Another cricket clash between India and Pakistan, excitement will be seen here during the Women's T20 World Cup, match will be held on this day.
Get ready to see another fierce battle between India and Pakistan on the cricket field. The board has been laid and the date of the big match has also been decided. This clash between the two arch-rivals will take place on the soil of Oman during the Women's T20 World Cup. This match will neither be between the women's teams nor between the senior teams of India and Pakistan. Rather, this match will be played between India A and Pakistan A in the Emerging Asia Cup.
The Emerging Asia Cup 2024 will be held in T20 format, in which the teams of India and Pakistan will clash on 19 October. This great match will be played at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat. The Emerging Asia Cup is starting from 18 October. But, the Indian team will start its campaign against Pakistan on 19 October. This will also be Pakistan's first match in the tournament.
India A will play under the captaincy of Tilak Verma
Tilak Verma will be seen captaining India A for the Emerging Asia Cup, who has experience of 4 ODIs and 16 T20Is in international cricket. Abhishek Sharma will be seen playing the role of Tilak Verma's deputy. Apart from this, Rahul Chahar will be a player who will have international experience.
Apart from these three Indian players, the rest of the players have experience of playing IPL, which includes names like Ayush Badoni, Ramandeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Vadera, Anuj Rawat, Hrithik Shaukeen, Sai Kishore, Rasik Salam, Vaibhav Arora and Aaqib Khan.
Tournament in T20 format for the first time
India and Pakistan have been placed in Group A of the tournament. Apart from these two, UAE and Oman teams are also part of this group. This is the first time that the Emerging Asia Cup is being played in T20 format. The 5 editions played before this were played in 50 over format.
India won the first edition of the Emerging Asia Cup in 2013. Pakistan, on the other hand, has been the winner of this tournament for the last two times. Pakistan A won the title last time by defeating India A in the final. This time India A has a chance to take revenge, which it can start by spoiling the start of Pakistan A.