India A aspect thrashed Pakistan A by eight wickets of their final group stage match of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023 match in Colombo on Wednesday, July 19. Young pacer Rajvardhan Hangargekar took 5 wickets to bowl out Pakistan on simply 205 runs and then in-form Sai Sudharsan slammed an unbeaten century to proceed India’s dominance over Pakistan in world cricket.
Mohammad Haris gained the toss and elected to bat first at R Premadasa Stadium however Indian bowlers had been fast to make the Pakistan captain remorse his determination. Hangargekar dismissed Saim Ayub within the fourth over on a duck and additionally picked Omair Yousuf’s wicket in his subsequent over to provide India a flying begin.
After shedding the primary two wickets cheaply, opener Sahibzada Farhan and Haseebullah Khan added stability to maintain Pakistan on monitor for a decent complete. But left-arm spinner Manav Suthar shone with three wickets to dismantle Pakistan’s center order utterly.
Qasim Akram and Mubasir Khan added 53 runs for the seventh wicket however Hangargekar struck once more with three extra wickets. He took 5 for 42 whereas Manav bagged three for 36 for the India A staff. For Pakistan, Qasim Akram was the main run-getter with an admirable knock of 48 off 63.
While chasing a goal, Abhishek Sharma and Sai Sudharsan gave India a promising begin to make sure a simple win. The duo added 58 runs for the primary wicket with Abhishek scoring 20 off 28. Mubasir Khan bowled out the younger opener within the twelfth over however Sai produced a match-defining 99-run stand with Nikin Jose for the second wicket.
Jose scored 53 off 64 earlier than getting out within the thirty first over however Sai remained alive and added one other 50-plus partnership with skipper Yash Dhull. Sai slammed fifty in opposition to Nepal within the earlier sport and proceed to indicate his expertise on the world stage with a maiden hundred within the match.
Sai accomplished his century with back-to-back sixes off pacer Shahnawaz Dahani within the thirty seventh over which additionally boosted India to a dominant eight-wicket win with 80 balls remaining.
