"Watched Videos Of...": Pakistan A Skipper's Masterplan That Undid India A In Final

24.07.2023 - 10:21 sports.ndtv.com

Following his side's win in the final of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Pakistan A skipper Mohammad Haris said that his team prepared for the final by watching videos of Indian batters, including key players Sai Sudarshan and Abhishek Sharma to prepare for the title clash.

Tayyab Tahir's heroics with the bat and Sufiyan Muqeem's efforts with the ball took Paksitan A across the finish line against India A in an encounter that was one-sided for the majority of the game in the final of the ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday. "Firstly, I would like to congratulate all of Pakistan.

This is what happens, when you score big runs in a final, the opposition comes under pressure and then if you get back-to-back wickets it gets tough for them.

We had tried different combinations in the last four-five matches, tried different players, and it worked well for us," said Haris in the post-match presentation. "We had shown the videos of the Indian batters to our bowlers.

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