IND-A vs PAK-A: Watch: Rajvardhan Hangargekar's No-Ball Proves Costly, Fans Recall Jasprit Bumrah's CT 2017 Final Mistake

Indian pacer Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s no-ball in the 4th over proved costly for India as Pakistan opener Saim Ayub got a life and made the most of it. The two teams are playing the final of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo where Pakistan were invited to bat first.

The incident took place in the fourth over of Pakistan A’s innings when Rajvardhan Hangargekar bowled a no-ball. Opener Saim Ayub mistimed a flick, which went miles high in the air. Wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel comfortably completed the catch, but it went in vain. Ayub went on to score a crucial 59 which proved costly for India on the other hand.

He was dropped on 16 and he went added a 121-run partnership with Sahibzada Farhan (65 off 62) in the final. Ayub was finally removed by Manav Suthar getting him caught by Dhruv Jurel in the 18th over. However, by then Ayub had done his job and given Pakistan a brilliant start.

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Watch: Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s Costly No-Ball In Emerging Asia Cup Final

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They posted a total of over 350 to challenge India A in the final. Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s no-ball made the Indian fans remember of a similar mistake that Jasprit Bumrah made against Fakhar Zaman in the Champions Trophy 2017 final. He too got a life and went on to score a match-winning century helping Pakistan to beat India in the final. Zaman ended up scoring 114 as Pakistan beat India by 180 runs.

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Pakistan A scored 352/8 in their 50 overs. After a 121-run stand from Ayub and Farhan, Tayyab Tahir batting at number four, consolidated on the good start by scoring 108 off 71 balls. He scored at a strike rate of over 150 hitting 12 fours and four sixes.

For India with the ball, Riyan Parag and Rajvardhan Hangargekar took two each. Harshit Rana, Manav Suthar, and Nishant Sindhu took one each. Skipper Yash Dhull used seven bowlers all of whom were expensive in the final. India now need a mammoth 353 runs to win the final.

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