The ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup has reached its final destination with India A and Pakistan Shaheen or Pakistan A meeting in the pinnacle of the eight-team tournament in Colombo on Sunday, July 23. It has been easy for the blue team as they are yet to lose a single game in the tournament, while Pakistan’s only defeat came against their arch-rivals four days back. The tournament and its format is quite similar to the 2017 Champions Trophy, however, Indian players will be hoping for a diametrically opposite result.
For India, the batsmen and bowlers have complimented each other as the batsmen have stood up in matches where the bowlers have given away runs, whereas in the previous game when the batsmen failed to get their team to a good score, the bowlers rose to the occasion. The Men in Blue will be hoping that skipper Yash Dhull and opener Sai Sudarshan, two of the top three run-scorers in the tournament, can once again hit the mark in the game that counts the most.
Pakistan, on the other hand, beat hosts Sri Lanka by 60 runs after a brilliant century from Omar Yusuf. Pakistan’s batsmen failed in their last encounter with India and the Mohammad Haris-led side will be eager to avenge their previous loss in the final.
Here’s all you need to know about India A vs Pakistan A Emerging Teams Asia Cup final:
pitch report
The pitch at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is a bit helpful for the spinners. Pakistan are coming to the P Sara Oval playing on a much better pitch and they might again have to make some adjustments. Spinners will once again dominate, however, if a batsman gets the eye, he can score big, as Yash Dhull and Sai Sudarshan have shown in the past. The average score would be around 240-250. If the team batting first scores 250 or above, it will be the favorite to win the competition.
Weather Forecast
Light rain is expected during the day when the match starts. However, the rains are likely to intensify in the evening, according to which there is a 100 per cent chance of rain. Accuweather And hence the match can be short. If there is rain around then the team winning the toss can choose to bowl first. The weather will remain humid and the maximum temperature will be around 31 and minimum around 26 degrees.
Probable Playing XI
To Indian: Sai Sudarshan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull (c), Nishant Sindhu, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (w), Harshit Rana, Manav Suthar, RS Hungergekar, Yuvraj Singh Dodiya
Pakistan A: Saeem Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris (wk/c), Mubasir Khan, Amad Butt, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sufiyan Mukim, Arshad Iqbal