INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan A will face Sri Lanka A on Sunday evening, October 27, in the ACC Men&s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 final at the Al Amerat
Cricket Ground in Oman.This comes after Afghanistan A defeated India A by 20 runs in the second semi-final of the championships on Friday.On
Sunday morning, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wished the team well and said in a post on X: &#AfghanAbdalyan are set to play their
first-ever ACC Men&s Emerging Teams Asia Cup Grand Finale as they take on Sri Lanka A in an epic showdown tonight.Go well and bring it home,
Abdalyano!,& the board said.Friday&s thrilling victory over India A has set the stage for what will no doubt be an exciting showdown on
Sunday.Powered by an impressive 83 off 52 balls from Sediqullah Atal, Afghanistan A posted a formidable total of 206/4 against India
A.Zubaid Akbari (64 off 41) and Karim Janat (41 off 20) added further firepower, setting a challenging target for India A.India A&s chase
began with promise but stumbled as Afghanistan&s bowlers held their nerve.Ramandeep Singh top-scored with a rapid 64 off 34 balls, keeping
India in the hunt until the final overs.Ayush Badoni (31 off 24) and Nishant Sindhu (23 off 13) provided valuable contributions, but
Afghanistan A&s disciplined bowling, especially from AM Ghazanfar (2/14) and Abdul Rahman (2/32), restricted India A to 186/7 in 20
overs.Afghanistan A has meanwhile had a number of standout players, including Sediqullah Atal who has posted a whopping 313 runs in this
tournament.Standing at number 1 for the most runs, fellow player Zubairullah Akbari is at number 3 with his total of 137 runs
Second on the board is Babar Hayat from Hong Kong with 162 runs.Sunday&s match will get underway at 6pm local time
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