Pakistan A made history on Sunday as they crushed arch-rivals India A by 128 runs to retain the Emerging Asia Cup title in Colombo. The defending champions posted a mammoth 352 for 8 on the board and then bowled out the Boys in Blue for 224 to clinch their second title and match Sri Lanka's record for the most triumphs.
Pakistan A rode on a brilliant century from Tayyab Tahir and then followed it up with a clinical performance with the ball, led by Sufiyan Muqeem, to avenge their defeat against India in the tournament opener earlier this month.
Tahir top-scored in the match with 108 runs after a superb opening partnership of 121 between Saim Ayub (59) and Sahibzada Farhan (65) which put Pakistan firmly in the driver's seat.
Tayyab Tahir adjudged Player of the Match
"It's the efforts of all the players and the coach, that at the start we decided we will get a flow and lot let it go. So even when we lost some wickets, we did not want to take the foot off the pedal.
"Their bowlers were on top, with some quick wickets. So we planned to slow it down and once set, we'd take the charge. We keep trying, and there are so many good batters and not everyone gets a century so it's a blessing," Player of the Match Tayyab Tahir said after the win.
Team India trolled on social media
From the Indian side, opener Abhishek Sharma's 61 was the lone bright spot in the batting lineup while captain Dhull contributed with 39 while the rest all failed to fire on the big stage.
There were some strong reactions on social media from either side with Pakistanis celebrating their team's triumph while Indians trolled Yash Dhull's side.
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