That's a wrap for our coverage of the India vs Afghanistan Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 second semi-final. A fantastic game of cricket that ultimately adds another page to the Afghan cricket fairytale.

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A tournament from which India can take many positives. A brilliant platform for the young Indian cricketers who showed the world their many skills.

Abhishek Sharma showed his class in the group stage, Ramandeep Singh proved he is a potential future star and Rasikh Salam Dar impressed mightily with the ball. Their tournament ends here, but all these names will be seen again in headlines as the IPL auction rolls along.

India were invincible up until now, but they've been defeated here by a nation that continues to rise amidst all its turmoil. Should we even call it an upset anymore? 

In reality, Afghanistan were ahead in the game from start to finish. 137 runs were put up by the opening duo. Karim Janat gave a sensational finish, scoring 41 off 20. Allah Ghazanfar removed both openers in the powerplay, and India were 4-down before 10 overs were done. Ramandeep Singh made a heroic effort, but the target of 207 always seemed out of reach for India.

Afghanistan are in the final of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024! Afghanistan beat India by 20 runs. They will take on Sri Lanka in the Final!

Ramandeep Singh departs off the final ball, a valiant 64 from him in the end.

IND 186/7 (20 overs)

The second ball is a dot! Bar a no-ball, wide or any unforeseen extras, India will not win the semi-final against Afghanistan. The third ball goes for 4, but 26 is needed off 3 balls.

IND 181/6 (19.3 overs)

India need 30 runs in the final over to win. The first ball is a dot, Ramandeep refuses a run. 5 balls, 5 sixes needed.

IND 177/6 (19.1 overs)

50 for Ramandeep Singh in 26 balls! High pressure, high class knock by Ramandeep Singh. Came in when India were in tatters, but he's kept the hopes alive till the final over with some excellent hitting.

1 run in 3 balls to start the 19th over. The equation now reads 37 needed off 9! This is mighty difficult for India now. Ramandeep needs to do a miracle.

IND 170/6 (18.3 overs)

A big ask. A huge ask. Difficult? Yes. Has it been done before? Yes. Ramandeep Singh needs to take most of the strike and make a difference. 

IND 169/6 (18 overs)

Another setback. Ramandeep settled for the single, Nishant Sindhu wanted two. The latter was way out of his crease, and could not return in time. India lose their sixth wicket, and the second run out of the innings.

Nishant Sindhu - OUT - run out (Rasooli) - 23 (13)

IND 168/6 (17.5 overs)

Nishant Sindhu is now chipping in! This game is far from over. 12 runs off the first 3 balls of the 18th over. Suddenly, the equation has gone from 53 off 18 to 41 off 15. Can the momentum continue?

IND 166/5 (17.3 overs)

Ramandeep Singh continues to battle away. 15 coming off the 17th over. Ramandeep is up to 48 off just 23 balls. India need 53 in the final three overs.

IND 154/5 (17 overs)

Four of the first ball of the 17th over. A single off the second ball, and then nearly another boundary, but saved by some excellent work in the deep by Afghanistan.

IND 146/5 (16.3 overs)

16 off the over! Two fours and a six off the blade of the KKR player. Plenty more of these required. India still need 68 runs in just 24 balls, at 17 runs per over.

Ramandeep now 37 off 19, having hit 3 fours and 2 sixes.

IND 139/5 (16 overs)

After 14 overs:

Afghanistan 137/0

India 112/5

A difference of 25 runs and 5 wickets. Massive.

First boundary for Ramandeep Singh. Flat straight six! Brings the number of runs required to under 100, with just over 6 overs left.

IND 110/5 (13.4 overs)

Ayush Badoni is gone! He tries to go big over mid-wicket, but the ball only goes high, not long. Fielder takes it in the deep, and half the Indian batting is back in the hut.

Ayush Badoni - OUT - c Rasooli b Ashraf - 31 (23)

IND 100/5 (12.4 overs)

100 comes up for India in 12.2 overs. Only 46 balls left for India to get 108 more.

IND 100/4 (12.2 overs)

India's 100 is still not up at the completion of the 12th over. Ramandeep Singh has managed just 4 runs off the first 5 balls of his innings. Pressure continues to mount on India A.

IND 98/4 (12 overs)

13 runs per over. That is the requirement for India A, if they want to reach the final of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 by beating Afghanistan tonight. A daunting target with 4 wickets already down. A lot of pressure on Ayush Badoni and Ramandeep Singh.

IND 90/4 (11 overs)

Six over square leg, flat and fine! Ayush Badoni needs to be anchor India through if they are to win today. Ramandeep is out in the middle alongside him, following Wadhera's dismissal.

IND 88/4 (10.3 overs)

Oh dear! All that momentum comes crumbling down. Wadhera tries a single when it was never on, tries to rush back but falls short of his ground. Afghanistan get a fourth wicket, and India have a huge challenge in their hands now.

Nehal Wadhera - OUT - run out (Kharote) - 20 (13)

IND 80/4 (10 overs)

Nehal Wadhera dealing in boundaries. A big shift of gears. First, in the slot, 6 over mid-wicket. Then same area, 4! The third one goes for 4 more.

IND 80/3 (9.5 overs)

Nehal Wadhera struggled in that over, but gets a much-needed four to end it. Up to 6 runs off 9 balls now. India still have a mountain to climb, as only 5 runs come off the over. 

IND 65/3 (9 overs)

Only 5 runs come in the 8th over. India's total only at 60, and the pressure is well and truly on Badoni and Wadhera. The latter is on 2 runs off 6 balls. India need some big overs real soon.

IND 60/3 (8 overs)

78 balls, 152 runs needed. The onus is on Ayush Badoni and Nehal Wadhera, and Ramandeep Singh and Nishant Sindhu are great players to follow. But, Afghanistan firmly have the upper hand at the moment.

IND 55/3 (7 overs)

Badoni times it well through third man for a boundary. Brings up 50 for India. A long, long way to go in this run chase. The bad news? 3 of India's top order is back in the dugout already.

IND 52/3 (6.1 overs)

Afghanistan have pinned India against the wall in the powerplay. Only 48 runs in the first 6 overs for India. Still 199 runs to get in 14 overs.

IND 48/3 (6 overs)

Tilak Varma is gone! India in deep trouble now. Third wicket goes down inside the powerplay. India's total is not even at 50! Disaster. Tilak's Mumbai Indians teammate Nehal Wadhera is in next.

Tilak Varma - OUT - c Ashraf b Rahman - 16 (13)

IND 48/3 (5.4 overs)

2/14 in 3 overs in the powerplay. Those are spectacular figures for Allah Ghazanfar against a mighty India A batting lineup. He has removed both Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh in the powerplay.

IND 43/2 (5 overs)

Oh dear! Prabhsimran Singh mistimes trying to go big. It went high in the air, and it's caught at long on. Allah Ghazanfar strikes AGAIN! India have lost both openers. Ayush Badoni walks in next.

Prabhsimran Singh - OUT - c Rasooli b Ghazanfar - 19 (12)

IND 40/2 (4.2 overs)

Tilak Varma is dealing in boundaries! Three consecutive boundaries. First cut through point, then down the ground, and the third through third man. Excellent momentum given by the India A captain.

14 off the over, and India's run rate hits 10 an over for the first time in the powerplay.

IND 40/1 (4 overs)

Huge appeal by Ghazanfar as the ball hits captain Tilak Varma on the pads in his second ball. Umpire shakes his head, and there is no DRS to be taken.

Massive blow for India, but still a lot of batting to come.

IND 26/1 (3 overs)

Abhishek Sharma has to walk back! Simple catch at mid-off. Gets no timing, no height on it, and holds out. Allah Ghazanfar gets his revenge, and a big, big blow for India in their run chase.

Abhishek Sharma - OUT - c Rahman b Ghazanfar - 7 (4)

IND 25/1 (2.3 overs)

SIX! First boundary for Abhishek is a maximum. Length ball by Allah Ghazanfar and Abhishek hits him over mid-wicket for 6.

IND 25/0 (2.2 overs)

Prabhsimran Singh mistimed it, and a hard catch goes down at mid-on! Diving effort in the field by Afghanistan, and some runs saved. Big reprieve for Prabhsimran.

15 comes off the second over.

IND 18/0 (2 overs)

Prabhsimran goes high and all the way for 6! Hit square off the wicket. And he follows it up with another cut shot, through for 4! The Punjab Kings youngster is making a mark.

Make that three boundaries in a row! Four more, through the off-side again.

IND 17/0 (1.4 overs)

Allah Ghazanfar starts off by keeping things tight. Only three singles in the first over. Cautious start by the India openers, but they'll have to score at more than 10 runs an over.

IND 3/0 (1 over)

Prabhsimran Singh and Abhishek Sharma are out in the middle. It will be young spinner Allah Ghazanfar who will get things underway with the ball.

IND 0/0 (0.1 overs)

India's target: 207. By no means an easy task, but with the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Tilak Varma, Ayush Badoni and Ramandeep Singh, it is a batting lineup very capable of pulling this target off.

A 137-run partnership set the tone from the start. Zubair Akbari made 64, Sediqullah Atal even better with 83. And a fabulous fast innings by Karim Janat in the end, making 41 off just 20 balls.

A superb display of batting from start to finish.

Only six runs, a fine final over by Rasikh. But what a brilliant innings by Afghanistan. 206 is a mighty fine total, and India will need a monstrous batting effort to try and chase this down. Highest total of Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.

AFG 206/6 (20 overs)

Rasikh Salam Dar picks up his third wicket. Karim Janat tries to go big, but finds Abhishek Sharma at long-off. Afghanistan pegged back here by a brilliant final over by Rasikh.

Karim Janat - OUT - c Abhishek b Rasikh - 41 (20)

AFG 205/4 (19.5 overs)

Hit high and straight but not hard enough, Abhishek Sharma attempted to grab it with one hand, but just wide. Karim Janat on strike for the final three balls, batting on 41 off 18.

AFG 205/3 (19.3 overs)

200 up for Afghanistan. It's raining sixes here! First Karim Janat slams a six in the second ball, and then Ishaq joins the party with his own six off the fourth ball. Superb batting against a young India bowling.

First 200 total by a team in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.

AFG 200/3 (19 overs)

Rasikh Salam Dar does not get the hattrick. Mohammed Ishaq plays out the hattrick ball for a single. A good comeback in the over, but still 11 runs off it.

AFG 184/3 (18 overs)

What a ball! Clean bowled again! Captain Darwish Rasooli departs for a golden duck. Rasikh Salam Dar on a hattrick.

Darwish Rasooli - OUT - b Rasikh - 0 (1)

AFG 181/3 (17.3 overs)

Full length delivery by Rasikh Dar goes underneath Sediqullah's bat and India have their second wicket. End of a magnificent knock by Sediqullah Atal, who falls just short of a hundred.

Sediqullah Atal - OUT - b Rasikh - 83 (52)

AFG 181/2 (17.3 overs)

Aaqib Khan into the attack for his final over, and Karim Janat continues the merry flow of runs! Big six, and then follows it up with a boundary! Exceptional batting, exceptional cricket by Afghanistan A. And then four more! Slammed over mid-off for 4 more.

18 from the over!

AFG 173/1 (17 overs)

Sediqullah picks up another boundary, and Afghanistan reach 150. Runs continue to flow, as Ramandeep Singh bowls his first over with the ball. 11 off the over.

Sediqullah now up to 75* off 49 balls.

AFG 155/1 (16 overs)

26-year-old Karim Janat, who already has 66 T20Is for Afghanistan under his belt, walks in at No. 3. The onus on him will be to score runs quick, and he scores a boundary off his third ball. Afghanistan near 150 now. Can they get to 200?

AFG 144/1 (15 overs)

Massive controversy boiling out at Al Amerat Stadium. Zubaid is extremely unhappy with the decision, and seemingly the Afghanistan coach has instructed him to not walk back. There is a big discussion going on between the two coaching camps!

And he walks back, at long last. Big drama, but the end of a fabulous Afghan partnership.

Zubaid Akbari - OUT - c Prabhsimran b Aaqib - 64 (40)

The umpires are checking whether Zubaid has nicked a ball and whether he is out caught behind. Remember, no DRS or ultra edge here, and that is making it a big delay.

AND IT'S OUT! India have their first wicket!

AFG 137/1 (14.1 overs)

Rasikh Salam Dar returns to the bowling attack. Only 2 runs off the over. A change from spin to pace after a long while. Tilak Varma is looking for answers and solutions to stop the Afghanistan charge, but the wicket just isn't coming. 

AFG 137/0 (14 overs)

31 RUNS OFF THE OVER! 4 SIXES! Afghanistan have run riot, and Rahul Chahar has been the victim. Wow! Sensational hitting. Four sixes each for Zubaid and Sediqullah now. Both are in their 60s.

AFG 135/0 (13 overs)

Another 6 slammed into the stands for a maximum by Zubaid. His third of the innings. Afghanistan A showing no signs of slowing down. Rahul Chahar under pressure with the ball, as he commits a no-ball right after. 

The free-hit goes for a SIX and it's another no-ball! What's going on? The second free-hit is also a HUGE SIX. 3 sixes in the over!

AFG 128/0 (12.4 overs)

Zubaid reaches his half-century in the 4th ball of the over, and the very next one is punished for four by Sediqullah, who follows suit by reaching his 50. Amazing start by Afghanistan A, and India look a little clueless with the ball.

AFG 105/0 (12 overs)

Six singles in Rahul Chahar's second over. Afghanistan steadily progressing towards the 100-run total, without losing a wicket yet. Both batters edging towards half-centuries.

AFG 95/0 (11 overs)

Brilliant start to the semi-final by Afghanistan A. Sediqullah on 43*, Zubaid on 45*. Fantastic display of shots and composure by the young left-handed openers.

India A have been brilliant with the ball in the tournament so far, but this is a start that will have their heads scratching.

AFG 89/0 (10 overs)

The India A captain will bowl the 10th over. Yet more part-time spin into the attack, to try and disrupt such a positive Afghanistan start.

Good glovework behind the stumps by Prabhsimran Singh. The umpire goes for a third umpire review, but it shows that Sediqullah was back inside his crease on time.

AFG 85/0 (9 overs)

Ayush Badoni is welcomed into his third over with a 6 by Sediqullah. A big appeal a couple of balls later, but it is going down the leg side, as the umpire shakes his head. 

AFG 84/0 (8.4 overs)

In the slot and Zubaid Akbari clears the ropes once again. He is into the 40s now. 11 comes off Rahul Chahar's first over, Afghanistan continue to motor along very nicely.

AFG 76/0 (8 overs)

Badoni continuing in the attack, and somewhat stops the flow of runs in the first over after the powerplay. Only 4 runs off it. 

Rahul Chahar to bowl next!

AFG 65/0 (7 overs)

THREE FOURS IN A ROW! 20 runs off the over! Zubaid Akbari has toyed with Aaqib Khan in the final over of the powerplay. A six and a four over long on, then a four through third man, and once again a boundary straight down the ground.

Zubaid up to 33 off just 20 balls. Afghanistan going at over 10 an over!

AFG 61/0 (6 overs)

Zubaid! What a shot. First ball of the final over of the powerplay, and Aaqib Khan is pummelled over long on by Zubaid. Afghanistan openers nearing a 50-run partnership.

AFG 48/0 (5.2 overs)

Mostly solid from Badoni there, but Sediqullah did take his chance and find another boundary through the fine-leg region. Good stuff from the Afghanistan A batters in the powerplay.

AFG 41/0 (5 overs)

Batter Ayush Badoni is into the attack in the powerplay. Tilak Varma choosing to introduce some spin, but not in the form of Rahul Chahar or Nishant Sindhu.

Big over for Afghanistan. They've taken their run rate from 6 to 8.5 in just one over. Anshul Kamboj clearly did not enjoy the change of ends. Sediqullah now on 23 off just 13 balls, after a slow start.

AFG 34/0 (4 overs)

Four and then SIX!. The left-handed opening duo have got off to a good start, and are finding boundaries at will now. Sediqullah is punishing Anshul Kamboj in the 4th over. First a boundary lofted straight, and then a six over point-cover.

AFG 30/0 (3.3 overs)

Sediqullah into the act now! Good shot that trickles over the fence for four, off the bowling of Rasikh Dar. First boundary for him. Good line and length maintained by the Indian bowlers mostly, and Afghanistan are only scoring through boundaries.

AFG 18/0 (3 overs)

Four dot balls in a row, but now Zubaid comes dancing down the track and lofts it straight and well enough for his second boundary. Aaqib responds with a brilliant delivery, and finishes the over with another dot.

AFG 11/0 (2 overs)

Good line and length maintained by Anshul Kamboj. Afghanistan manage 3 runs off the next 5 balls, as Kamboj troubles Sediqullah. Solid start, nonetheless. Aaqib Khan to bowl the next over.

AFG 7/0 (1 over)

What a start for Afghanistan! Anshul Kamboj's first delivery is slapped away for four. Positive start for Afghanistan, who are the underdogs in this fixture despite many of them already having international experience.

AFG 4/0 (0.1 overs)

Afghanistan's team is full of players who have all made their debut for the senior national side. Except pacer Bilal Sami, everyone else has played for Afghanistan in senior level.

Some of the more renowned pros include players like Karim Janat, Shahrafuddin Ashraf and Allah Ghazanfar.

Prabhsimran Singh returns to India's XI, in place of Anuj Rawat. Here's the full lineup:

Prabhsimran Singh (wk)

Abhishek Sharma

Tilak Varma (c)

Ayush Badoni

Nehal Wadhera

Ramandeep Singh

Nishant Sindhu

Anshul Kamboj

Rahul Chahar

Rasikh Salam Dar

Aaqib Khan