PAKISTAN SHAHEENS WINS EMERGING ASIA CUP 2023 – TOP PERFORMERS FOR PAKISTAN IN THE ASIA CUP 2023
PAKISTAN SHAHEENS WINS EMERGING ASIA CUP 2023:
Pakistan Shaheens are the champions of the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 as they thrashed India in the finals of the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 and lifted their second Emerging Asia Cup title.
Pakistan Shaheens have beaten arch-rivals India in the final of the tournament with a huge margin of 128 runs, as Pakistan Shaheens lifted the trophy for the second time in the last two finals of the Emerging Asia Cup tournament.
Here is the list of the top three batters as well as the bowlers who contributed to the success of the Pakistan Shaheens team in winning the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 title. The list of top batters and bowlers is as follows;
TOP BATTERS FOR PAKISTAN IN EMERGING ASIA CUP 2023:
Here is the list of the top three batters who gave consistent performances for the Shaheens team in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023. The details about the performers are as follows;
TAYYAB TAHIR:
Tayyab Tahir as we all know is one of the top domestic performers in Pakistan cricket. He was given a chance in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 and he grabbed his opportunity with both hands.
Tayyab Tahir scored 190 runs in the 4 innings he played in the tournament with a brilliant average of 47.5 and scored one century and one fifty in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023. His knock of 108 runs from just 71 deliveries was the game-changer in the final of the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 against India.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | S.R | 100S | 50S |
| 4 | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 110 | 1 | 1 |
OMAIR BIN YOUSAF:
Omair Bin Yousaf is another young Pakistani talent who has made his opportunity count in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023. He recently toured Zimbabwe and made tons of runs and which was now followed by the Emerging Asia Cup, where he ended as the second-highest runs scorer for Pakistan Shaheens.
Omair Bin Yousaf scored 183 runs in the tournament at an average of around 37 in all 5 matches of the tournament, failed to score big scores but did well for his team. The 24-year-old Pakistani batter scored some crucial knocks in the semi-final and finals of the Emerging Asia Cup 2023.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | S.R | 100S | 50S |
| 5 | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 92.8 | 0 | 1 |
SAHIBZADA FARHAN:
Sahibzada Farhan, the experienced Pakistani to-order batter was also a part of the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 squad. The right-handed Pakistani batter, even though has played so many List A matches but is yet to debut for Pakistan’s ODI team.
Farhan played 4 matches for Pakistan Shaheens and ended as the third highest runs scorer for Shaheens in the tournament, scoring 175 runs in the Emerging Asia Cup at an average of 43.7 with the help of two fifties, the way he scores in the domestic circuit of Pakistan.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | S.R | 100S | 50S |
| 4 | 4 | 175 | 43.7 | 100 | 0 | 2 |
TOP BOWLERS FOR PAKISTAN IN EMERGING ASIA CUP 2023:
Here is the list of the top three bowlers who made sure that Pakistan ends as the winning side of the tournament. The top performers for Pakistan Shaheens with the ball in hand are as follows;
SUFIYAN MUQEEM:
Sufiyan Muqeem is a young Pakistani left-arm leg-spinner who plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. He doesn’t have much experience of playing pressure games but in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023, he lifted up his game and ended up as the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament.
Sufiyan Muqeem was the trump card of Pakistan in this tournament. He played 3 matches and picked up 8 wickets for Pakistan Shaheens, he bowled an excellent spell in the final of the Emerging Asia Cup 2023, where he picked up three crucial wickets of the Indian batters.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | WICKETS | BBM | AVERAGE | ECO | S.R |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 3/36 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 21.6 |
ARSHAD IQBAL:
Arshad Iqbal is another young Pakistani pacer from Peshawar Zalmi, who has performed brilliantly in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023. Even though he has played a T20I for Pakistan National Team but still he is a young player who finished as the second-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan Shaheens in the tournament.
Arshad Iqbal has played 3 matches in the tournament and picked up 7 wickets for Pakistan Shaheens at an average of just 11. He picked up three in the semi-final against Srilanka and helped his team qualify for the finals where he picked up two wickets in seven overs.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | WICKETS | BBM | AVERAGE | ECO | S.R |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | 5/37 | 11 | 4.6 | 14.2 |
MUHAMMAD WASIM:
Muhammad Wasim is the most experienced international player in this Emerging Asia Cup 2023 squad of Pakistan. He is the only player who has represented the Pakistan team in all formats of the game.
Muhammad Wasim Jnr played all 5 games in this tournament and picked up 7 wickets at an average of around 25, with a best bowling effort of 4/51 against the UAE A team. He also played some crucial cameos at the back end of the innings for Pakistan Shaheens in this tournament, which also includes an innings of 17 runs off just 10 deliveries in the final of the tournament.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | WICKETS | BBM | AVERAGE | ECO | S.R |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 4/51 | 24.7 | 5.2 | 28.2 |
