IND VS BAN, Rising Stars Asia Cup Semifinal LIVE: Gurjapneet Singh draws first blood; Bangladesh A lose Jishan Alam – livemint.com

IND VS BAN, Rising Stars Asia Cup Semifinal LIVE: India A have named an unchanged playing XI after captain Jitesh Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first semifinal against Bangladesh A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 on Friday in Doha. Sri Lanka A will take on Pakistan A in the second semifinal later on the day.
Sony Sports Network is the official broadcaster of Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 in India. The first semifinal between India A and Bangladesh A will be live telecast on Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports 4 (Tamil) and Sony Sports 4 (Telugu) from 3 PM IST. Live streaming of India A vs Bangladesh A will be available on SONY LIV app and website.
Bangladesh A (Playing XI): Habibur Rahman Sohan, Jishan Alam, Zawad Abrar, Akbar Ali(w/c), Mahidul Islam Ankon, Yasir Ali, SM Meherob, Abu Hider Rony, Rakibul Hasan, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Ripon Mondol
India A: Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir, Jitesh Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma, Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Gurjapneet Singh, Suyash Sharma
Ramandeep Singh is brought into the attack. Zawad Abrar puts the short ball into the stands. OUTTTT!!!! After being hit for a six, Abrar slashes a wide delivery only for Vaibhav Suryavanshi to take a simple catch at the boundary. BAN A 76/2 (9.2)
India A need to stop the run flow in Doha. Brilliant first two overs by Suyash Sharma. BAN A 70/1 (9)
OUTTTT!!!!! It’s the big wicket of Jishan Alam. Gurjapneet Singh bowls a length delivery, Jishan tries to slog it out, miscues it and Naman Dhir takes the catch. Gurjapneet draws first blood. BAN A 44-1 (4.5)
BANNG!! Harsh Dubey, who scored a fifty against Oman, is brought into the attack. Jishan Alam welcomes Dubey with a huge six over long-on. Good comeback by Dubey after the six on the first ball. BAN A 43/0 (4)
Jishan Alam is going bonkers against Gurjapneet Singh just in the second over. Jishan first goes for a couple of fours before launching a huge six in fourth ball of the over. BAN A 25/0 (2)
Habibur Rahman Sohan and Jishan Alam open the batting for Bangladesh A. Vijaykumar Vyshak has the new ball for India A. BAN A 10/0 (1)
Players of both teams walk out in the middle for the National Anthems. It’s a classic Rabindranath Tagore moment. Both the national anthems are sung by Tagore. India go first, followed by Bangladesh.
India A captain Jitesh Sharma has won the toss and opted to field first. The Boys in Blue go with an unchanged playing XI.
India A should be wary of both Ripon Mondol and Rakibul Hasan, who have been key bowlers for Bangladesh. In fact, Ripon is the highest wicket-taker so far in the tournament with seven scalps.
Despite making a hundred, India’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi is placed second in the list of most run-getters. Pakistan A’s Maaz Sadaqat tops the list with 201 runs. Bangladesh’s Habibur Rahman Sohan is his team’s leading run-scorer with an unbeaten ton to his name.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been India’s standout batter in the tournament. All eyes will be on the 14-year-old when India A take on Bangladesh A in the first semifinal. Toss coming up soon
Bangladesh A: Habibur Rahman Sohan, Jishan Alam, Zawad Abrar, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Akbar Ali (C & WK), Yasir Ali, SM Meherob, Abu Hider Rony, Rakibul Hasan, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Ripon Mondol.
India A: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Naman Dhir, Jitesh Sharma (C & WK), Nehal Wadhera, Ashutosh Sharma, Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Gurjapneet Singh, Suyash Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak.
Sony Sports Network is the official broadcaster of Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 in India. The first semifinal between India A and Bangladesh A will be live telecast on Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports 4 (Tamil) and Sony Sports 4 (Telugu) from 3 PM IST. Live streaming of India A vs Bangladesh A will be available on SONY LIV app and website.
The focus of the tournament has been on 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who grabbed all the attention with a whirlwind hundred against UAE. In just 42 balls, the southpaw scored 144. He continued in the same vein against Pakistan A, missing a fifty by five runs. Against Oman, Suryavanshi failed to convert the start, with a score 12.
Bangladesh A started their tournament with identical eight-wicket wins over Afghanistan A and Hong Kong. Their only loss came against Sri Lanka A.
India started on a dominating note with a 148-run win over UAE in their campaign opener. Riding on Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 32-ball ton, India posted 297/4 in 20 overs. In the second game, India succumbed in front of arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wicket. India eventually sealed their semifinal spot with a hard-fought win over Oman.
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