India A will be eager to demonstrate their superiority over Pakistan A in the Emerging Asia Cup when they face one other in a potentially explosive summit match on Sunday.
In general, it’s difficult to identify a favorite in a match between India and Pakistan, but in this particular case, India comes out as the undisputed favorite.
India will get assurance from their victory against Pakistan in the league stage as well.
This generation of young Indian players has a lot of flair in their games, but underlying the showmanship lies a layer of ice-cold will to triumph in any circumstance.
A prime example of that quality was the semifinal matchup with Bangladesh. Even on a slow R Premadasa Stadium field, India was bowled out for 211, a subpar total.
The Bangladesh openers, who were in good form throughout the competition, got things going quickly, scoring more than 6 runs per over. They quickly reached 94 for 1 in the 18th over and appeared to be heading for an easy victory.
Nishant Sindhu and Manav Suthar, two Indian spinners, took control of the game after that and defeated Bangladesh for 160. India grabbed a victory that at one point appeared unlikely because to the captaincy of Yash Dhull, who also made a critical 66.
India’s main tactical advantage versus Pakistan in the final will be the team’s unity.
Having said that, it would be foolish to underestimate Pakistan. They are a talented team, and several of their players have extensive backgrounds in both international competition and the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mohammad Harris, the captain, Sahibzada Farhan, and Arshad Iqbal, the pacer, have all played international cricket. Although athletes like Amad Butt and Omair Yousuf have a track record of success in the PSL.
Pakistan would therefore like to view the defeat in the league phase as an isolated incident and would be keen for an act of restitution.
Yet, India will think they have all the cards necessary to disprove Pakistan’s accusation.
