IND vs PAK, Emerging Asia Cup 2024: Tilak Varma opts to bat first in campaign opener against Pakistan, know playing XIs of both teams

Tilak Varma-led India A won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan A in their Emerging Asia Cup 2024's campaign opener.

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• Sat • 19 Oct 2024

India A captain Tilak Varma (right) and Pakistan Shaheens skipper Mohammad Harris in this frame.

Tilak Varma, Mohammad Harris

Highlights:

India A won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan A in their Emerging Asia Cup 2024's opener

Pakistan defeated India last year to lift the title.

India A lock horns with Pakistan A as Tilak Varma won the toss and elected to bat first in their Emerging Asia Cup 2024's campaign opener on October 19 at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) in Al Amerat, South of Muscat in Oman.

India A's Playing XI:

Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Ramandeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Tilak Varma (c), Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Chahar, Rasikh Dar Salam, Vaibhav Arora

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Pakistan A's Playing XI:

Haider Ali, Mohammad Haris(w/c), Yasir Khan, Omair Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Abdul Samad, Arafat Minhas, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Imran, Zaman Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem

India and Pakistan are in Group B along with UAE and Oman. India-led by Tilak Varma with the team having star players like Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar, Ayush Badoni and Vaibhav Arora. The tournament comprises a total of 8 teams with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong forming Group A.

Group A: Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, Hong Kong China

Group B: India A, Pakistan A (Pakistan Shaheens), Oman, United Aram Emirates (UAE)

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Notably, Pakistan team has won the title of this tournament twice so far. Pakistan won in the year 2019 and the year 2023. Whereas India has not been able to win this title since the year 2013 till now. Notably, Pakistan emerged as the champions in the previous ODI tournament, defeating India by a significant margin of 128 runs. This year, the format has shifted to T20, promising an even more exciting and competitive series.
Where to watch Emerging Asia Cup 2024's matches?

The India A vs Pakistan A match in the ACC Men's T20 Emerging Asia Cup 2024 Group B will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India. For those who prefer streaming, the match will be available on the Disney+Hotstar app. In addition to this match, all matches of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website.