Bangladesh-A vs India-A: Akbar’s team qualify for ACC T20 Emerging Asia Cup final

ISLAMABAD: In the Bangladesh-A vs India-A semi final, India-A were able to deliver a commanding performance until last over however had their luck at low to defeat Akbar Ali guided team in the ACC T20 Emerging Asia Cup 2025 crucial clash.

In 13^th ACC T20 Emerging Asia Cup 2025 match, Jitesh Sharma captained team went amazing to make the victory possible until last over of their chasing time of the Bangladesh-A vs India-A match.

Men in blue scored 191 for 6 until 19.5 however their middle order Harsh Sharma and Ashutosh Sharma couldn’t chase the total, bringing the side’s total to 194 to draw the match in 19.6 overs, moving both sides into a super over.

With the super over beginning and fans shouting India! India!, the Men in blue batters astounded every fan single fan as they managed only 1 for 2 wickets against the Bangladesh-A, who gave a tougher time to the India-A batters. Bangladesh’s Ripon Mondol delivered a sensational burst, effectively shutting the door on India’s hopes. He removed those two Indian batters in consecutive balls without conceding a single run.

Following this, India did the same, picking up Yasir Ali on the very first ball, but the drama didn’t end there as Suyash Sharma sprayed the next delivery wide, which handed Bangladesh a victory and a spot in the final.

Earlier, India opened their innings explosively as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Priyansh Arya produced a fierce start of their innings before. Sooryavanshi hammered 38 off 15 with 2 fours and 4 sixes, while Arya smashed 44 off 23 featuring 4 fours and 3 sixes, reducing the remaining requirement to 116 runs in 9 overs. Abdul Ghaffar Saqlain and Rakibul Hasan dismissed the pair.

Following them, Naman Dhir and captain Jitesh Sharma attempted to steady the innings but fell for 7 and 33. Following them, Nehal Wadhera (22 off 19) and Ramandeep Singh (5 off 4) needed 38 runs from 4 overs to seal a commanding victory which they couldn’t as overs were by then over.