India A vs Bangladesh A Highlights Emerging Asia Cup 2023: Dhull, spinners power India A to final vs Pakistan A

That is it from this game. India A and Pakistan A in the Emerging Asia Cup final after 10 years. And will we bring you the live action on Sunday.

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It was a difficult wicket to bat on. It was stopping and bouncing but it (212) was a good total to defend. We planned to put in all effort. We did not start well but we knew our spinners will deliver. I had a good plan with the team management. Nishant Sindhu always gets us wickets. He is our X-factor. Even the other spinners. Looking forward to the Pakistan A game.

I think we were in the game if not for the collapse in the middle. Everything was going to plan, It was a good total for us. We got a good start too. But we lost the match after the first wicket. We played some rash shots. If we would have taken some time we could have won.

Yash Dhull wins the Player of the Match award.

Credit to Yash Dhull. And his spinners. Bangladesh A was 94 for one but eventually folded for 160. Nine wickets for 66 runs. The lack of application and poor judgement costs the side a place in the final. For India, it was Manav Suthar and Nishant Sindhu who turned the fixture around. A deserves fifer for Sindhu. They ensured the total proved too much for Bangladesh A in the end. How crucial were the runs from Yash Dhull in the end?

India gos through to the final which will be played on Sunday. A repeat fixture against Pakistan A. The first ended as one-sided affair but India A would not want to bask in the former glory.

Manav Suthar for his ninth over. FOUR! Mondal smashes it down the ground. WICKET! Suthar gets the final wicket. Suthar edges one and Yash Dhull completes the catch.

INDIA A WINS BY 51 RUNS AND FACES PAKISTAN IN THE FINAL.

Sindhu up for a hattrick. Joy prevents that. OUT! The very next delivery Joy slices to the backward point fielder. India A is just one wicket away from a win. Sindhu has a fifer. Ripon Mondal off the mark with a single.

Mahmudul Hasan Joy c Abhishek b Sindhu 20(46)

Manav Suthar continues. Joy plays an inside out shot and takes a single. Tanzim Hasan to face four deliveries. He needs some luck but survives.

Sindhu to bowl his seventh over. OUT! Mahedi tries to play an inside out shot but is caught at covers. Yash Dhull makes no mistake.

Rakibul departs on the first delivery. Sindhu is on a hattrick. The batter tries a reverse sweep first up but fails to connect. Riyan Parag cleverly moves to his left in anticipation and catches the ball.

Shak Mahedi Hasan c Dhull b Sindhu 12(11)

Rakibul Hasan c Parag b Sindhu 0(1)

Abhishek Sharma to continue. Mahedi pulls away a short delivery to get a boundary and the team’s total past 150.

Shak Mahedi is the new batter. He has already picked up a FOUR. Joy continuing to hold steady from one end. Bangladesh A needs 66 from 120 balls.

OUT! Akbar Ali has to walk back. Nikin Jose with another catch. The ball is sticking to him like a magnet. Ali presses forward for a defence against Sindhu. The ball takes an edge, bounces off the pad and goes into the hands of Jose at silly point. Bangladesh A is falling nine pin here.

Dropped! Dodiya drops Joy at deep cover. It was a running catch to his right. Dodiya got under it but failed to keep it in his grasp.

Akbar Ali c Jose b Sindhu 2(5)

Just two runs from Manav Suthar’s next over. Bangladesh 78 away from the target and has five wickets in hand.

Dodiya to Sarkar. FOUR! Dodiya strays on the pads and Sarkar guides it to the fine leg boundary.

OUT! Sarkar falls too. An inside edge on to the pad which pops up in the air. Nikin Jose at slip goes to his left and and catches it just inches above ground. Some heated words between Rana and Sarkar after the dismissal. Bangladesh has half its side back in the hut.

Soumya Sarkar c Jose b Dodiya 5(3)

Abhishek to continue. Chance! Saif tries to reverse sweep. Ends up getting a top edge. The ball teases the backward point fielder and goes over him.

OUT! Saif is gone! Abhishek gets his man. Tossed up and Saif’s shot towards the off side draws an edge and is caught at backward point. Soumya Sarkar walks in. A misfield by Sindhu at short cover allows Sarkar to get off the mark. Two runs to end the over with.

Saif Hassan c Jose b Abhishek 22(24)

Just one run from Nishant Sindhu’s over. Bangladesh needs 96 runs from 156 balls.

More left arm off spin. Abhishek Sharma to bowl. One run for Joy on the first delivery. Saif picks a boundary from the over as the target comes within 100 runs.

Joy cuts away a short delivery from Sindhu to pick a single. Saif is beaten by extra bounce on the next delivery. That’s the only run from the over.

Suthar to Saif. Gently guides it to the on side to get a single. Joy with a glance to fine leg for the second run of the over. FOUR! Cut away to the point boundary by Saif. That will reduce the pressure which has built up over the past three overs.

Sindhu continues. Saif faces. After a couple of failed cut shots, Saif gets off the mark with a push to extra cover on the penultimate delivery. That is the only run from the over.

Suthar to Zakir. OUT! Suthar picks his second wicket. Zakir misses his sweep and the ball thuds onto the pad. Suthar pleads his case and the umpire obliges.

Mahmudul Hasan Joy is the new batter. Straight off India A keeps a silly point and two slips for Joy.

Zakir Hasan lbw b Suthar 5(11)

Nishant Sindhu comes into the attack. Zakir picks a single on the first delivery. OUT! Sindhu strikes, Tanzid departs. Tanzid goes for a scoop over mid on but the ball holds up after pitching. The miscue is collected with a brilliant diving effort by Nikin Jose.

Saif Hassan is the new batter and he starts with a couple to third man. FOUR to end the over.

Tanzid Hasan c Jose b Sindhu 51(56)

Suthar continues. FOUR! Tanzids dispatches an overpitched delivery through cover. Brings up his FIFTY too. An expensive over for India A.

Chance! Tanzid goes for a heave against Parag but does not middle it. If only India A had a long on in place. Instead, the batters run two. Five runs from the over.

Suthar to Tanzid. Three dots. A push to long on for a single. Zakir pockets two with a glance to fine leg.

Tanzid continues to aggress despite the wicket. He gets a boundary in Parag’s over.

A change in bowling. Manav Suthar to bowl, Single on the first delivery for Tanzid to long off. WICKET! The change works. Sheikh chops onto his stumps while pushing for a drive. Zakir Hasan plays out the remaining two deliveries.

Naim Sheikh b Suthar 38(40)

Dodiya continues. FOUR. Sheikh clears away his front leg and scoops the ball over the mid on fielder.

Just three runs from Riyan Parag’s over. Bangladesh A’s run rate going below six per over for the first time this innings.

Dodiya continues. FOUR! Tanzid sweeps Dodiya on the first delivery. A brave shot given India A has a fielder in the deep. A single with a drive to long off. Six runs from the over and that is the end of the PowerPlay.

Riyan Parag to bowl. Sheikh faces. Just two singles from the over.

Dodiya to continue. Jurel with an appeal for a stumping. Sheikh in trouble. He played for the turn but the ball hurried on straight. Jurel with lightning speed takes off the bails but the third umpire sees a part of Sheikh’s foot behind the line. Just one run from the over.

Hangargekar to Tanzid. FOUR! Elegance. Leans forward into the drive and gets it to the deep cover boundary. Another FOUR! Tanzid tries to pull, gets a top edge and the ball races to the fine leg boundary.

Dodiya drifts his first delivery down leg. Sheikh works it past the short fine leg fielder and runs two. One more run with a push to long off. FOUR! Short and wide from Dodiya and Tanzide slaps it past point. Gets a single on the last ball.

Hangargekar to Tanzid. Another miss. Hangargekar goes wide and Tanzid comes chasing. Beats the edge as it flies to the keeper. A flick to square leg gets two runs for Tanzid. Another one off the penultimates delivery for a single. Sheikh with a quick single off the final ball.

Dodiya to Sheikh. Taps a delivery on his pads to mid wicket and completes a single. FOUR! Tanzid gets an outside edge trying to push the ball to the off side. The ball runs fine and to the fence. Tanzid gets a single to long off next.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar to Naim Sheikh. FOUR! Overpitched and Sheikh packs it away with a straight drive. Tanzid with a couple of hit and miss shots in the over.

Dhull opts to go for Yuvrajsinh Dodiya instead of Hangargekar. Tanzid to face him. Gets a single to long off. Just one more run for Sheikh from the over. A neat start for Dodiya.

Rana to Sheikh. FOUR! What a start! Sheikh gets a wide delivery and he slaps it through extra cover. Another boundary. A square drive to beat the point fielder. Rana erring in line. Loud appeal. The ball moves away from Sheikh after pitching and India thinks there is an edge. Denied by the umpire. Third FOUR of the over. Short delivery and Sheikh is onto it in a flash. Pulls it away to deep square. FOUR. Remarkable. This one is rising on Sheikh and he transfers his weight to the backfoot to punch it to the deep point fence.

Harshit Rana will bowl the first over for India A. Tanzid Hasan and Naim Sheikh start for Bangladesh A.

Yash Dhull stood till the very end to guide the team to a respectable total. Still, 211 is not something India A will be too comfortable with. Multiple batters got starts but failed to convert them into big scores. The wicket too assisted Bangladesh A’s cause with spinners getting turn off the wicket. That should probably instill some confidence into the Indian dug out. With slow, left-arm spinners in its ranks, India A has the ability to pose a threat to Bangladesh A.

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Dhull holes out to long off. He goes deep into the crease and wants to chip it over long off. Fails to get a clean connection and Rakibul takes the catch.

Yash Dhull c Rakibul b Mondal 66(85)

Sarkar to Dhull. WIDE from Sarkar while trying a slower bouncer. A couple off the next delivery. Dhull continuing to farm strike. Another WIDE. Dhull is able to get a single on the final delivery to retain strike for the final over.

Mondal to Dhull. Two runs. Akbar Ali squanders a chance for run out. Dhull slices to deep point and will not settle for anything but two. The throw is bang on and Dhull is way short but Ali fumbles and Dhull gets in. FOUR! An inside out lofted shot over cover. Pauses for the camera to take a picture. A single on the last delivery allows Dhull to retain strike.

Soumya Sarkar to bowl his first over. Hangargekar taps the ball and Dhull compels him to take a single. They do so comfortably. Dhull with a drive to long off but just one run.

WICKET! Hangargekar’s pull shot falls just short of going the distance. Mahmudul Joy takes the catch at deep mid wicket.

Yuvrajsinh Dodiya gets an inside edge which helps him survive an LBW appeal.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar c Joy b Sarkar 15(12)

Tanzim to Hangargekar. FOUR. An inside out shot hit on the up. One bounce and over the rope. SIX! Hangargekar clears his leg and tonks the ball over long on. A WIDE too in the over from Tanzim. A total of 13 from the over.

Mondal to Hangargekar. Off the mark straight away with a push to covers. Four more singles from the over as India A ticks closer to 200.

Tanzim to Suthar. He picks a single off the second delivery. Dhull blocks the next but the ball runs away to the long on fielder and the batters take a run. FOUR! Another top edge as Suthar tries to pull. This time it goes over the short fine leg fielder.

MANAV SUTHAR IS RUN OUT! Dhull wants to steal a leg bye and takes off from the non-striker’s end. Suthar is not quite ready and is late to start. A direct hit from Zakir catches him short. Just when the momentum seemed to be going in favour of India A, the run out hands it back to Bangladesh.

Manav Suthar run out (Zakir) 21(24)

Mahedi to Dhull. FOUR. Short and going down leg and Dhull gives it the treatment it deserves. FIFTY for Yash Dhull. He uses the crease and cuts the ball to deep point and runs two. Another expensive over wth 10 runs from it.

Tanzim to Dhull. FOUR. Picks the slower delivery and lofts it over cover. The ball takes one bounce and crosses the rope. A single next with a late cut to third man. Tanzim hits the deck against Suthar. The batter cuts and runs two by the time deep point fields the ball. FOUR. A top edge flie over the keeper. India A will take runs however they come. 11 come from it.

Joy to Suthar. Suthar pulls it over the infield and runs two. FOUR - One more pull shot and this time Suthar’s placement is spot on. Six runs from the over and India’s total is past 150 runs.

Dhull in trouble. Rakibul spins one away from him and the keeper disloges the bails. A loud appeal for stumping and Akbar Ali is convinced he has done the job. Not to be for Bangladesh A as the third umpire decides it is not out.

Mahmudul Hasan Joy for the first time today. Dhull gets a shot to go to square leg but he denies the single to keep Manav Suthar away from strike. Dhull takes a single on the third delivery with a push to long on. Suthar off the mark with a punch to deep cover. Dhull with a flick of his wrists to pick a single to deep mid wicket on the final delivery.

Only one run from Rakibul’s over. The Bangladesh A bowler and India A skipper Dhull exchange words. The umpire needs to step in and remind the two to get on with the game.

Shak Mahedi to continue. SIX! A slog sweep by Rana to send the ball over the square leg boundary. WICKET! Rana got too greedy. Wanted another big slog but the ball is way outside off. He ends up slicing it and the long off fielder collects the catch.

Harshit Rana c Tanzim b Mahedi 9(14)

After five consecutive dot deliveries off Mondal, Dhull manages to find the fence. He is pivotal if India hopes to get its total to 200.

Harshit Rana slog sweeps the final delivery of Mahedi’s over. The ball comes out of the toe end and crawls to the deep mid wicket fielder. The batters run two in the meantime.

Tanzim to bowl his sixth over. Three singles from the over - two for Dhull and one for Rana.

Mahedi to Dhull. A single on the first delivery. OUT! Jurel is trapped leg before. He wants to play a front foot defence. The ball turns away from his bat and hits the pad. Umpire takes his time but the decision is in Bangladesh A’s favour. Harshit Rana is the new batter.

Dhruv Jurel lbw b Shak Mahedi 1(3)

Tanzim to bowl next. OUT! Parag drags on onto his stumps. A well-disguised slower delivery and Parag goes at it with hard hands. A thick inside edge and the ball rattles the leg stump. In walks Dhruv Jurel. He gets off the mark on the first delivery with a single. Dhull with a late cut to third man on the final delivery.

Riyan Parag b Tanzim 12(24)

Shak Mahedi back for his sixth over. Parag with a push to long on for a single. That’s the only run from the over.

Pace back as Tanzim returns to attack. SIX! Parag pulls a short pitched delivery for a maximum. FOUR more. Dhull gets a faint edge which runs past the keeper to the fence.

A maiden over from Saif to end his 10 overs with 29/1.

Parag faces Rakibul. Parag with a big slog on the on side but the deep mid wicket fielder keeps the yield to just one run. Dhull attempts a slap through point on the final ball but the fielder stops the ball.

Yash Dhull and Riyan Parag content to pick singles for now. Saif’s last over saw quite a few extras. Bangladesh A would really wish to pick another wicket here and move to the lower middle order and tail.

Saif to Dhull. A push to long on for the first run of the over. Two more singles in the over as the innings reaches the half way mark.

FOUR! Rakibul gives width and Dhull cuts it to the deep point fence. A single on the next to long off. OUT! Sindhu’s adventurous stay at the crease comes to an end. He slogs at an overpitched delivery. The top edge is caught at long on.

Riyan Parag in at No. 6.

Nishant Sindhu c Tanzid b Rakibul 5(16)

Saif for his seventh over. Sindhu with another attempt to aggress. Steps out and hits an inside out short. The deep cover fielder prevents the boundary and the batters run two.

Rakibul for his fifth over. Sindhu with a flick to long off for the first run of the over. Another appeal from Bangladesh. Dhull misses his flick and the ball thuds straight onto his front pad. Going down leg.

Saif to continue. Sindhu plays an inside out shot and is almost caught at long off. The ball lands just short of the onrushing player. Four singles from the over.

Rakibul to continue. OUT! Abhishek Sharma is gone. He steps out for big heave on the off side. He gets it off the toe end and is caught at long off. Nishant Sindhu is the new batter in.

Abhishek Sharma c Tanzim b Rakibul 34(63)

Saif to Jose. OUT! A lapse of concentration after the drinks break. Jose goes for a pull but gets a top edge. He’s early into the shot. A simple catch at short cover. Yash Dhull joins Abhishek Sharma.

Nikin Jose c Zakir b Saif 17(29)

Rakibul to continue. FOUR. Abhishek Sharma drills a full length delivery through covers. A WIDE next from Rakibul. Seven runs come from the over. India A finally upping the ante.

Loud appeal from Saif. Jose goes for a sweep but is done by the turn. The umpire, however, deems it to be going down leg. Jose hangs back on a short pitch delivery and cuts it for two runs. Six runs in total from the over.

SIX! Abhishek Sharma unleashes a slog sweep on an overpitched delivery by Rakibul. 10 runs come from the over. The highest so far this innings.

Four singles from Saif Hasan’s over.

Rakibul Hasan to Jose. Drama! Nikin Jose’s back foot is drawn out on a drive and Akbar removes the bails once he misses. A long check by the third umpire ends as he presses the red light. The on field umpire, however, calls Jose back. The third umpire then presses the green light button. Jose survives and takes a run off the final delivery.

Another economical over for Bangladesh as Saif allows just two runs.

Tanzim to Jose. A punch to deep cover for a single. Abhishek gets width on offer and he slaps it through the off side. Fantastic work by the fielder who runs all the way behind the ball and pulls the ball in. Saved two runs for the team. Abhishek picks a single with a push to deep cover.

Saif Hassan is the new bowler for Bangladesh. Just two singles from the over. Bangladesh spinners continue to strangle the India A run rate.

Tanzim to Jose. Strays on the pads and Jose flicks it to fine leg for one run. A WIDE next. FOUR to end the PowerPlay. Jose middles a good length delivery and manages to find the gap.

Mahedi to Abhishek. The first run is taken on the fourth delivery with a punch to long off. Nikin Jose off the mark on the first delivery. He clips it to deep mid wicket.

Tanzim Hasan to bowl. OUT! Sai Sudharsan is caught behind. He tries to cut it over the point fielder but only gets an edge which is caught by the keeper. A wicket maiden.

Sai Sudharsan c Akbar b Tanzim 21(24)

Just two runs from Mahedi’s next over. India batters struggling to find rythm. Abhishek Sharma is on just eight off 24 deliveries.

Mondal to Abhishek. First run on the fourth delivery. Mondal bangs it short and Abhishek pulls. There is a deep square leg which allows only a single. FOUR to end the over. Sudharsan plays a shot on the up and though the ball hangs in the air for a bit, it beats the mid off fielder.

Mahedi to Sudharsan. A single to long off. Abhishek gets to the pitch and drives to long off for another run. FOUR. Sudharsan with an on drive which goes past mid on. FOUR more. This time Sudharsan clips it between mid wicket and mid on.

Mondal to Sudharsan. The batter takes a couple of steps down the wicket and punches the ball straight. One run only as the mid on fielder gets to the ball. FOUR! The first boundary of the innings as Abhishek punches into the gap.

Mahedi continues. Sudharsan with a drive to long off for a run. Mahedi gets the ball to grip and Abhishek fails to get off strike.

An unusually slow start for India A.

Ripon Mondal is the second bowler for Bangladesh A. Sai Sudharsan faces him. Sudharsan punches uses the width on offer and cuts to take two runs. Sudharsan’s drives fail to clear the infield. A single on the final delivery with a push to mid off.

Just three singles from the first over - two for Sudharsan and one for Abhishek.

The usual pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sai Sudharsan starts India A’s innings.

Shak Mahedi Hasan to bowl the first over.

Armaan Jaffer scored a hundred but India could manage only 246 runs its 50 overs. Bangladesh A reached the target in the 43rd over with six wickets in hand.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is out of the lineup. He has been replaced Yuvrajsinh Dodiya.

India A Playing XI: Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull(c), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Dhruv Jurel(wk), Manav Suthar, Yurajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Bangladesh A Playing XI: Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Saif Hassan(c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy. Soumya Sarkar, Akbar Ali(wk), Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol

Bangladesh A wins the toss and opts to field.

WICKETKEEPER

Zakir Hasan

BATTERS

Sai Sudharsan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Yash Dhull, Tanzid Hasan

ALL-ROUNDERS

Abhishek Sharma, Mahedi Hasan

BOWLERS

Rakibul Hasan, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Harshit Rana, Manav Suthar

Team Composition: IND A 6:5 BAN A | Credits Left: 6.0

The opener fit the bill in the big-ticket India-Pakistan match. India A would hope for a similar innings from the Tamil Nadu batter in the semifinal.

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• beat UAE A by eight wickets
• beat Nepal by nine wickets
• beat Pakistan A by eight wickets

We’re into the semifinals of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2023. A loss here will mean an agonising end for the teams. India A dominated Pool B and topped the points table to face Bangladesh A who just about scraped through on net run rate.

In the other semifinal, Pakistan A is facing Sri Lanka A. At 241/5, Pakistan A seems to be heading for a mountain total.

The India A vs Bangladesh A Emerging Asia Cup match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 in India and will be available on Star Sports 3 in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Viewers in other countries can follow the game live on Asian Cricket Council’s YouTube channel. The match will also be streamed LIVE on the FanCode app.

INDIA A

Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma (vc), Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Yash Dhull (c), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rajvardhan Hangargekar. Stand-bys: Harsh Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Snell Patel, Mohit Redkar.

BANGLADESH A

Mohammed Saif Hassan (c), Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan (vc), Soumya Sarkar, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Mohammad Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Nipun, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol, Mohammad Musfik Hasan, Akbar Ali, Naim Sheikh. Reserves: Amite Hasan, Sumon Khan, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad.