Pakistan, India face off in Emerging Asia Cup semifinal

COLOMBO:(Net News/Media 92 News) India won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the semi-final of ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Pakistan started the tournament on a high, thrashing Hong Kong by 225-runs in their opening match of the tournament. The men in green then defeated United Arab Emirates (UAE) by nine wickets, but Bangladesh defeated Pakistan on Sunday by 84 runs in their Pool B match to set-up a semi-final clash with subcontinent rivals in Sri Lanka.
India, who were placed in Group A, defeated Afghanistan by 84 runs in their opening match and capped the group round with a six-wicket victory over Oman and a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka.
In the other semi-final, Bangladesh are playing Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium.
A total of eight teams: Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, India, Oman, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and UAE are participating in the tournament, which kicked off on December 6.
The final will be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 15.