Pakistan Shaheens won the Emerging Asia Cup after defeating India A by 128 runs in the final on Sunday in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
India was eliminated for 224 runs in 40 overs while chasing a goal of 353 runs.
Spinner Sufiyan Muqeem caused all kinds of troubles for the Men in Blue 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.
Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim and Arshad Iqbal claimed two wickets each.
For India, opener Abhishek Sharma was the top run-scorer with 61 runs in 51 balls.
Earlier, Pakistan A had set India A target of 353 runs on a good batting surface.
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 difficulty after losing five wickets for 187 runs, but Tahir took the attack to the Indian bowlers, scoring 108 runs in only 71 balls with 12 fours and four sixes. He had a 152.11 percent strike rate.
Pakistan had made a great start, with openers Sahibzada Farhan (65 off 62 balls) and Saim Ayub (59 off 51 balls) both getting fifties and adding 121 runs for the first wicket. India, on the other hand, responded with quick wickets in the middle overs.
Tahir and Mubasir Khan combined for 126 runs in 98 balls for the sixth wicket.
For the Men in Blue, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Riyan Parag each grabbed two wickets.
In the highly anticipated final, India A won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan A.
Pakistan made one change from the semi-finals, with Mehran Mumtaz replacing Amad Butt.
On Friday, India A defeated Bangladesh A by 51 runs in the second semi-final of the Emerging Asia Cup.
Bangladesh were bowled out for 160 runs in 34.2 overs while chasing a 212-run mark.
Pakistan A, on the other side, defeated Sri Lanka A by 60 runs to go to the Asian event final.
Arshad Iqbal, a right-arm fast bowler, took his first wicket. List A fifer assists Pakistan A in bowling out opponents for 262 runs in response to a 323-run target.
Pakistani captain Babar Azam paid a visit to the Pakistan Shaheens ahead of Saturday’s Emerging Asia Cup final.
Babar, 28, was spotted interacting with the youngsters and instilling much-needed confidence in them as the young guns prepared for the final versus India A.
Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani, and others were seated and listening to the captain.
Lineups
A: B in India Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull (capt),
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, Mubasir Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Wasim, Ars
