India A Vs Afghanistan A: Nishant Sindhu Takes Four in 101-Run Win

India A vs Afghanistan A ended with India A on top by 101 runs, a result that sent them into Sunday’s final in the Tri-Nation Series. They made 319 for 9 in 50 overs, then bowled Afghanistan A out for 218 to finish the job.

Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra

Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra set the pace for India A with a 104-run stand for the third wicket. Varma reached his third half-century of the series, while Kushagra made 58 off 67 balls to keep the innings moving after the early overs.

Priyansh Arya added another fluent fifty, giving India A a total that forced Afghanistan A into a chase with little margin for error. The line of the innings was clear: once those top-order runs were on the board, the pressure shifted to the bowling side to defend them.

Nishant Sindhu Strikes

Afghanistan A began positively through Imran Mir and Hassan Eisakhil, but the chase changed once India A started taking wickets. Yash Thakur, Anukul Roy and Vipraj Nigam all played a part before Nishant Sindhu finished with four wickets as Afghanistan A were bowled out for 218.

Bahir Shah and Faisal Shinozada delayed the collapse with an 87-run partnership for the fourth wicket, but it only stretched the chase, not the outcome. Afghanistan A were eight down before the innings closed, and the gap at the finish left no doubt about the result.

Final Spot for India A

The win means India A have qualified for Sunday’s final, while Afghanistan A need to beat Sri Lanka by a massive margin to stay in contention. If they fall short of that target, India A and Sri Lanka will meet in the final instead.

India A got the result they needed and did it with both bat and ball. Sindhu’s four wickets finished off a chase that never fully recovered after the fourth-wicket stand, and the 101-run margin put the qualification picture in their hands.