The opener Abhishek Sharma bangs a shining half-century after an awesome display of bowlers as a dominative Indian team defeated the UAE by seven wickets to enter the semifinals of men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 at Al Amerat in Oman on Monday. This was the second victory of the Indian team after beating traditional rival Pakistan by seven runs. Abhishek Sharma struck 54 runs in 24 balls before Ayush finished the formality of chasing down a target of 108 with a 6 and 4. India won with 55 balls remaining.
Furthermore, Abhishek Sharma smashed five fours and four sixes in his sparkling knock, and skipper Tilak Varma was excluded from a big one after adding 21 runs in 18 balls.
UAE won the toss and chose to bat first; They were knocked out for 107 in 16.5 overs. The decision of batting went wrong when UAE both openers got out– Mayank Kumar (10) and Aryansh Sharma (1) within only the first 2 overs.
The seamer Rasikh Salam eliminated three batters in his opening spell, limiting UAE to 40 for five within the power play.
Rasikh Salam won the Play of the Match title for his promising best figures of 3/15 with the ball. Ramandeep Singh’s strikes also were effectively 2 wickets for UAE, and they finished their inning before three overs of the first inning.
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UAE skipper Basil Hameed added 22 runs off 12 balls, and Rahul Chopra’s 50 runs in 50 balls made a solid partnership with 41 41 runs, then Abhishek broke the partnership.
The UAE was able to cross 100 runs because of Rahul Chopra’s spectacular efforts. India is now ruling at the top of the list in Group B with 4 points, and the final group game will be held in Oman on Wednesday.
IND A vs UAE: India enters Semifinals
After these incredible wins by 7 wickets, India A got six points with this victory, is now holding the top spot in Group B and obliviously enters the semifinal with an NRR of 2.460. Pakistan and UAE now have 2 points, and twice of the teams are knockouts from this race. Oman had lost 2 games out of 2 and is currently eliminated.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Current Standings
Group 1
| Sr. | Team Name | Match | W | L | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +2.017 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.305 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.331 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.709 |
Group 2
| Sr. | Team Name | Match | W | L | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +0.599 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1.992 |
| 3 | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0.963 |
| 4 | United State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.906 |
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