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India A vs Afghanistan A Highlights, ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024: India A Stunned By Afghanistan A, Lose Semi-Final By 20 Runs
India A vs Afghanistan A Highlights, Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024: Despite Ramandeep Singh's heroic effort, India failed to chase down the target of 207.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:October 25, 2024 10:48 pm IST
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India A vs Afghanistan A Highlights, ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024© BCCI
India vs Afghanistan A Highlights:Â Afghanistan A stunned India A by 20 runs to enter the final of the ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024. Choosing to bat after winning the toss, Afghan openers Zubaid Akbari (64) and Sediqullah Atal (83) notched up a 137-run opening stand. Karim Janat gave a brilliant finish, scoring 41 off 20 balls, to take Afghanistan to a mammoth total of 206. In response, India lost openers Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh, as well as captain Tilak Varma, in the powerplay. While Ramandeep Singh played a valiant knock of 64, but India fell short in the end. (Scorecard)
ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Highlights: India A vs Afghanistan A Highlights, Straight from Al Amerat
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- 22:47 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Thank you!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.Join us on NDTV Sports for all the live and latest sports updates. Tomorrow, Day 3 of the India-NZ Test match takes centre stage in the morning, before El Clasico lights up the night. All that and more, right here.Thank you. Goodbye!
- 22:45 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Positives to takeA 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.
- 22:36 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: A stunning winIn 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.
- 22:33 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: AFGHANISTAN WINAfghanistan 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)
- 22:20 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: OUT!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)
- 22:08 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Ramandeep launches fightback!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)
- 21:54 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: BADONI GONE!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)
- 21:47 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: India need 117 runs in 54 balls13 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)
- 21:41 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: WADHERA GONE!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)
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- 21:21 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: TILAK GONE!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)
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- 21:14 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: OUT! Prabhsimran goneOh 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)
- 21:10 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Three fours in a row!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)
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- 21:04 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: OUT! Abhishek gone!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)
- 21:00 (IST)IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Prabhsimran to the party!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)
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