IND A vs UAE A: Yash Dhull, who is just 20 years old has slammed his Maiden Hundred in List-A cricket against UAE A in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023.
(Yash Dhull scored an unbeaten 108 against UAE A in Emerging Asia Cup. Photo - BCCI)India A started their campaign in Emerging Asia Cup 2023 by defeating UAE A by 8 wickets where Yash Dhull’s brilliant knock led to this comfortable victory. Yash who is just 20 years old is also India’s ICC U-19 World Cup-winning captain who not only lead the Indian team to the title but also hammered 200-plus runs with an average of 76.33 in just four games.
India in their first match against UAE A had won the toss and elected to bowl first. With some nerve-breaking spells from young generation bowlers like Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy, both of their figures ended in 4/41 and 2/32 respectively helped India in restricting UAE A to a low-scoring total where their top three of top batters couldn’t even come to touch the double-digit mark.
Chasing the low total in Colombo, India also lost their both openers to a low score and were shaking to even chase down the mediocre target of 176. Then comes the Indian Skipper Yash Dhull and Nikin Josh, skipper played a brilliant knock of 108* from just 84 balls which also is his highest score in List-A Cricket.
Dhull, who arrived at number four, rebuilt the innings with an unbeaten 138-run stand for the third wicket with Nikin Jose (41*). While the latter played cautiously, Dhull found boundaries for fun. He shifted gears even further after crossing the 50-run mark. Both played confidently, talking about the body language and shot selection then both Yash and Nikin were hammering the bowler with no fear and playing some astonishing shots all over the ground. With this brilliant knock from Yash, India managed to chase down this low score in just 26.3 overs.
Yash Dhull: Another Star in Making for Indian Cricket
Yash Dhull who is just 20 years old is playing such knocks for a long time now. From scoring some great knocks in the 2022 ICC U-19 tournament to scoring a maiden Hundred in List-A cricket. He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket He made his debut in the format in November last year. In eight games, the batter has now raced to 299 runs at a 43-plus average. Meanwhile, this was his second fifty-plus score in List-A cricket as he scored 71* against Meghalaya in last year’s Vijay Hazare Trophy. He is making a way to become a star for Indian Cricket but he needs to be consistent about it.
