'Afghanistan A' Beat 'Sri Lanka A' To Win Their First-Ever Emerging T20 Asia Cup Title

'Afghanistan A' Crowned Champions Of Emerging T20 Asia Cup: Afghanistan cricket touches new heights, as 'Afghanistan A' win their first-ever Emerging T20 Asia Cup title. Read below.

'Afghanistan A' chased down the total with 11 balls remaining

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'Afghanistan A' Crowned Champions Of Emerging T20 Asia Cup: 'Afghanistan A' have defetaed 'Sri Lanka A' by 7 wickets in the final of the Emerging T20 Asia Cup 2024, and with that, the nation gets a hand on their first-ever continental title. With the win, they are now the inaugural champions of the T20 format of Emerging Asia Cup.

𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 🏆#AfghanAbdalyan have put on an incredible chase in the final to beat Sri Lanka A by 7 wickets and win their inaugural title of the ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024. 👏#AFGAvSLA pic.twitter.com/0taQcfmZiy

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 27, 2024

'Afghanistan A' looked comfortable throughout the match, as 'Sri Lanka A' failed to put on any sort of pressure on them, be it with their batting, or bowling.

Upon electing to bat first, Nuwanidu Fernando's side were off to a horrendous start, as they were reduced to 15/4 inside 5 overs, and only Sahan Arachchige looked comfortable out there, as his heroic 64 off 47 guided the side past the 100-run mark.

'Sri Lanka A' ended their innings at 133/7, with Bilal Sami (3) and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (2) being the only bowlers with wickets to their name.

In reply, 'Afghanistan A' chased down the total within 18.1 overs, with Sediqullah Atal remaining unbeaten on 55 to anchor the chase in the final.

Sediqullah Atal | The True Star Of 'Afghanistan A'

Sediqullah Atal has undeniably been a major reason behind Afghanistan’s title triumph and has created history by registering 6 consecutive 50+ scores in T20 cricket, behind only Riyan Parag, who has 7 to his name.

The Afghan opener was awarded the Man of the Match for his exceptional fifty in the final, and concludes the tournament as it's leading run-scorer.

Unmatched consistency! 👏

Sediqullah Atal rises to the occasion once again and delivers with an impressive half-century in the Grand Finale of the ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.#AFGAvSLA | #MensT20EmergingTeamsAsiaCup pic.twitter.com/QmS6C8pveT

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 27, 2024