India reach Asia Cup Rising Stars semi-final:Beat Oman by 6 wickets; Harsh Dubey scores a half-century, scalps a wicket

India A reached the semi-final of the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament after a 6-wicket win on Tuesday (November 18). The team defeated Oman-A by 6 wickets in the match played in Doha. Harsh Dubey scored an unbeaten fifty and also took one wicket. India-A captain Jitesh Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl. Batting first, Oman scored 135 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Waseem Ali played an unbeaten innings of 54 runs for the team. Gurjapneet Singh and Suyash Sharma took 2 wickets each for India. Chasing a target of 136 runs, India-A achieved the target by losing 4 wickets in 17.5 overs. Harsh Dubey scored an unbeaten 53 runs for the team. Aryan Bisht got one wicket.
Oman openers add 37 runs The openers of the Oman team, batting first, put on a 37-run partnership for the first wicket in 4 overs. Captain Hammad Mirza was out after scoring 32 runs off 16 balls. He also hit 3 fours and 2 sixes in his innings at a strike rate of 200. Hammad was caught by Ashutosh Sharma off the bowling of Vijaykumar Vyshak. Karan Sonawale was out after scoring 12 runs off 19 balls. He was dismissed LBW by leg-spinner Suyash Sharma. Narayan Saishiv returned to the pavilion after scoring 16 runs off 14 balls. He was caught by Nehal Wadhera off Naman Dhir. Aryan Bisht was dismissed LBW by Harsh Dubey for 4 runs. Zakariya Islam returned to the pavilion for a duck for the second consecutive match. He was caught by Naman Dhir at leg slip off Suyash Sharma. Waseem Ali’s unbeaten fifty Waseem Ali, who came out to bat for Oman after the second wicket, played brilliantly. He scored 54 runs off 45 balls, hitting his first T20 fifty. Ali played at a strike rate of 120, hitting 5 fours and one six. From India’s side, Gurjapneet Singh and Suyash Sharma took 2 wickets each. Harsh Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Naman Dhir got one wicket each. Vaibhav out for 12 runs Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who had batted brilliantly for India in the last 2 matches, was out for 12 runs off 13 balls. He was sent back to the pavilion by Jay Odedra, caught by Aryan Bisht. Opener Priyansh Arya also couldn’t do much. He was out for 10 runs off 6 balls. He also hit 2 fours. Priyansh was caught by Shafiq Jain off Mujahir Raza. Naman Dhir, who came to bat after the first wicket, played shots all around the ground. He played an innings of 30 runs off 19 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Naman was sent back to the pavilion by Samay Srivastava. Harsh-Nehal’s Match-Winning Partnership After Naman was out, the team promoted all-rounder Harsh Dubey to bat. Harsh, along with Nehal Wadhera, formed a 66-run partnership for the fourth wicket off 52 balls, ensuring India’s victory in the match. Harsh batted brilliantly and scored 53 runs off 44 balls. Playing at a strike rate of 120.45, Harsh also hit 7 fours and a six in his innings. Wadhera returned to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs off 24 balls. He also hit a six in his innings. Nehal was dismissed by Aryan Bisht. After this, captain Jitesh Sharma, who came to bat, hit a four off Aryan’s ball to win the match. From Oman, Jai Odedra, Shafiq Jain, Samay Srivastava, and Aryan Bisht took one wicket each.