Afghanistan A defeated India A by four runs under the DLS method in the second match of the tri-series in Dambulla on Thursday (X/BCCI)IND vs AFG Tri Nation A Series Today Match Highlights: Captain Imran Mir and Bahir Shah remained unbeaten as rain played spoilsport, leading to Afghanistan winning the match vs India A by 4 runs due to the DLS method. Earlier, Prabhsimran Singh 84(69), Tilak Varma 66(73) and Ruturaj Gaikwad 66(80) scored half-centuries to help India A get to 349/9 in 49 overs in a run-curtailed innings after, Afghanistan skipper Imran Mir won the toss and opted to bowl first against Tilak Varma’s India in match 2 of the tri-series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla on Thursday
While Sooryavanshi could only score 14 and his opening partner Prabhsimran Singh could manage just 2, India’s innings was shored up by Ruturaj Gaikwad, who slammed a scintillating century and captain Tilak Varma, who chipped in with 60 runs as they posted 277/6.
Sri Lanka were well ahead in their chase, with captain Sahan Arachchige top-scoring with 74, but the hosts ended up losing the plot, losing the last 3 wickets for just 7 runs and falling short by 8. For India, Arshad Khan, Anukul Roy, Ayush Badoni and Vipraj Nigam all chipped in with 2 wickets apiece.
FOLLOW HIGHLIGHTS FROM IND-A vs AFG-A AT DAMBULLA BELOW.
Ruturaj Gaikwad in action for India A vs Sri Lanka A. (X/BCCI)