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Openers Sai Sudharsan and Abhishek Sharma struck half-centuries after Nishant Sindhu (4-14) and Rajvardhan Hangargekar (3-25) starred with the ball as India A thrashed Nepal by nine wickets in ACC Men's Emerging Cup on Monday.

Sai Sudharsan struck an unbeaten 58 off 52 deliveries, hitting eight fours and one six, while Abhishek Sharma blasted a 69-ball 87, hitting 12 fours and two sixes as India A raced to 172/1 in 22.1 overs after bundling out Nepal for 167 in 39.2 overs in the 50-overs-a-side match.