IND A vs BAN A Highlights, Emerging Asia Cup Semifinal 2: India A Defeat Bangladesh A By 51 Runs To Book Final Clash Against Pakistan A

India A defeat Bangladesh A by 51 runs to book the final clash against Pakistan A on Sunday. Nishant Sandhu scalps fifer for Men in Blue while Manav Suthar bagged three wickets to bundle Bangladesh A for 160/10 in 34.2 overs.

Nishant Sandhu is the pick of the bowler for Men in Blue tonight as he completes a fifer in his eighth over. India A are just one wicket away from reaching the finals.

BAN A 155/9 (33.2)

Nishant Sandhu completes his four-fer as he picks two wickets in the same over to further dent Bangladesh's chase. Bangladesh A need 58 runs to win the match while Men in Blue need two wickets to book finals spot. 

BAN A 154/8 (32)

Pakistan A have defeated Sri Lanka A by 60 runs in the first semifinal of the day and progressed to the summit clash of the tournament. The winner of IND A vs BAN A will play against PAK A in the summit clash on Sunday. 

Bangladesh A have completely lost the plot and are struggling to face Indian spinners in the middle overs. Nishant Sandhu picked his third wicket of the spell after dismissing Akbar Ali for 2.

BAN A 145/6 (29)

India A have tightened their grip over Bangladesh A in the contest as spinner Yuvrajsinh Dodiya removed Soumya Sarkar (5) to leave them reeling for 132/5 in 26 overs.

Skipper Saif Hassan departs as Nikin Jose takes a catch off Abhishek Sharma in the 25th over. Bangladesh are in a spot of bother as they are losing wickets at regular intervals chasing 212. Soumya Sarkar is the new batter in the middle.

BAN A 126/4 (25)

Nishant Sandhu has bowled another tight over of his spell giving just one run in the second consecutive over to mount pressure on Bangladesh batters. 

BAN A 116/3 (24) 

Manav Suthar picks the second wicket of his spell and trapped Zakir Hasan in front of the wicket to give another blow to Bangladesh A. He departs after scoring five runs. Two runs and a wicket from the over.

BAN 102/3 (19)

Nishant Sandhu breaks the second-wicket partnership by sending opener Tanzid Hasan (53) back to the dugout in the 18th over. Skipper Saif Hassan comes in the middle to join Zakir Hasan. 

BAN A 100/2 (18) 

Manav Suthar breaks the opening partnership and picked the wicket of Mohammad Naim (38) in the 13th over. Zakir Hasan is the new batter at the crease while Tanzid Hasan has smashed fifty.

BAN A 93/1 (17)

Openers Mohammad Naim and Tanzid Hasan gave solid start to Bangladesh in a mediocre chase. The duo has accumulated six-run per over in the first ten overs of the powerplay chasing 212.

BAN A 60/0 (10)

Yash Dhull failed to remain unbeaten as Ripon Mondol picked him on the first ball of the 50th over. He departed after scoring 66 runs as India A set a 212-run target for Bangladesh A.   

Yash Dhull's resilient fifty helps India A to breach the 200-run mark after losing wickets at regular intervals in the middle overs. 

IND A 211/9 (49)  

Yash Dhull is continuously ticking the scoreboard and keeping India's hope alive to reach a respectable in the match. Manav Suthar is supporting him in the cause.

Dhruv Jorel (1) failed to live upto the expectations and was bagged cheaply by Tanzim Hasan Sakib in the 32nd over. Yash Dhull is the only designated batter in the middle after Harshit Rana joins him.

IND A 121/6 (33)

India A are in deep trouble as they lost Nishant Sandhu (5) after losing two quick wickets. Skipper Yash Dhull and Riyan Parag are at the crease to rescue the side in the middle overs. The scoring rate has been quite low for India A and they need some quick runs to post a respectable total in the semifinal clash.

IND A 105/4 after 28 overs. 

India are in some trouble as they lost Nikin Bose (17) and Abhishek Sharma (34) on consecutive overs. Bangladesh skipper Saif Hassan and Rakibul Hasan grabbed the wickets to break the crucial partnership. Yash Dhull and Nishant Sandhu are at the crease.

IND A 78/3 after 20 overs. 

Abhishek Sharma and Nikin Jose are stitching a strong second-wicket partnership to take the side to a respectable total. IND A 75/1 after 18 overs.   

A good over for India A after losing Sudharsan's wicket as the duo get seven runs from it. Nikin Jose smashed boundary on the last ball to make it big.

IND A 38/1 after 10 overs.

In-form batter Sai Sudharsan departs after scoring 21 off 24 balls on the last ball of Tanzim Hasan Sakib's over. India lose their first wicket. Nikin Bose joins Abhishek Sharma in the middle.

IND A 31/1 after 9 overs.

Sai Sudharsan and Abhishek Sharma give a steady start to the side with a solid opening partnership in the knockout game. IND A 27/0 after 6 overs. 

India A have made one change in their playing 11 as spinner Yuvrajsinh Dodiya comes in for Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Sai Sudharsan and Abhishek Sharma will open the innings for India A and have performed well for the team in the tournament. Sudharshan has scored 170 runs in three matches including an unbeaten century against Pakistan A in the last match. While Abhishek played a knock of 87 runs against Nepal in the second league match.

The winner of India A vs Bangladesh A  semifinal match will take on the winner of the first semifinal between Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A. After opting to bat first, Pakistan have set a 323-run target for the host nation.

Bangladesh A (Playing XI): Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Saif Hassan(c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Soumya Sarkar, Akbar Ali(w), Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol

India A (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Nikin Jose, Yash Dhull(c), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Dhruv Jurel(w), Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, RS Hangargekar.

Bangladesh A have won the toss and opted to bowl first against India A at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

India A: Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma (VC), Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Yash Dhull (C), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Bangladesh A: Mohammed Saif Hassan (Captain), Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan (Vice Captain), Soumya Sarkar, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Mohammad Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Nipun, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol, Mohammad Musfik Hasan, Akbar Ali, Naim Sheikh