Dambulla [Sri Lanka], June 17 (ANI): Half-centuries from Priyansh Arya, Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra and an all-round present from Nishant Sindhu helped India A beat Afghanistan A by 101 runs, sealing them a spot within the finals of the tri-nation sequence.
Heading into the match, India was beneath stress, having gained only one and dropping two. Nevertheless now, they’ve themselves a spot in finals, with the Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A confirming the second finalist on Friday.
Afghanistan A gained the toss and opted to bowl first. Priyansh began off strongly with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (38 in 28 balls, with 4 boundaries and two sixes), however the latter couldn’t get to a giant rating and 75-run stand damaged.
After Arya (58 in 32 balls, with 9 fours and a six) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (30 in 31 balls, with 4 boundaries) have been dismissed, Tilak (59 in 75 balls, with 5 fours) and Kushagra (58 in 67 balls, with 5 fours) stitching an 104-run stand.
Down the order, Nishant (21* in 26) and Vipraj Nigam (30 in 20 balls, with 4 boundaries) scored worthwhile cameos, taking India to 319/8.
Faridoon Dawoodzai, Abdullah Ahmadzai and Farmanullah Safi took two wickets.
Throughout the chase, Afghanistan was restricted to 70/3, however an 87-run stand between Faisal Shinozada (46 in 56 balls, with two fours and a six) and Bahir Shah (57 in 52 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six) helped Afghanistan struggle again.
It was not meant to be for Afghanistan as Sindhu (4/31) and Yash Thakur (2/48) helped India prohibit them to 218 in 36.5 overs.
Anshul Kamboj, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj and Anukul Roy additionally acquired a wicket, with Sindhu given the ‘Participant of the Match’ award. (ANI)
