Al Amerat : Afghanistan A defeated Sri Lanka A by 7 wickets at Al Amerat in the Final of ACC Emerging T20 Asia Cup 2024 & clinched their maiden title.
Bowling 1st, throughout the innings, Afghanistan A bowlers kept Sri Lanka A Batters under intense pressure taking wickets at regular intervals and stopping the run flow.
Apart from Sahan Arachchige (64*) , whole Sri Lankan Batting crumbled with terrific spells Bilal Sami (3/22) & Allah Ghazanfar (2/14), and scored 133/7 (20).
Chasing 134 runs, Sediqullah Atal (55*) , Karim Janat (33) chased the total in 18.1 overs and achieved the historic feat.
Ghazanfar was adjourned the Man of The Match while Atal the Man of The Series.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
SL A : 133-7 (20)
Sahan Arachchige : 64* (47)
AFG A :
Bilal Sami : 3/22
Allah Ghazanfar : 2/14
2nd Innings :
AFG A : 134-3 (18.1)
Sediqullah Atal : 55* (55)
SL A :
Sahan Arachchige : 1/8
Result : Afghanistan A win by 7 Wickets.