Afghanistan dashed hopes of a possible India-Pakistan summit clash at the 19th Asian Games with a four-wicket win in the semifinal, after the Men-in-Blue completed a nine-wicket rout of Bangladesh in the other last four game at Hangzhou on Friday.
Tilak Varma emerged the star for India, scoring a belligerent half century after picking a wicket to earn the ticket to the final of the men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games.
India’s hunt for 97 began on a shaky note with last match’s centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal being dismissed by Ripon Mondol for a duck in the first over. Jaiswal was the only casualty for the Indians as skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (40 not out off 26 balls) and Tilak Varma (55 not out off 26) shouldered the responsibility of guiding the team home, with more than 10 overs to spare.
Ruturaj warmed himself up with a four off the first over that cost Jaiswal, and in the third over smashed Mondol for two fours and as many sixes enroute to a 21-run over.
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