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Emerging Asia Cup 2023: India A vs Pakistan A | Highlights and Analysis. The match between India A and Pakistan A in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023: India A won the match by eight wickets with 77 balls to spare, chasing down a target of 228 set by Pakistan A at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 19, 2023. The star of the match was Sai Sudharsan, who scored an unbeaten 132 off 97 balls, hitting 16 fours and four sixes. He shared a 197-run partnership for the second wicket with Dhruv Jurel, who made 72 off 82 balls. Sudharsan was named the Player of the Match for his brilliant knock12. Earlier, Pakistan A won the toss and elected to bat first, hoping to put up a big score against their arch-rivals. However, they lost wickets at regular intervals and could not build any substantial partnerships. Their top-scorer was Mohammad Haris, who made 54 off 66 balls, while Tayyab Tahir contributed 42 off 47 balls. No other batsman crossed 30 runs for Pakistan A12. The Indian bowlers were disciplined and economical, picking up wickets at crucial junctures. The most successful bowler was RS Hangargekar, who took three wickets for 38 runs in his 10 overs. He dismissed both the openers and the captain of Pakistan A in his spell. He was well supported by Riyan Parag, who took two wickets for 41 runs in his nine oversManav Suthar, Harshit Rana and Nishant Sindhu also chipped in with a wicket each12. With this win, India A topped Group B with three wins out of three matches and qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament. They will face the second-placed team from Group A, which is yet to be decided. Pakistan A finished second in Group B with two wins and one loss and will face the top-placed team from Group A in the semi-finals12. This was the first time that India A and Pakistan A faced each other in the Emerging Asia Cup, which is a biennial tournament for under-23 players from Asian countries. The tournament started in 2013 and has been won by India twice (2013 and 2019) and Sri Lanka once (2017). The current edition of the tournament features eight teams divided into two groups3.