Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A: Afghanistan(A) lifted their maiden ACC Emerging Asia Cup trophy with an exceptional victory over Sri Lanka(A) in the final.
After winning the toss, Sri Lanka (A) chose to bat first. Yashodha Lanka and Lahiru Udara opened the innings for Sri Lanka, and they were wiped off early in the powerplay by Bilal Sami. Soon, skipper Nuwanidu Fernando and Ahan Wickramasinghe were sent back to the pavilion as Sri Lanka (A) had a top-order collapse. Sahan Arachchige and Pavan Rathnayake partnered briefly, but a desperate attempt to take a double cost him his wicket. Sahan Arachchige counterattacked with his batting skills and scored fifty in the final. Nimesh Vimukthi contributed 23 runs in the team’s total to take the score to 133/7 at the end of 20 overs.
Chasing the target of 134 runs, Afghanistan’s start wasn’t good as Sahan Arachchige cleaned opener Zubaid Akbari in the very first ball of the chase. Skipper Darwish Rasooli and Sediqullah Atal partnered for the second wicket and started closing the chase gap. In the fifth over of the powerplay, skipper Rasoli and Sediqullah hit 19 runs, which put pressure back on Sri Lanka. Skipper Darwish Rasooli got out in the seventh over, but that didn’t let Afghanistan change its way as Karim Janat and left-handed batter Atal partnered well for the third wicket to take their team close to the target. Sediqullah remained not out on 55 runs as Afghanistan(A) chased the target in 18.2 overs.
Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024, Final: Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A| Batting Scorecard
| Batting(Sri Lanka A) | R | B | 4s | 6s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashodha Lanka | c Darwish Rasooli b Bilal Sami | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lahiru Udara | b Bilal Sami | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Nuwanidu Fernando (c) | st †Mohammad Ishaq b Ghazanfar | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | b Ghazanfar | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pavan Rathnayake | run out (Darwish Rasooli/†Mohammad Ishaq) | 20 | 21 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sahan Arachchige | not out | 64 | 47 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Nimesh Vimukthi | run out (†Mohammad Ishaq/Bilal Sami) | 23 | 19 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ramesh Mendis | b Bilal Sami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dushan Hemantha | not out | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1, w 3) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 6.65) | 133/7 | |||||||
| Batting(Afghanistan A) | R | B | 4s | 6s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubaid Akbari | b Arachchige | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sediqullah Atal | not out | 55 | 55 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Darwish Rasooli (c) | c Fernando b Hemantha | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Karim Janat | b Malinga | 33 | 27 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Mohammad Ishaq | not out | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Extras | (lb 3, w 3) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 18.1 Ov (RR: 7.37) | 134/3 | |||||||
Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024, Final: Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A| Bowling Scorecard
| Bowling(Afghanistan A) | O | R | W | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Ghazanfar | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bilal Sami | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Abdul Rahman | 3 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bowling(Sri Lanka A) | O | R | W | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahan Arachchige | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nimesh Vimukthi | 4 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nipun Ransika | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Eshan Malinga | 3.1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024, Final: Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A| Award Winners| Stats
Player Of The Match(Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A): AM Ghazanfar(Afghanistan A), 2/14 in 4 overs
Best Bowling Figures(Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A): AM Ghazanfar(Afghanistan A), 2/14 in 4 overs
Best Batting Figures(Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A): Sahan Arachchige(Sri Lanka A), 64 runs off 47 balls
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