New Delhi. India proudly reached the semi-finals of the Emerging Team Asia Cup. India A team, led by Tilak Verma, secured their ticket to the last four of the current tournament without losing a game. The Indian team defeated Oman by 6 wickets in their third and final group match. The hero of the victory was Ayush Badoni, who scored a brilliant half-century. India reached the target of 141 runs set by Oman with the loss of 4 wickets in 15.2 overs. With this win, India qualified for the semi-finals as group winners where they will face Afghanistan.
Chasing the target, the pair of Anuj Rawat and Abhishek Sharma scored a start of 35 runs for the India A team. Anuj was eliminated after scoring 8 runs. After that, Abhishek continued his explosive batting. He played an innings of 34 runs off 15 balls. Ayush Badoni departed after scoring 51 runs off 27 balls while captain Tilak Verma returned unbeaten after scoring 36 runs off 30 balls. Ramandeep Singh returned unbeaten after scoring 13 runs off 4 balls. India A defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in their first match and also defeated UAE by seven wickets in the second match.
Target of 345, team collapsed at 54 runs, highest win record in T20, captain scored runs at a 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 and 27 balls. He scored 24 runs in the 10th over against Samay Srivastava 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 an unbeaten 36 runs in 30 balls. Opener Abhishek Sharma, who was in great form, once again gave India a fast start with an aggressive innings of 34 runs with the help of five fours and a six in 15 balls, while at the end of the Indian innings, Ramandeep Singh (unbeaten) stepped up in four balls ) 13) ensured the team’s victory with two sixes.
Nadeem played an innings of 41 runs off 49 balls.
Earlier, after Mohammad Nadeem won the toss and elected to bat, he played an innings of 41 runs off 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) and 54 runs in 14 balls with Hammad Mirza for the fourth wicket. Mirza hit a four and two sixes in his unbeaten 15-ball innings. 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