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Pakistan A have defeated India A by 128 runs in the final of ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 with the help of brilliant century from Tayyab Tahir. Initially, India A winning the toss, invited Pakistan to bat first and they posted a huge total of 352/8 on board.
Along with the century from Tayyab Tahir, and a 121 run-opening stand from Saim Ayub (59) and Sahibzada Farhan (65), laid the foundation for Pakistan A to post a big total on board.
India A have been the only team to play XI uncapped players throughout this tournament and they won all their group stage matches by chasing the totals, but unfortunately, they failed to replicate their success in the most important final of this tournament.
Numbers and stats from IND A vs PAK A final game:
1 - Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan recorded the first century partnership for Pakistan A in this ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup 2023.
Highest opening partnership in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup 2023:
Sai Sudharsan-Abhishek Sharma: 139 vs Nepal, Colombo (RPS)
Saim Ayub-Sahibzada Farhan: 121 vs India A, Colombo (RPS)
Tanzid Hasan-Mohammad Naim: 109 vs Oman A, Colombo (SSC)
2 - Tayyab Tahir became second batsman to score century in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup Final.
Batsman to score century in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup Final:
Rohail Nazir vs Bangladesh in Mirpur, 2019
Tayyab Tahir vs India A in Colombo (RPS), 2023
Tayyab Tahir became first Pakistan batsman to score a century in Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup 2023 edition.
2 - Pakistan team have won ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup trophy for second time in a row.
ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup Winners:
2013: India Under-23s
2017: Sri Lanka Under-23s
2018: Sri Lanka Emerging Team
2019: Pakistan Emerging Team
2023: Pakistan A
India have lost second final in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup overall. Earlier, India's emerging team lost to Sri Lanka emerging team by 3 runs in final game of 2018 edition.
Instances of Pakistan beating India in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup:
2019 semi-finals: Pakistan Emerging Team win by 3 runs in Mirpur
2023 final: Pakistan A win by 128 runs in Colombo (RPS)
3 - Pakistan A team have scored 300-plus totals three out of four times while batting first in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup 2023 edition.
Pakistan A team scores in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup 2023 (while batting first):
309 vs UAE A in Colombo (PSS)
205 vs India A in Colombo (RPS) - Group Stage
322 vs Sri Lanka A in Colombo (PSS)
352 vs India A in Colombo (RPS) - Final
11 - Nishant Sindhu took 11 wickets and won Player of the Series award in 2023 edition of ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup.
Most wickets by an Indian bowler in single edition of ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup:
Mayank Markande - 12 in 2018
Nishant Sindhu - 11 in 2023
Rajvardhan Hangargekar - 10 in 2023
Manav Sudhar - 10 in 2023
126 - Tayyab Tahir and Mubasir Khan had a 126-run partnership for sixth wicket in this game.
Highest 6th (or) lower wicket partnership in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup:
Chinmay Sutar-Shubham Sharma: 158 vs Hong Kong Emerging Team in Savar, 2019
Tayyab Tahir-Mubasir Khan: 126 vs India A in Colombo (RPS), 2023
Qais Ahmad-Najibullah Zadran: 117 vs Oman Emerging Team in Colombo (CCC), 2018
352/8 - Pakistan A team have recorded the highest team total of ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup 2023 edition.
Highest team total in ACC Men's Emerging Team Asia Cup:
Pakistan Emerging Team - 366/3 vs Hong Kong in Karachi, 2018
Pakistan A - 352/8 vs India A in Colombo (RPS), 2023
Sri Lanka A - 349/8 vs Bangladesh A in Colombo (SSC), 2023
