New Delhi. India proudly reached the semi-finals of the Emerging Team Asia Cup. India A team, captained by Tilak Verma, secured the ticket to the last four in the current tournament without losing any match. The Indian team defeated Oman by 6 wickets in its third and last group match. The hero of the victory was Ayush Badoni who scored a brilliant half-century. India achieved the target of 141 runs set by Oman at the loss of 4 wickets in 15.2 overs. With this victory, India topped its group and entered the semi-finals where it will face Afghanistan.
Chasing the target, the pair of Anuj Rawat and Abhishek Sharma gave a start of 35 runs for the India A team. Anuj was out after scoring 8 runs. After this Abhishek continued his explosive batting. He played an innings of 34 runs in 15 balls. Ayush Badoni was out after scoring 51 runs on 27 balls, while captain Tilak Verma returned unbeaten after scoring 36 runs on 30 balls. Ramandeep Singh returned unbeaten after scoring 13 runs on 4 balls. India A defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in its first match and also defeated UAE by seven wickets in the second match.
Target of 345, team collapsed for 54 runs, record of biggest win in T20, captain scored runs at strike rate of 300
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Badoni and captain Tilak added 85 runs
Ayush Badoni hit six fours and two sixes during his innings of 51 runs in 27 balls. He scored 24 runs against Samay Srivastava in the 10th over with the help of three fours and two sixes. This right-handed batsman took India closer to the target with a partnership of 85 runs in 52 balls with captain Tilak Verma. Tilak scored unbeaten 36 runs in 30 balls. Opener Abhishek Sharma, who was in excellent form, once again gave India a fast start with an aggressive innings of 34 runs with the help of five fours and one six in 15 balls, while at the end of the Indian innings, Ramandeep Singh (unbeaten in four balls) 13) ensured the team's victory by hitting two sixes.
Nadeem played an inning of 41 runs in 49 balls.
Earlier, after winning the toss and deciding to bat, Mohammad Nadeem played an inning of 41 runs in 49 balls for Oman. He took the team to a respectable score with a partnership of 47 runs in 60 balls with Wasim Ali (24) for the fourth wicket and 54 runs in 14 balls with Hammad Mirza for the fourth wicket. Mirza hit one four and two sixes in his unbeaten innings of 15 balls. For India, Aaqib Khan, Rasik Salam, Nishant Sindhu, Ramandeep and Sai Kishore took one wicket each.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 23, 2024, 10:14 PM IST
