India vs Afghanistan: The second match of the tri-series between India A and Afghanistan A is being played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. Batting first, the Indian team scored 349 runs on the scoreboard after losing 9 wickets in 49 overs in the rain-affected match. Prabhasimran, Ruturaj and Tilak played half-century innings.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Prabhasimran’s explosive start
The Indian team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, had a stellar start. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Prabhsimran Singh batted brilliantly and added 74 runs in 7.1 overs for the first wicket. Vaibhav played in a explosive style and scored 44 runs in just 22 balls. However, he could not convert the good start into a big innings and returned to the pavilion after hitting 9 fours. Priyansh Arya was out after scoring just 8 runs.
Great partnership of Rituraj Gaikwad and Prabhasimran
After this, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Prabhasimran added 79 runs in 74 balls for the third wicket. Ruturaj played a brilliant inning of 66 runs facing 80 balls. At the same time, Prabhasimran missed his century and was out after scoring 84 runs in 69 balls with the help of 14 fours. Ayush Badoni returned to the pavilion without opening his account. However, captain Tilak Verma batted brilliantly in the last overs and scored a half-century. Facing 73 balls, Tilak scored 66 runs with the help of 5 fours.
Useful innings of Suryansh Shedge and Anukul Roy
Suryansh Shedge played a useful inning of 40 runs in 27 balls. He hit 2 fours and 2 sixes during his innings. Arshad Khan could score only one run. Facing 8 balls, Anukul Roy scored unbeaten 16 runs with the help of 2 fours and a six.
Abdullah Ahmadzai took five wickets
Whereas, Vipraj Nigam scored 8 runs in 3 balls. Abdullah Ahmadzai performed brilliantly in bowling for Afghanistan A, taking 5 wickets for 68 runs in 9 overs. Whereas, Farmanullah Safi took 3 wickets in his name. At the same time, captain Imran Mir took one wicket for 21 runs.