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India A Enter Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Semifinals With Six-Wicket Win Over Oman A
Asia Cup Rising Stars Semifinals: India A secured a spot in the semifinals of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 by defeating Oman A by six wickets in their final group stage match. Pakistan A have already qualified for the semifinals.
India A qualified for the semifinals of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 on Tuesday with a six-wicket win over Oman A. India A is the second team in Group B to reach the final four, following the already qualified Pakistan A. Oman and UAE have thereby been eliminated from the group. Let's take a look at the knockout matches for India and Pakistan.
Pakistan won all three of their matches to top Group B with six points and a net run rate of +4.560. India A, meanwhile, finished second in the group stage, winning two out of three matches, thereby picking up four points with a net run rate of 1.979. India will now face the top team in Group A in the semi-finals, while Pakistan will face the second-placed team in Group A in the second semi-final. Both semi-finals will be played on November 21st. The first semi-final will begin at 3:00 PM and the second at 8:00 PM.
Oman, who lost the toss and elected to bat first, got off to a good start. Karan Sonawale and Hammad Mirza shared a 37-run partnership for the first wicket. Vijaykumar Vishak struck first, dismissing Mirza (32). Wasim Ali then batted brilliantly, scoring an unbeaten 54 to take the team past 130. Three Oman batsmen were dismissed for single digits, while two were dismissed for ducks. For India, Gurjapneet Singh and Suyash Sharma took two wickets each, while Vishak, Harsh Dubey, and Naman Dheer each took one wicket.
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Chasing Oman's target of just 137 runs, India A got off to a poor start, losing Priyansh Arya at just 17. Priyansh, like in the first two matches, returned to the pavilion after scoring just 10 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi then fell to Odedra for 12 runs. Harsh Dubey, batting at number four, played a crucial role in India's victory. He reached his half-century off just 41 balls. He then played a blistering innings of 53 runs off 44 balls to lead Team India to victory. Naman Dheer scored 30, while Nehal Wadhera scored 23. For Oman, Shafiq, Odedra, Aryan, and Samay took one wicket each.
