IND A vs AFG A, LIVE: Afghanistan put the IND A side under immense pressure as Zubaid Akbari scored 64 from 41 and Sediqullah Atal scored 83 from 52, to take his side to 206/4 in 20 overs. But despite Ramandeep Singh’s valiant 64 from 34, Afghanistan A managed to beat IND A by 20 runs in the end, to proceed to the final.
India A, the dominant force in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, are poised to face a stern test against Afghanistan A in the semi-final. Led by the talented Tilak Varma, India A have been in impeccable form, winning all their group stage matches against Pakistan A, UAE, and Oman. Afghanistan A, though formidable, suffered a surprising defeat to Hong Kong. However, their earlier victories over Sri Lanka A and Bangladesh A took them through to the semis. The winner of this crucial encounter will advance to the final to face Sri Lanka A, who secured their spot by defeating Pakistan A earlier today.
IND A vs AFG A Live:
Emerging Asia Cup: India A squad
Anuj Rawat(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma(c), Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Ramandeep Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Chahar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Rasikh Dar Salam, Aaqib Khan, Vaibhav Arora, Anshul Kamboj, Hrithik Shokeen, Prabhsimran Singh
Emerging Asia Cup: Afghanistan A squad
Sediqullah Atal, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Numan Shah(w), Darwish Rasooli(c), Shahidullah Kamal, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Abdul Rahman, Qais Ahmad, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Zubaid Akbari, Allah Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Mohammad Ishaq