India A defeated Bangladesh A by a slight margin in their semifinal match on Friday to go to the final against the ACC Emerging Cup champions, Pakistan A. The Yash Dhull-led team, which bowled with precision and economy, is getting ready to play the Pakistan Shaheens in a rematch of their group stage match.
The young Pakistani squad scored 322 in their own semifinal before holding Sri Lanka, the hosts, to that number. Although they easily lost to India A in the group stage match, they are confident that they can improve on their performance from the prior game.
The final will take place at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, and both teams will be fielding some of its best young athletes, giving their players a chance to impress both the crowd and the selection committee.
What could be India A’s likely XI?
In the two most crucial games of their tournament so far, India A received strong performances first from their top order batting and then from their bowlers. Left-handed opening duo Sai Sudharshan and Abhishek Sharma are tasked with facing the new ball, while Yash Dhull anchors the middle order with Nikin Jose and Nishant Sindhu around him. In addition to Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel will be behind the stumps and in charge of delivering late-overs power.
The ball-handling skills of Sindhu, who scored five runs against Bangladesh, Parag, and Sharma are also good. The rest of the attack will likely consist of Harshit Rana and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, as well as the impressive Manav Suthar and Rajvardhan Hangargekar.
India A’s Probable XI: Riyan Parag, Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Yash Dhull (c), Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Nishant Sindhu, and Dhruv Jurel are among the players.
What Could Be Pakistan A’s Likely Xi?
The Pakistan Shaheens, under the direction of wicketkeeper-bat Mohammad Haris, handled Sri Lanka A with ease after suffering a disheartening loss to India A the previous week. They will try to turn around the outcome of the group stage match, but both their batting and bowling will need to improve.
Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan will open, while talented Omair Yusuf will look to rectify his duck in the group stages, having scored a solid 88 against Sri Lanka. With Tayyab Tahir at number four and some wiggle room with Haris and Qasim Akram in the middle order, they’ll probably stick with the successful formula.
Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Arshad Iqbal will be in charge of their bowling attack, but their main focus will be on new-ball wickets since they do not want Sudharshan to repeat the success of his century from the previous game.
Pakistan A’s Probable Xi: Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Haris (c & wk), Qasim Akram, Mubasir Khan, Amad Butt, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Arshad Iqbal, and Sufiyan Muqeem are some of the other players.
