Pakistan A has Playied ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP Semi-Final against Sri Lanka A in Colombo.Team Pakistan has bat 1st and has scored 322 runs with 10 Wickets in 50 Overs.Now,If Pakistan A has won Semi-Final 1 of Asia Cup 2023 for emerging teams and Pakistan A has qualified for Final match against victorious team of 2nd Semi-Final which is being Play between India A and Bangladesh India A has played 1st.While Batting, India A has scored 211 and this is not much scored to chase for a team like Bangladesh A.Now Target set for Bangladesh A is 212.In Second Innings of the Match, Bangladesh A started Batting and situation was very good for Bangladesh A to win the Semi-Final and quality for Final.At 70, Bangladesh A has 10 Wickets in hand.It seems like Bangladesh A would be able to win 2nd Semi-Final of ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP 2023 and would be able to Play Final against Pakistan.But after that situation of the Match changes, Indian bowlers are bowling very well and fielders are also struggling very hard.Then their efforts became fruitful and Bangladesh A totally scored 160 and India A won Semi-Final 2 of ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP 2023 and qualified for Final.
So, Both Sri Lanka A and Bangladesh A had been ruled out of the tournament after their defeat by Pakistan A and India.
Pakistan A and India A had qualified for Final of Asia Cup 2023.
Pakistan A was the defending champion of Asia Cup.
ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP had started in 2013.
CHAMPION LIST OF ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA
India A has won 1 title
Sri Lanka A has won 2 titles
Pakistan A has won 1 title in 2019
and is the defending champion of Asia Cup
Now Final match of ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP 2023 would be played between India A and Pakistan A.
Team India A had won the toss and opt to bowl first.
Pakistan A had to bat first.
Pakistan A openers Saim Ayub and Sahibzada
Farhan played really well and completed their fifties.
1 st Wicket of Pakistan A fell at 121 runs
Saim Ayub catch out by wicket-keeper on the bowl of a spinner.
Sahibzada Farhan played really well but run out due to slip of tongue.
Tayyab Tahir played really well and After scoring a fifty, completed his century.
He scored 108 runs in 77 balls.Then he catched out.
Pakistan A captain Mohammad Haris scored only 2 and out leg by wicket LBW.
After that all , Pakistan A reached 352 runs in 50 Overs.Mohammad Wasim hit Sixes in the end.
Now Pakistan A had set a target of 353 for Team India A.
Pakistan A had already lost a group stage match from Team India A in this tournament.
Before Final match,all odds were against Pakistan A including Previous records,Group Stage match against India A as well as toss of Final match.Despite all this Pakistan A set a huge target for Team India A.
Then, India A batting started.India played well in the India A scored a fifty in less than 10 overs.It seemed like India A was in mood of victory.But after fall of first wicket India A could not stand in front of Pakistan Team bowling.
India A had struggled hard to win the Final match of ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP 2023.
But Pakistani Bowlers bowled very well and
India A wickets fell one-by-one and India A all out in 40 Overs at the total score of 224.
So, Team Pakistan won Final match of ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP 2023 by 128 runs.Pakistan A became Champion for the 2nd Time in the History of Asia Cup for Emerging Teams.
HISTORY::
Total Tournaments : 5
India A won : 1
Sri Lanka A won : 2
Pakistan A won : 2
PAKISTAN HISTORY::
Pakistan A won ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP in 2019 for the very 1st Time and now in 2023 Pakistan A has won ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP for the 2nd Time.
After 2019 ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP, due to COVID-19 there hasn't been any ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP up till 2022.
Asia Cricket Council decided to organize this tournament in Sri Lanka in 2023.
Tournament includes Group Stage as well as Super 4 Stage and Final match.
Group Stage includes two groups.
Group A contains :
Pakistan A
India A
Nepal
Oman A
Group B contains :
Sri Lanka A
Afghanistan A
Bangladesh A
UAE A
Super 4 includes :
Top 2 teams from each group.
Total 4 teams have to Play Super 4.
From Group A Pakistan and India had qualified for Super 4.
While from Group B Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had qualified for Super 4.
Now after that 1st Semi-Final was played between Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A.
While 2nd Semi-Final was played between India A and Bangladesh A.
From 1st Semi-Final Pakistan won the match and qualified for Final.
While from 2nd Semi-Final India won the match and qualified for Final.
So,Final match was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo city of Sri Lanka.
India A won the toss and opt to bowl first.
Pakistan A had to bat first.
Pakistan scored 352 in 50 Overs while batting and set a target of 353.
On the other hand, India A scored 224 in 40 Overs and all out.
So, Pakistan A won the Final match of ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP and became Champion again.
From 2019 till 2023 Pakistan A had been defending champion.
Now from 2023 to onward once again Pakistan A is the defending champion.
Pakistan A has lost from India A in group Stage but in Final Pakistan A became a Champion.
So,there are chances of ACC MEN'S EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP Final match may be played between India and Pakistan if both teams win their respective Semi-Finals.
Pakistan Team is playing under the Captitancy of Mohammed Haris (Wicketkeeper Batsman).