oldest player of the match
Tyeb Tahir is the oldest player playing in this match. He is 29 years old and made his debut in domestic cricket in 2015 itself. In the same year, he got a chance to debut for Pakistan. Now he has been included in the Emerging Asia Cup team. Here Tahir’s bat went well in front of inexperienced Indian bowlers. He also has the experience of playing more than 100 domestic matches.
Century hit in 66 balls
Tyeb Tahir completed his century off 66 balls. This was his fourth century in List A cricket. Pakistan had lost two wickets on the score of 183. Captain Mohammad Haris was also out early. The team had lost 5 wickets on 187. After this Tahir started attacking. He shared a 126-run partnership with Mubasir Khan for the sixth wicket. Pakistan has scored 352 runs for 8 wickets. All the bowlers were expensive for India. Apart from Riyan Parag, Rajvardhan Hangergekar dismissed two batsmen.
Earlier, Sam Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan gave a good start to Pakistan. Both added 121 runs in 17.2 overs for the first wicket. Ayub avoided getting out due to a no ball and taking advantage of this, played an innings of 59 runs in 51 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Farhan’s bat scored 65 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 4 fours.