India A, which set out to chase the huge target of 207 runs, did not have a good start. India's first wicket Abhishek Sharma (three) fell in the third over. After this, wickets kept falling at intervals in an attempt to score fast runs. At one time, five wickets had fallen on India's score of 100 in 12.4 overs. Captain Tilak Verma (14), Ayush Badoni (31) and Nehal Wadhera (20) were out. After this Ramandeep Singh and Nishant Sindhu took over the innings and scored runs rapidly.
There was a partnership of 68 runs between the two batsmen for the sixth wicket. Nishant Sindhu was unfortunately run out on (23) in the 18th over. Ramandeep Singh scored (64) runs in 34 balls, hitting eight fours and two sixes. Anshul Kamboj remained unbeaten after scoring two runs. India A team could score only 186 runs for seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and lost the match by 20 runs. For Afghanistan A, Abdul Rehman and AM Ghazanfar took two wickets each. Sharafuddin Ashraf dismissed one batsman.
Earlier today, Afghanistan A won the toss and decided to bat first. Afghanistan A, who came to bat, scored a huge score of 206 runs for four wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Sediqullah Atal played a stormy innings of 83 runs in 52 balls with the help of seven fours and four sixes.
Zubaid Akbari scored (64) runs in 41 balls with the help of five fours and four sixes. Karim Janat was out after scoring (41) runs in 20 balls. Mohammad Ishaq remained unbeaten after scoring 12 runs. Rasikh Salam took three wickets for India. Aaqib Khan dismissed a batsman.
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