Evan Ferguson's first career hat-trick ensured Brighton & Hove Albion walked away with nine points as Newcastle United slumped to a 3-1 defeat at the Falmer Stadium.
Despite chasing a daunting target of 185, a blazing knock from Nitish Rana (64*) and top-notch performances from Almas Shaukat (56) and Samarth Singh (41) buoyed Noida Super Kings to an ultimately comfortable victory.
The Ishfaq Ahmed-coached side, playing their first-ever international match, were kept at bay by some solid goalkeeping from Bangladesh's Nahidul Islam before Thoungamba Singh Usham netted the winning goal in the 74th minute.
The Noida Super Kings completed their second consecutive victory of their campaign in the first edition of UPT20, trouncing the Gorakhpur Lions by 43 runs
India won the toss in the high-octane clash against Pakistan in their opening game of the Asia Cup 2023 and opted to bat in the match being played at Pallekele Stadium in Kandy in Sri Lanka
With India and Pakistan set to clash in the Asia Cup, India captain Rohit Sharma has said that he would not put pressure on Jasprit Bumrah who has returned from injury and will be a key part of the Indian bowling attack and noted that everyone's performance is necessary
India will kick off their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a match against arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.