Maaz Sadaqat starred with an unbeaten 79 as Pakistan Shaheens defeated India A of their group stage recreation of the ACC Males’s Asia Cup Rising Stars on the West Finish Park Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Doha, on Sunday.
Pakistan chased down 137 with eight wickets in hand to high Group B and qualify for the semifinal of the continuing match.
Pakistan acquired off to a robust begin as openers Maaz Sadaqat and Mohammad Naeem scored freely, placing early strain on the Indian bowlers.
Sadaqat was in elegant type, discovering the boundaries often and serving to the openers attain 50 runs by the fifth over.
The 56-run partnership was damaged within the sixth over when Yash Thakur dismissed Naeem, who scored 14 off 10 balls, together with a 4 and a six.
Sadaqat continued his tremendous type, registering back-to-back fifties within the match and anchoring the innings as Pakistan reached 77-1 in seven overs.
Yasir Khan joined Sadaqat on the crease and started scoring, however India fought again, claiming his wicket after 11 runs off 9 balls, which included two boundaries.
Mohammad Faiq then joined Sadaqat as Pakistan handed the 100-run mark within the tenth over, steadily inching nearer to their second win of the match.
Sadaqat continued to dominate, hitting consecutive boundaries alongside Faiq, as Pakistan raced to 130-2 in 13 overs.
The inexperienced shirts chased down the full within the 14th over, with Sadaqat unbeaten on 79 off 47 deliveries with the assistance of seven fours and 4 sixes. Faiq completed the sport with a six, scoring 16 from 14 balls.
After being requested to bat first, India acquired off to an aggressive begin as opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi attacked the Pakistan bowlers from the very first ball, hitting a number of boundaries.
Nonetheless, Shahid Aziz supplied an early breakthrough, dismissing Priyansh Arya for 10 runs off 9 balls, leaving India at 30-1 in 3.2 overs.
Naman Dhir joined Suryavanshi and stabilised the innings, guiding the workforce previous the 50-run mark within the sixth over. The duo maintained an attacking strategy, piling on runs and preserving Pakistan below strain.
Their partnership ended when Saad Masood dismissed Naman for 35 off 20 balls, which included six fours and a six, leaving India at 79-2 in 8.4 overs.
Suryavanshi continued to dominate, trying set for a half-century, however was ultimately dismissed by Sufiyan Muqeem for 45 off 28 balls, that includes 5 fours and three sixes.
India’s skipper, Jitesh Sharma, fell cheaply for 5 off 9 deliveries to Maaz Sadaqat, leaving the facet at 101-4 in 12.1 overs.
The momentum shifted decisively in Pakistan’s favour as wickets fell at common intervals. Saad Masood eliminated Ashutosh Sharma for a duck, adopted by Maaz Sadaqat dismissing Nehal Wadhera for eight, leaving India reeling at 104-6 in 14.1 overs.
Ubaid Shah picked up Ramandeep Singh (11 off 9, together with a six), whereas Harsh Dubey tried so as to add essential runs.
Nonetheless, wickets continued to tumble as Ahmed Daniyal dismissed Yash Thakur (2 off 4), Shahid Aziz claimed Dubey (19 off 15), and Suyash Sharma fell for a duck, finishing India’s collapse at 136 in 19 overs.
For Pakistan Shaheens, Shahid Aziz starred with figures of three/24 in three overs. Maaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood claimed two wickets every, whereas Ubaid Shah, Ahmed Daniyal, and Sufiyan Muqeem chipped in with a wicket apiece.
