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India A Beat Pakistan Shaheens In First T20 Of Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024

By IANS News October 20, 2024 • 00:18 AM View: 561

T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup: The top-order of Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh and skipper Tilak-Varma made vital contributions with the bat while pacer Anshul Kamboj struck three crucial blows as India A defeated Pakistan Shaheens by seven runs in a hard-fought encounter in the ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground here on Saturday.

After skipper Tilak Varma won the toss and elected to bat first in their fourth match, India A openers Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh provided the team with a good start. The Indians scored some quick runs as they posted a challenging total of 183/8 in 20 overs.

In reply, India A came up with a superb bowling effort with Kamboj bagging 4-33 while Rasikh Salam and Nishant Sindhu claimed 2-30 and 2-15 respectively as Pakistan A were restricted to 176/7 in 20 overs. Yasir Khan (3), Arafat Minhas (41) and Qasim Akram (27) tried to shore up their innings, but the Shaheens fell short by seven runs.