Opting to area after successful the toss, India’s pacer Harshit Rana (4/41) showcased his expertise, well-supported by Nitish Kumar Reddy (2/32) and Manav Suthar (2/28), limiting UAE ‘A’ to a modest complete of 175/9.
Chasing a comparatively simple goal, India ‘A’ confronted an early hiccup with the lack of each openers – Sai Sudharsan (8) and Abhishek Sharma (19) contained in the sixth over with the scoreboard studying 41.
Nonetheless, Dhull’s magnificent unbeaten century (108*) and Nikin Jose‘s strong contribution (41*) sealed the victory with ease.
The duo shaped an unbroken partnership of 138 runs for the third wicket, propelling their staff to the goal in simply 26.three overs.
Throughout UAE ‘A’s innings, Ashwanth Valthapa (46), Aryansh Sharma (38), and Mohammed Faraazuddin (35) confirmed some resistance however struggled to attain freely in opposition to the skillful Indian bowlers.
With this convincing win in Group B, India ‘A’ demonstrated their dominance within the event and can look to hold the momentum ahead of their upcoming matches.
Dhull’s attacking knock was filled with aptitude and timing as he scored his runs off simply 84 balls, discovering the boundary fence as many as 20 instances and clearing it as soon as.
Jose, alternatively, performed the second fiddle and embellished his 53-ball innings with simply 5 boundaries.
Tempo mixture of Ali Naseer (1/14) and Muhammad Jawadullah (1/47) have been the wicket takers for UAE ‘A’.
India ‘A’ will subsequent play Nepal on July 17 earlier than taking over arch-rivals Pakistan ‘A’ on July 19 within the ultimate group recreation.
The highest two groups from every group will qualify for the semifinals to be performed on July 21. The ultimate is scheduled to be held on July 23.
(With PTI inputs)
