‘Were some of reminded of Champions Trophy 2017’: Dinesh Karthik after Pakan beat India in Emerging Asia Cup 2023
Pakan A beat India A 128 runs to win Emerging Asia Cup title in Colombo on Sunday.
Tayyab Tahir’s exceptional hundred powered Pakan A to a a mammoth 352 in 50 overs.
India made a f of it, but ended up at 224 all out in 40 overs to suffer their first defeat in this tournament.
As a result, Pakan won the game a margin of 128 runs and handed India their first defeat in the series.
Wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik took to Twitter and wrote: “Well played Pakan A.”
“Well tried India A .Tough loss . Always a bitter pill to swallow after playing a convincing tournament all the way to the finals .You live and learn.”
“Were some of you’ll reminded of the champions trophy 2017 after this result.”
Well played Pakan A.
Well tried India A .Tough loss . Always a bitter pill to swallow after playing a convincing tournament all the way to the finals .You live and learn 🙂
Were some of you’ll reminded of the champions trophy 2017 after this result #EmergingAsiaCup2023
— DK (@DineshKarthik) July 23, 2023
However, it is a learning curve for these Indian youngsters and lessons to be learnt from.