India ‘A’ vs Pakistan ‘A’ Emerging Asia Cup 2023 Final Key Matches: Yash Dhull vs Mohammad Haris, Sai Sudarshan vs Shahnawaz Dahani and more

India ‘A’ is set to take on arch-rivals Pakistan ‘A’ in a thrilling final of the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo on Sunday. Ahead of the blockbuster finale, take a look at some head-to-head battles between two quality teams worth watching.

Yash Dhull vs Mohammad Haris

Dhull is a batsman who will come in at number for his team and is the captain of India-A. On the other hand, Mohammad Haris bats in the lower order and is the wicket-keeper captain of the Pakistan-A team. It will be interesting to see who takes better decisions on the field and guides his team with his captaincy.

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Sai Sudarshan vs Shahnawaz Dahani

Dahani is the bowler whom Sai scored maximum in the previous game to complete his century. He will be keen to get rid of the India left-hander who single-handedly won the match for his side the last time the two teams met.

Mohammad Haris vs Manav Suthar

Another interesting battle will be between the Pakistan A skipper and the Indian bowlers, especially Manav Suthar and RS Hungergekar.

India ‘A’ beat Bangladesh ‘A’ in a closely contested match to book their place in the final. Ahead of the match, opening batsman Sai Sudarshan shared the lessons he has learned from MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli while in the Indian Premier League (IPL). (Grow up a bit: Shoaib Akhtar slams ICC for dropping Pakistan captain Babar Azam from ODI World Cup 2023 promo)

In the semi-finals, Yash Dhull grabbed the headlines with a blistering 66 in the first innings, while Nishant Sindhu took five wickets to ensure that India ‘A’ secured a comfortable, even close, victory by 51 runs on Friday.

Speaking on Star Sports, Sai Sudarshan, who scored an unbeaten century (104* off 110 balls) in the last game against Pakistan, said, “Everybody knows Mahi bhai. He is very calm and whenever I talk to him, he always stresses on knowing more about yourself and what you can do for the team. It is more important than trying and doing something or becoming someone else. Virat’s mind is very strong. So, I want to take that quality from him.” I have spoken to him as well.”

India ‘A”s formidable domestic stars, including skipper Dhull, stumper Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudarshan and Abhishek Sharma, will look to make impressive contributions against the arch-rivals in Sunday’s blockbuster final. With the stakes high, as inevitably happens during a clash of traditional rivals, fans are guaranteed a high-octane, thrilling thriller.