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IND-A won by 6 wickets

9:57 PM IST, 8:27 PM Local Time | That's the end of the match. India A sealed the win by 6 wickets in their last group stage match of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup. They will now enter the semi-final stage being the only undefeated team in the tournament. Here is a review of what happened in the match. After winning the toss, Oman elected to bat first. Jatinder Singh and Aamir Kaleem opened the innings for them. They lost their first wicket at the score of 21 on the board. They were then down to 33/3 in 4.2 overs. While Jatinder made 17 from 13 balls, Kaleem scored 13 from 10 balls. Wasim Ali and Mohammad Nadeem added 47 for the fourth wicket before Ali was dismissed for 24 from 28 balls. Mohammad Nadeem and Hammad Mirza added 54 runs for the fifth wicket. Nadeem scored 41 from 49 balls. Mirza remained unbeaten on 28 from 15 balls. They posted a score of 140/5 in 20 overs. For India A, Ramandeep Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Rasikh Salam, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore and Aaqib Khan picked one wicket each in the innings. Chasing a target of 141 on the board, Anuj Rawat and Abhishek Sharma opened the innings for India A. Anuj could only add 8 from 11 balls. Sharma looked set in the crease before he was dismissed for 34 from 15 balls. After the fall of the second wicket, skipper Tilak Varma was joined by the young Ayush Badoni in the middle. The duo added 85 runs for the third wicket before Badoni was dismissed for 51 from 27 balls. Tilak Varma and Ramandeep Singh remained unbeaten till the end of the innings to take their team over the line. Varma scored 36* from 30 balls and Ramandeep Singh added 13* from 4 balls. For Oman, Karan Sonavale, Jay Odedra, Aamir Kaleem and Sufyan Mehmood took one wicket each in the innings.

Time for the post-match presentations.

Jatinder Singh(Oman Captain): "Of course we enjoyed. The message was clear. We wanted to give the boys enough opportunity to enjoy. We told them that it is a big opportunity. We learnt a lot from this tournament and when you ply a side like India, it becomes a good learning opportunity. The way Ayush and Tilak batted was marvellous. It has been a good learning curve for us. From this game, our players should learn how the Indian players carried the game forward. Ya! A good experience."

Tilak Varma (India A Captain): "With batting and bowling, the fielding part has also been taken care of quite well. Today the wicket was a bit tricky. Abhishek Sharma’s approach at the start of the chase was very crucial for us. Oman batted really well. They builded the innings very nicely and posted a good score on the board for us. Ayush Badoni also had a good match with the bat. Nehal Wadhera is also a good batter but he missed out on scoring some good runs today."

Ayush Badoni(Player of the Match): "I brought only one jersey today and it got wet so I am wearing Prabhsimran's jersey. The support staff told us to get myself expressed and I did that to gain confidence ahead of the knockouts. It was a tad on the slower side so it was not easy to hit from the start. So I took my time and then went for the shots. Before the semi final, it was crucial for me to get the fifty."

That’s all from today’s live coverage of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup match between India A and Oman from the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman. I’m Gourav Samal, singing off on behalf of my co-commentator Saptak Sanyal and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. Thank you for joining us. Stay tuned for all cricketing actions around the world. Good Night.