India A vs Afghanistan A LIVE Scorecard, ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024: India Lose Both Openers Early In Mammoth Run Chase

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: TILAK GONE!

Tilak Varma is gone! India in deep trouble now. Third wicket goes down inside the powerplay. India’s total is not even at 50! Disaster. Tilak’s Mumbai Indians teammate Nehal Wadhera is in next.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: What a spell by Ghazanfar

2/14 in 3 overs in the powerplay. Those are spectacular figures for Allah Ghazanfar against a mighty India A batting lineup. He has removed both Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh in the powerplay.

IND 43/2 (5 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: OUT! Prabhsimran gone

Oh dear! Prabhsimran Singh mistimes trying to go big. It went high in the air, and it’s caught at long on. Allah Ghazanfar strikes AGAIN! India have lost both openers. Ayush Badoni walks in next.

Prabhsimran Singh – OUT – c Rasooli b Ghazanfar – 19 (12)

IND 40/2 (4.2 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Three fours in a row!

Tilak Varma is dealing in boundaries! Three consecutive boundaries. First cut through point, then down the ground, and the third through third man. Excellent momentum given by the India A captain.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Big appeal by Ghazanfar!

Huge appeal by Ghazanfar as the ball hits captain Tilak Varma on the pads in his second ball. Umpire shakes his head, and there is no DRS to be taken.

Massive blow for India, but still a lot of batting to come.

IND 26/1 (3 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: OUT! Abhishek gone!

Abhishek Sharma has to walk back! Simple catch at mid-off. Gets no timing, no height on it, and holds out. Allah Ghazanfar gets his revenge, and a big, big blow for India in their run chase.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Here comes Abhishek Sharma!

SIX! First boundary for Abhishek is a maximum. Length ball by Allah Ghazanfar and Abhishek hits him over mid-wicket for 6.

IND 25/0 (2.2 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Half chance!

Prabhsimran Singh mistimed it, and a hard catch goes down at mid-on! Diving effort in the field by Afghanistan, and some runs saved. Big reprieve for Prabhsimran.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Prabhsimran to the party!

Prabhsimran goes high and all the way for 6! Hit square off the wicket. And he follows it up with another cut shot, through for 4! The Punjab Kings youngster is making a mark.

Make that three boundaries in a row! Four more, through the off-side again.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Brilliant start by Ghazanfar

Allah Ghazanfar starts off by keeping things tight. Only three singles in the first over. Cautious start by the India openers, but they’ll have to score at more than 10 runs an over.

IND 3/0 (1 over)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: India begin run-chase

Prabhsimran Singh and Abhishek Sharma are out in the middle. It will be young spinner Allah Ghazanfar who will get things underway with the ball.

IND 0/0 (0.1 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: India’s target

India’s target: 207. By no means an easy task, but with the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Tilak Varma, Ayush Badoni and Ramandeep Singh, it is a batting lineup very capable of pulling this target off.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Great knocks by Afghan batters

A 137-run partnership set the tone from the start. Zubair Akbari made 64, Sediqullah Atal even better with 83. And a fabulous fast innings by Karim Janat in the end, making 41 off just 20 balls.

A superb display of batting from start to finish.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Afghanistan pile up 206

Only six runs, a fine final over by Rasikh. But what a brilliant innings by Afghanistan. 206 is a mighty fine total, and India will need a monstrous batting effort to try and chase this down. Highest total of Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.

AFG 206/6 (20 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Karim Janat departs

Rasikh Salam Dar picks up his third wicket. Karim Janat tries to go big, but finds Abhishek Sharma at long-off. Afghanistan pegged back here by a brilliant final over by Rasikh.

Karim Janat – OUT – c Abhishek b Rasikh – 41 (20)

AFG 205/4 (19.5 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: One-handed effort!

Hit high and straight but not hard enough, Abhishek Sharma attempted to grab it with one hand, but just wide. Karim Janat on strike for the final three balls, batting on 41 off 18.

AFG 205/3 (19.3 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: 200 for Afghanistan

200 up for Afghanistan. It’s raining sixes here! First Karim Janat slams a six in the second ball, and then Ishaq joins the party with his own six off the fourth ball. Superb batting against a young India bowling.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: No hattrick

Rasikh Salam Dar does not get the hattrick. Mohammed Ishaq plays out the hattrick ball for a single. A good comeback in the over, but still 11 runs off it.

AFG 184/3 (18 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: OUT! Rasikh on a hattrick

What a ball! Clean bowled again! Captain Darwish Rasooli departs for a golden duck. Rasikh Salam Dar on a hattrick.

Darwish Rasooli – OUT – b Rasikh – 0 (1)

AFG 181/3 (17.3 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: OUT! Sediqullah misses century

Full length delivery by Rasikh Dar goes underneath Sediqullah’s bat and India have their second wicket. End of a magnificent knock by Sediqullah Atal, who falls just short of a hundred.

Sediqullah Atal – OUT – b Rasikh – 83 (52)

AFG 181/2 (17.3 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Karim Janat to the party!

Aaqib Khan into the attack for his final over, and Karim Janat continues the merry flow of runs! Big six, and then follows it up with a boundary! Exceptional batting, exceptional cricket by Afghanistan A. And then four more! Slammed over mid-off for 4 more.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: 150 up for Afghanistan!

Sediqullah picks up another boundary, and Afghanistan reach 150. Runs continue to flow, as Ramandeep Singh bowls his first over with the ball. 11 off the over.

Sediqullah now up to 75* off 49 balls.

AFG 155/1 (16 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Karim Janat into the crease

26-year-old Karim Janat, who already has 66 T20Is for Afghanistan under his belt, walks in at No. 3. The onus on him will be to score runs quick, and he scores a boundary off his third ball. Afghanistan near 150 now. Can they get to 200?

AFG 144/1 (15 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Afghanistan are livid!

Massive controversy boiling out at Al Amerat Stadium. Zubaid is extremely unhappy with the decision, and seemingly the Afghanistan coach has instructed him to not walk back. There is a big discussion going on between the two coaching camps!

And he walks back, at long last. Big drama, but the end of a fabulous Afghan partnership.

Zubaid Akbari – OUT – c Prabhsimran b Aaqib – 64 (40)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Long umpire check

The umpires are checking whether Zubaid has nicked a ball and whether he is out caught behind. Remember, no DRS or ultra edge here, and that is making it a big delay.

AND IT’S OUT! India have their first wicket!

AFG 137/1 (14.1 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Pace back into the attack

Rasikh Salam Dar returns to the bowling attack. Only 2 runs off the over. A change from spin to pace after a long while. Tilak Varma is looking for answers and solutions to stop the Afghanistan charge, but the wicket just isn’t coming. 

AFG 137/0 (14 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: FOUR SIXES IN ONE OVER!

31 RUNS OFF THE OVER! 4 SIXES! Afghanistan have run riot, and Rahul Chahar has been the victim. Wow! Sensational hitting. Four sixes each for Zubaid and Sediqullah now. Both are in their 60s.

AFG 135/0 (13 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: SIX MANIA

Another 6 slammed into the stands for a maximum by Zubaid. His third of the innings. Afghanistan A showing no signs of slowing down. Rahul Chahar under pressure with the ball, as he commits a no-ball right after. 

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: 50 for Zubair and Sediqullah

Zubaid reaches his half-century in the 4th ball of the over, and the very next one is punished for four by Sediqullah, who follows suit by reaching his 50. Amazing start by Afghanistan A, and India look a little clueless with the ball.

AFG 105/0 (12 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Six singles

Six singles in Rahul Chahar’s second over. Afghanistan steadily progressing towards the 100-run total, without losing a wicket yet. Both batters edging towards half-centuries.

AFG 95/0 (11 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: 10 overs done!

Brilliant start to the semi-final by Afghanistan A. Sediqullah on 43*, Zubaid on 45*. Fantastic display of shots and composure by the young left-handed openers.

India A have been brilliant with the ball in the tournament so far, but this is a start that will have their heads scratching.

AFG 89/0 (10 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Tilak Varma takes the ball

The India A captain will bowl the 10th over. Yet more part-time spin into the attack, to try and disrupt such a positive Afghanistan start.

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Stumping chance!

Good glovework behind the stumps by Prabhsimran Singh. The umpire goes for a third umpire review, but it shows that Sediqullah was back inside his crease on time.

AFG 85/0 (9 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: SIX and appeal!

Ayush Badoni is welcomed into his third over with a 6 by Sediqullah. A big appeal a couple of balls later, but it is going down the leg side, as the umpire shakes his head. 

AFG 84/0 (8.4 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Six more Zubaid!

In the slot and Zubaid Akbari clears the ropes once again. He is into the 40s now. 11 comes off Rahul Chahar’s first over, Afghanistan continue to motor along very nicely.

AFG 76/0 (8 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Good over by Badoni

Badoni continuing in the attack, and somewhat stops the flow of runs in the first over after the powerplay. Only 4 runs off it. 

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: 50 up for Afghanistan

THREE FOURS IN A ROW! 20 runs off the over! Zubaid Akbari has toyed with Aaqib Khan in the final over of the powerplay. A six and a four over long on, then a four through third man, and once again a boundary straight down the ground.

Zubaid up to 33 off just 20 balls. Afghanistan going at over 10 an over!

AFG 61/0 (6 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: SIX!

Zubaid! What a shot. First ball of the final over of the powerplay, and Aaqib Khan is pummelled over long on by Zubaid. Afghanistan openers nearing a 50-run partnership.

AFG 48/0 (5.2 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: 7 off the over

Mostly solid from Badoni there, but Sediqullah did take his chance and find another boundary through the fine-leg region. Good stuff from the Afghanistan A batters in the powerplay.

AFG 41/0 (5 overs)

IND vs AFG LIVE Score: Interesting bowling change

Batter Ayush Badoni is into the attack in the powerplay. Tilak Varma choosing to introduce some spin, but not in the form of Rahul Chahar or Nishant Sindhu.