Sediqullah Atal scored 55 runs, not out.
Afghanistan-A won the Emerging Asian Cup title for the first time. The team defeated Sri Lanka-A by 7 wickets in the final played on Sunday at the Al Emirates Stadium. This is a historic victory for Afghan cricket. This is the team’s first title in any format or tournament of age group cricket.
The Afghanistan-A team had reached the semi-finals in 2017 and 2019. This time, it reached the final for the first time and also won the title.
In the match, Sri Lanka captain Nuwanidu Fernando won the toss and decided to bat first. Playing against Afghanistan first, Sri Lanka scored 133 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs and gave the target of 134 runs to the Afghan team to win. In response, Afghanistan achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 18.1 overs.
Sediqullah Atal scored a half-century for Afghanistan. He scored half centuries in all 5 matches of this tournament.
Celebration of Victory in Afghanistan
Afghanistan won the first ICC trophy. The team defeated Sri Lanka in the final of the Emerging Asia Cup.
A large number of supporters gathered in Kabul and celebrated the victory.
Celebrations continued late into the night at a Kabul intersection.
Sediqullah has not been absent for half a century. Sediqullah Atal scored an unbeaten 55 runs for Afghanistan. Karim Janat played a 33-point inning. Mohammad Ishaq scored 16 points, not out. Sahan Arachige, Dushan Hemantha and Ishan Malinga took 1 wicket each.
Sahan scored 64 runs unbeaten. Sri Lanka A got off to a very poor start and 4 wickets of this team fell by the score of just 15 runs. From there, Sahan Arachige played an important innings for the team. He scored a half-century. He scored 64 runs off 47 balls. Pawan Ratnayake contributed 20 points. Nimesh Vimukti also played a 23-run inning. For Afghanistan-A, Bilal Sami scored 3 while Allah Ghazanfar scored 2.
Afghanistan had reached the final by beating India in the semi-final. While Sri Lanka reached the final by defeating the Pakistan team.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won two titles each. This was the sixth season of the ACC Men’s Emerging Asian Cup. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won two titles each. India has won there once. India won the title by defeating Pakistan in 2013.
Playing 11 from both Sri Lanka-A teams: Nuwanidu Fernando (captain), Lahiru Udara (wicketkeeper), Yashoda Lanka, Ahan Wickremasinghe, Sahan Arachige, Pawan Rathnayake, Ramesh Mendis, Dushan Hemantha, Nimesh Vimukthi, Nipun Ransika and Ishan Malinga .
Afghanistan-A: Darwish Rasouli (captain), Zubaid Akbari, Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Ishaq (wicketkeeper), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shahidullah Kamal, Karim Janat, Allah Ghazanfar, Qais Ahmed, Abdul Rehman and Bilal Sami.
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Emerging Asian Cup 2024 – India eliminated after losing semi-finals: Afghanistan beaten by 20 points; The Afghan team will play the final with Sri Lanka
India-A team is out of Emerging Asia Cup 2024. Afghanistan A beat India by 20 runs in the semi-final at the Al Emirates Cricket Ground in Muscat on Friday. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 206 runs with the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Indian team could only score 186 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. …