/2 after 30.2 overs.
What a partnership this has been for India A. Nearing a 100-run stand this between Sai Sudharsan and Nikin Jose. Both batters have long completed their half-centuries. India A- 156/1 after 30 overs.
WICKET! India lose their first wicket. Abhishek Sharma trying to go for a heave but chops it on to his stumps. INDIA A- 58/1 in 11.1 overs. Nikin Jose the new man in.
Qasim Akram and Mubasir Khan bowling from the two ends for Pakistan A.
50 comes up for India A. Both the openers intact. The innings did slow down a bit after a flurry of boundaries in the first couple of overs but the batters have ensured that India A do not lose any wicket in the first powerplay. IND A- 52/0 after 10 overs.
Pakistan A with a bowling change. Qasim Akram into the attack early. IND A- 31/0 after 4 overs. Sudharsan- 19*, Abhishek- 12*
An even better over, the second one for India A. The first one saw two boundaries from the bat of Sudharsan, the second one from Dahani witnesses three, all of them from the bat of Abhishek Sharma. India A- 20/0 after 2 overs.
Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma open the innings for India A. Mohammad Wasim, Shahnawaz Dahani the new-ball bowlers for Pakistan A and India A are off to a positive start with 8 runs coming in the opening over. Two boundaries both from the bat of Sai Sudharsan, India A- 8/0 after 1 over.
Innings break still underway! Meanwhile, just a reminder that Pakistan A had won the toss and elected to bat first. But India A got wickets at regular intervals to ensure that the opposition is bowled out for 205. Qasim Akram top-scored for the Men in Green with 48.
ALL OUT! Pakistan A are all out for 205 in 48 overs. Hangargekar gets a fifer. What a fine performance from the youngster. India need 206 to win. Run-chase coming in just a bit. STAY TUNED!
Hangargekar gets his fourth. Pakistan A- 201/9 in 47.2 Overs.
PAK A 8 down but they are approaching the 200-run mark. Qasim Akram fell short of a half-century, getting out on 48 to Hangargekar in the 46th over.
Qasim Akram and Mehran Mumtaz adding some useful runs for Pakistan A. Their toal soars past 190 in the 45th over.
Qasim Akram and Mehran Mumtaz out in the middle for Pakistan A at the moment. We are into the last 10 overs.
Seems like Pakistan are in danger of not playing out their quota of 50 overs. They lose another wicket as Nishant Sindhu gets amongst the wickets for India. Mubasir Khan departs for 28. PAK-A: 148/7 after 38 overs.
WICKET! Another one goes down. Suthar does the damage for India once again. Pakistan- 95/6 as Mohammad Haris gets caught at short midwicket.
Two wickets in an over! Misery continues for Pakistan A. Manav Suthar has struck in the same over to reduce the side to 78/5 in 23 overs. First Kamran Ghulam was out stumped before Haseebullah Khan got bowled off the last ball of the over. India on top in this match.
Kamran Ghulam the new man in for Pakistan A. Riyan Parag and Nishant Sindhu in the bowling attack for India A. 50 has come up for Pakistan A. They are- 50/3 in 14 overs.
WICKET!! Riyan Parag strikes. He has got rid of Sahibzada Farhan for 35. Pakistan A are 45/3 in 12.4 overs.
It's the end of the PowerPlay 1 as Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled the 10th over. His over was going well but then Farhan, the Pakistani batter hit a straight drive and got a boundary.
It's five overs to the game and the Indian bowlers have been tormenting the Pakistan batters as they have lost two early wickets.
Pakistan A won the toss and decided to bat first.
Hello and welcome to ABP's live blog for the Emerging Asia Cup game between India A and Pakistan A.
The Indian team under the leadership of Yash Dull will be playing against Mohammad Haris-led Pakistan on Wednesday at the R Premadasa Stadium in the Group A match of the ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Colombo. Both the teams have been unbeaten so far in the tournament and will be looking to finish at the table topper after sealing a win.
For India, Abhishek Sharma and Sai Sudharsan made a brilliant half-century in the last game and came back in form at the right time while Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Nishant Sindhu have been unleashing fire with the ball.
On the other hand, Pakistan had an identical run, winning both of their games easily. They have got some lethal bowlers in their squad and are living up to their reputation. Qasim Akram showed his finesse with the ball by taking 6 wickets in the last game. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top in the clash of the neighbours.
India A vs Pakistan A ACC Men's Asia Cup 2023 match will be played on Wednesday (July 18) at 2:00 PM IST. Indian fans can live stream the game on the FanCode app and website and the match will be live telecasted on the Star Sports Network in India.
Probable XI’s:
India A (Probable XI): Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull(c), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Dhruv Jurel(w), Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Nitish Reddy, RS Hangargekar.
Pakistan A (Probable XI): Saim Ayub Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Haris(w & c), Kamran Ghulam, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Arshad Iqbal, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Squads:
India A Squad: Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel(w), Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull(c), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Nitish Reddy, RS Hangargekar, Akash Singh, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Prabhsimran Singh, Pradosh Paul.
Pakistan A Squad: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris(c), Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sufiyan Muqeem, Arshad Iqbal, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mehran Mumtaz, Haseebullah Khan, Mubasir Khan, Amad Butt.
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