Emerging Asia Cup 2023 IND vs PAK Highlights: Centurion Sudharsan, Hangargekar guide India A to 8-wicket win

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Veteran India cricketer Dinesh Karthik - who is in England as a commentator in the ongoing Ashes 2023 - has also congratulated Sai Sudharsan, a fellow cricketer from Tamil Nadu for showing his mettle in a high-pressure INDvsPAK match.

Very well played Sai Sudharsan!

First time ever against Pakistan and you've shown the mettle...high quality knock 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽#ACCMensEmergingTeamsAsiaCup pic.twitter.com/XPZGXkyXrk

— DK (@DineshKarthik) July 19, 2023

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Even the senior men's cricket team has appreciated Sai Sudharsan for his imperious knock.

For his unbeaten 💯 in the chase that powered India 'A' to a comfortable victory, Sai Sudarsan receives the Player of the Match award 👏🏻👏🏻

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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 19, 2023

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Yash Dhull, the winning captain: "The wicket was good when I went in. Our openers and one-down batters made it easy for me to hit later. (Bowlers) Rana and Hangargekar are bowling with intent and pace. Even the spinners are doing well. It is tough which bowler to give first, but all of us chat and play. (Parag's offbreak) He does all kinds of offbreak. That combination is good. (Knockout next) Atmosphere in team is good because we are all winning together. (Support staff) We are sticking to the plans so they'll be happy. Coming up, maybe we need to have more intent in middle overs... maybe we can bowl opponents out faster then. (Bangladesh game) We'll take it match-by-match."

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Haris, the losing captain speaks: "We didn't read the wicket and played some rash shots. We needed some partnerships. We didn't do well with the bat. I was taking risks because if it came off, it would've been good for our teams. We need to finish well in batting unit, as a bowling unit we'll be doing well. (Semi-final against SL) They are the host but we are here for the Asia Cup. We'll do better inshallah."

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Sudharsan is the Player of the Match: "Focusing more on risk-free runs. Focusing on ones and twos, and reducing dot balls. Against spinners, it was dicey and tricky wicket to bat. It was better to face against fast bowlers. (The target of 200 first time) We are just reacting to the situation in front of us. (Opening with Abhishek) Fantastic. I have admired Abhishek when he was in IPL and I wasn't."

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Sai Sudharsan - who smashed a 47-ball 96 balls against Chennai Super Kings for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 Final - has slammed a sensational List A century and guided India home.

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SIX, SIX!! There's no stopping Sai Sudharshan as he hits back-to-back maximums and he takes India A home in some style. Sai Sudharsan notches up a fine century (104* off 110 balls) and carries his bat.

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India reach 198/2 in 36.2 overs, they need 8 more runs to win from 83 balls.

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Wicket! Nikin Jose has been dismissed for 53 off 64 balls. Wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris has stumped the right-handed batter from Karnataka off Mehran Mumtaz. India are 157/2 in 30.2 overs.

Emerging Asia Cup 2023 IND vs PAK Live Score: Nikin Jose slams a fifty

Nikin Jose also notches up his half-century off 58 balls. The Karnataka batter struggled in the middle initially but he's constructed his innings brilliantly.

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100 comes up for India as well in the 20th over! The duo of Sai Sudharsan and Nikin Jose have also shared an unbeaten 51-run partnership for the second wicket. They've faced just 53 balls and countered the spinners beautifully. They've used the crease well and kept rotating the strike to keep the bowlers under pressure. Only three dot balls were together played by these two. India - 109/1 in 20 overs.

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SIX!! Superb maximum over mid-on from Sai Sudharsan and with that shot against spinner, the left-handed batter has also slammed a superb half-century. This is the fourth List A fifty from this youngster from Tamil Nadu - who smashed a whirlwind knock for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 Final against Chennai Super Kings.

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India reach 93/1 in 17.2 overs. Nikin Jose plays a brilliant cover drive off Kamran. The youngster from Karnataka reminds commentator Nayan Mongia of Sanju Samson's strokeplay.

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Wicket! Abhishek Sharma has been clean-bowled by Mubasir Khan after scoring 20 off 28 balls. India lose their first wicket in the 12th over in the run chase of 206. India - 58/1 in 11.1 overs.

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A positive start for India A as they reach 42 without any loss. Openers Abhishek and Sudharshan have shared an unbeaten stand.

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4,4! Pakistan introduce spinner Qasim Akram in the fourth over and Sai Sudharsan hits him for two consecutive boundaries.

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Watch Harshit Rana's stunner!

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Batters Abhishek Sharma and Sai Sudharsan open innings for India A as they chase a target of 206 runs. The duo get to a positive start. Sai Sudharshan hit a couple of boundaries against Mohd Waseem Jr in the first over. In the next over, Shahnawaz Dahani - another Pakistan international cricketer - was smashed for three fours by Abhishek.

Emerging Asia Cup 2023 IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan all out for 205

Pakistan have been bowled out for 205 in 48 overs after electing to bat first. A lower middle-order fightback has helped Pakistan go past the 200-run mark and give some total for their bowlers to fight for. Rajvardhan Hangargekar (5/42) along with the spinners were brilliant but it was Hangargekar who earned a well-deserved five-wicket haul in the high-pressure match. Left-arm off-spinner Manav Suthar (3/36) was equally effective.

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Harshit Rana makes a full-stretch dive at short third-man and a special knock from Qasim Akram's valiant knock of 48 comes to an end. It took something special to end a quality batting effort. Pakistan - 191/8 in 45.4 overs. Third wicket in the match from Hangargekar.

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Akram and Mehran have shared a partnership of 43 runs for the 8th wicket and helped Pakistan fight back after top-order collapsed. Qasim Akram - who grabbed five-for in the previous game - in nearing a fifty today.

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A vital 23-run partnership between Mehran Mumtaz and Qasim Akram for the eighth wicket. Pakistan reach 171/7 in 43 overs, they'll look for some big shots from these two batters and look to touch the 200-run mark.

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Ouch! India wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel has a minor injury concern as the ball hit his neck. He was looking in some pain and physio rushed in to attend him. Luckily, there's no serious injury to the glovesman and he's ready to field.

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150 up for Pakistan. The Boys in Green are 153/7 in 40 overs. The second powerplay also comes to an end and all eyes are on Qasim Akram - who is batting on 31*.

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After getting hit for a couple of boundaries by Mubasir, Nishant Sindhu struck to end a threatening partnership. Mubasir (28) shared a stand of 53 runs for the seventh wicket with Akram, before getting trapped in front by the spinner. Pakistan - 148/7 in 38 overs.

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Some good counter-attacking batting from Mubasir and Akram as India captain Yash Dhull introduces pacer Harshit Rana. They've shared a stand of 39* off 43 balls and Pakistan reach 134/6 in 34 overs.

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100 up for Pakistan but they've lost their top order cheaply. Indian bowlers have been economical and deadly in their approach. Captain Yash Dhull operated his spinners brilliantly and Manav Suthar grabbed three wickets and conceded just 26 runs from his six overs. Pakistan reached 110/6 in 31 overs. Mubasir Khan and Qasim Akram have played some good shots and shared a partnership of 15 runs.

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Wicket! Pakistan captain Mohammad Haris played a couple of attacking fours and tried to put the Indian batters under pressure but that move didn't help. He tried to attack Manav Suthar but a top-edge became his undoing. Opposition captain Yash Dhull took the catch and Pakistan are six down in 27 overs. Haris departs for 14.

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Haseebullah Khan (26*off 52) and Kamran Ghulam (15*off 29) have steadied the ship for Pakistan and shared a stand of 31 runs for the fourth wicket. Pakistan have reached 76/3 in 22 overs

INDvsPAK Live Score: Riyan Parag removes set batter

All-rounder Riyan Parag provided India with the third breakthrough of the match when Sahibzada Farhan was caught by Nitish Reddy for a 36-ball 35. Pakistan's score was 45 in 12.3 overs when they lost their third wicket.