Team India A faced Oman in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 on Tuesday. India won the match by 6 wickets. With this victory, India has secured a place in the semi-finals. Pakistan has already qualified.

Summary of the match

India A won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, Oman scored 135 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. The match was played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. This match was going to be a special one for both India and Oman, as both teams had won one match and lost one.

India A, replying to Oman’s 136, had a poor start. Priyansh Arya was dismissed for 10 runs in the second over. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was expected to deliver a blistering innings, but he too departed in the fifth over after scoring 12 runs. Naman Dheer did score 30 runs but lost his wicket in the ninth over. However, a remarkable partnership was formed between Nehal Wadhera and Harsh Dubey.

The two steadied India’s innings and relieved the pressure. They shared a half-century partnership. Harsh Dubey reached his fifty in 41 balls, adding 66 runs. However, Nehal Wadhera’s wicket fell in the 18th over. Nehal had scored 23 runs, but Harsh held on. In that over, India secured a 6-wicket victory. This was India’s second win in the tournament. With this victory, India secured a place in the semi-finals. Oman and UAE were eliminated.

Oman, batting first, opened the innings with Hammad Mirza and Saran Sonawale. Oman suffered their first setback in the fourth over when Hammad was dismissed. Karan then lost his wicket in the ninth over. Wasim Ali top-scored for Oman with an unbeaten 54, helping Oman reach 135. Gurjanpreet and Suyash Sharma took two wickets each for India.

Playing XIs

India A’s Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dheer, Jitesh Sharma , Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Gurjapaneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vaishak, Suyash Sharma.

Oman (Playing XI): Hammad Mirza, Karan Sonawale, Wasim Ali, Narayan Saishiv, Aryan Bisht, Zikaria Islam, Sufyan Mahmood, Muzahir Raza, Samay Srivastava, Shafiq Jan, Jay Odedra.