On Saturday, October 19, in the fourth match of the ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, India A defeated Pakistan A by 7 runs on the basis of excellent bowling and excellent fielding by Anshul Kamboj. This match is being played at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1).
Batting first, India A scored 183 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Tilak Verma scored the most runs. He played an inning of 44 runs in 35 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Prabhsimran Singh played an inning of 36 runs in 19 balls with the help of 3 fours and 3 sixes. Abhishek Sharma played an inning of 35 runs in 22 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Prabhasimran and Abhishek gave a great start to the team by making a partnership of 68 (37) runs for the first wicket. Nehal Vadhera contributed 25 runs in 22 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. Ramandeep Singh scored 17 runs in 11 balls with the help of one four and one six. Tilak and Ramandeep added 43(22) runs for the 5th wicket. Sufiyan Muqeem took maximum 2 wickets for Pakistan. Mohammad Imran, Zaman Khan, Arafat Minhas and Qasim Akram were successful in taking one wicket each.
Chasing the target, Pakistan A could score only 176 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Arafat Minhas scored the most runs for Pakistan. He played an inning of 41 runs in 29 balls with the help of 5 fours and one six. Yasir Khan played an inning of 33 runs in 22 balls with the help of one four and 3 sixes. Qasim Akram scored 27 runs in 21 balls with the help of 4 fours. Abdul Samad contributed 25 runs in 15 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Anshul Kamboj took maximum 3 wickets for India A. Rasikh Dar Salaam and Nishant Sindhu got 2 wickets each.
Playing XI of India A: Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Ramandeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Tilak Verma (captain), Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Chahar, Rasikh Dar Salaam, Vaibhav Arora.
Playing XI of Pakistan A: Haider Ali, Mohammad Haris (captain and wicketkeeper), Yasir Khan, Omair Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Abdul Samad, Arafat Minhas, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Imran, Zaman Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem.
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