Pakistani star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed and Hasan Ali were spotted in the stadium to support Pakistan A against India A in the final of the Emerging Asia Cup on Sunday in Colombo.
In a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaheen can be seen sitting with Abrar and cheering for the youngsters.
While this story was filed, India A were batting at 204-8 in 35 overs while chasing a target of 353 runs.
Despite a very good start, the Indian batters couldn’t stand against the outstanding bowling of Pakistan.
Sufiyan Muqeem caused all kinds of troubles for the Blues by taking three important wickets including opener Abhishek Sharma, who scored 61, captain Yash Dull, who was set at 39 off 41, and Harshit Rana, 13, while conceding 66 runs in 10 overs.
Earlier in the first inning, Pakistan A set India A target of 353 runs.
Middle-order batter Tayyab Tahir scored a brilliant century to help Pakistan post a massive total on the board after being asked to bat first.
Pakistan were in a precarious position after losing five wickets for just 187 runs but Tahir took the attack to the Indian bowlers and scored 108 runs in only 71 balls with the help of 12 fours and four sixes. He had an impressive strike rate of 152.11.
Lineups
India A: B Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull (capt), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Pakistan A: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris (capt, wk), Mubasir Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad Iqbal, Sufiyan Muqeem