What a wonderful game today we had, despite the rain delays. Afghanistan A finish as victors, but there's a lot of cricket left in this tri-nation one-dayer series. See you again soon for more action.
Imran, Afghanistan A captain and Player of the Match (winning side): "It was our first match, and we played natural cricket. Believed in myself and the team for the run chase."
Tilak, India A captain (losing side): "We batted well. But unfortunately, the way DLS works...Afghanistan A batted well but at the same time we thought chasing 294 in 38 overs was going to be tough. Bowling isn't a concern, but we'll go back to the drawing board. Our goal is to win the next couple of games and make the final."
6.05pm Afghanistan A win by 4 runs (by DLS method) and that's a massive victory for them over a star-studded India A.
haroon: "if Afghans win this.. it's a huge win!! "
Ranesh: "Tilak and Ruthraj innings will be criticized. India must have been out of sight with the bat."
5.25pm The covers are coming on because it is drizzling, and Afghanistan A are three runs ahead of the DLS par as it stands. India A are walking out, looking disappointed, but officially the game is still not over. However, if there's no more play possible, then that run-out shout at 25.5, where the TV umpire felt Imran was in in a decision that needed checking "frame by frame" for evidence, turned out to be as important a moment as all the other brilliant spells of cricket we saw today - earlier from Prabhsimran, Tilak, Gaikwad, Sooryavanshi and Shedge. And later from Imran and Bahir. Will their 108-run unbeaten partnership be the difference maker between the two sides today? Sure looks so with time in the day also running out.
END OF OVER:25 | 6 Runs | AFG-A: 172/2 (122 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 6.88, RRR: 9.38)
- Bahir Shah46 (48b)
- Imran75 (69b)
- Ayush Badoni5-0-30-0
- Vipraj Nigam4-0-25-0