Al Amerat : Afghanistan A defeated India A by 20 runs in Semi Final 2 of ACC Emerging T20 Asia Cup 2024 at Al Amerat and qualified for final. Sediqullah Atal and Zubaid Akbari starred with their match winning knocks of 83 (52) & 64 (41) respectively.
Batting 1st, Afghanistan A powered by openers Sediqullah (83) & Akbari (64) followed by Karim Janat (41) bashed Indian bowlers all over the park and posted a total of 206-4 (20).
Rasikh Salam’s 3/25 was only positive point of Indian bowling.
India A despite losing 3 wickets in powerplay for 48 runs, came back on track with Ayush Badoni (31) & Nehal Wadhera (20) 32 runs partnership.
After their dismissals, it was a lone battle fought by Ramandeep Singh (64) with small help by Nishant Sindhu (23) from other end, as India A could only manage 186-7 (20), falling short by 20 runs.
Allah Ghazanfar (2/14) & Abdul Rahman (2/32) played vital roles in restricting the Indian Batters.
Sediqullah was adjourned the Man of The Match for his heroics.
Afghanistan A will face Sri Lanka A in Final of ACC Emerging T20 Asia Cup, 2024 on October 27.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
AFG A : 206-4 (20)
Sediqullah Atal : 83 (52)
Zubaid Akbari : 64 (41)
IND A :
Rasikh Salam : 3/25
2nd Innings :
IND A : 186-7 (20)
Ramandeep Singh : 64 (34)
AFG A :
Allah Ghanzanfar : 2/14
Result : Afghanistan A win by 20 Runs
