In the match played between India A vs Afghanistan A on 17 June. Priyansh Arya has completed his half-century after playing 34 balls. After the recent controversy with Sri Lankan players, all eyes were on Vaibhav Suryavanshi. However, Priyansh Arya came out as out of syllabus in front of the Sri Lankan team. By completing his half-century, Priyansh has put the Indian team in a strong position.

This was the fifth match of the tri-series between India A and Afghanistan A. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Suryavanshi came on the field to bat on behalf of India A team. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 38 runs at a strike rate of 135. It was not in the hands of the Afghanistan team to stop Priyansh Arya. Priyansh Arya used to come to bat at number-3 in Tri Series matches.

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But, when Priyansh Arya got his favorite opening position, he proved that he is no less than anyone. Priyansh Arya completed his half-century after playing 38 balls. In Priyansh Arya’s innings we got to see 9 fours and 1 six.

Priyansh Arya’s innings ended with 58 runs. Priyansh was out while playing a shot on the fifth ball of the 15th over of Farmanullah Saifi. Priyansh had to lose his wicket due to excess bounce on the pitch.

Shams ur Rehman present at backward point did not make any mistake in taking the catch. Priyansh Arya was out after scoring 58 runs in 42 balls. This was the first fifty of Priyansh Arya’s series. In the earlier matches, Priyansh Arya had played innings of 8 and 32 runs.

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The important tri-series match between India A and Afghanistan A witnessed excitement as well as controversy from the very beginning. There was such drama over a catch in the second over of the Indian innings that Afghanistan A players started arguing with the umpires on the field itself. The case was related to young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was declared not out by the third umpire. The Afghanistan team did not seem to agree with this decision at all. The Indian team came to bat first after losing the toss. This controversy came to light in the second over of the innings. Vaibhav Suryavanshi tried to play a cut shot towards point on the ball of Shams ur Rehman. The ball went in the air and the fielder stationed there Faridoon, showing great agility, dived to his left and took a difficult catch with one hand.

At first glance this catch appeared completely legal. However, instead of giving the decision immediately, the on-field umpires decided to take the help of the third umpire.

The decision came after watching the replays

The third umpire gave the decision after watching the replays from several angles. A replay appeared to show that some part of the ball had come in contact with the grass when Faridoon fell to the ground. On this basis, the third umpire did not consider the catch valid and declared Vaibhav Suryavanshi not out. As soon as this decision came, Afghanistan A players were surprised. He was confident that Faridoon had maintained complete control of the ball and the catch was taken clearly.

Players started arguing with umpires

After the decision of the third umpire, Afghanistan A players registered their protest on the field itself. Many players approached the umpires and started questioning the decision. There was an atmosphere of debate on the field for some time. Although the game resumed later, the Afghanistan team appeared clearly angry with this decision.

Vaibhav was in controversies in Sri Lanka A match also

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s name is not linked to any controversy for the first time in this tri series. Earlier, he was also in the headlines in the match against Sri Lanka A. After that match, there was a heated argument between Sri Lanka A players and Vaibhav, which later escalated into a scuffle. There was a lot of discussion regarding that incident and the match referee also reviewed the matter.

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Hopes increased after getting life support

After this donation of life in the match against Afghanistan A, Vaibhav Suryavanshi got a chance to play a big innings. The Indian team will hope that the young batsman takes full advantage of this opportunity and puts the team in a strong position.

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On the other hand, this decision has once again sparked a debate regarding umpiring. Even on social media, fans were seen having different opinions. Some people supported the third umpire’s decision, while many spectators believed that Faridoon’s catch was completely legal and Vaibhav should have been given out.

In the fifth match of the tri-series, on Wednesday (June 17), India-A defeated Afghanistan-A by 101 runs. After batting first, India-A scored 319 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, Afghanistan, which came out for chase, was all out for 218 runs in 36.5 overs. With this victory, Team India has kept alive its hopes of reaching the finals of the series.

Captain Tilak Verma played the biggest innings for India-A, batting first, scoring 59 runs in 75 balls with 5 fours. Apart from this, Priyansh Arya and Kumar Kushagra played innings of 58-58 runs. The team’s star batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi failed to play a big innings. Vaibhav scored 38 runs in 28 balls by hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Till now not even a single fifty has been seen from Vaibhav’s bat in the series. In four matches he has scored 14, 44, 21 and 38 runs respectively. He has been able to reach only the figure of 117 in 4 matches.

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Afghanistan-e-fuss in chase

Afghanistan A team, which came on the field for the chase, looked restless. Bahir Shah played the biggest innings for the team and scored 57 runs by hitting 4 fours and 1 six in 52 balls. Four batsmen of the team could not even cross the double figures, and even those who did could not complete big innings. During this period, Nishant Sindhu took maximum 4 wickets for India. Apart from this, Yash Thakur took 2 wickets. Rest Anukul Roy, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam and Anshul Kamboj took 1 wicket each.

India A’s hope for the final remains intact

With the victory, Team India has come on top in the points table. The team has 4 points and a net run rate of +0.797. Second placed Sri Lanka also has 4 points, but is below India due to net run rate. After this, Afghanistan is at third place with 2 points. Team India has played all four league matches.

Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have played 3-3 matches. Both have to play the last match against each other. If Sri Lanka wins this match, then the final will be between India A and Sri Lanka. If Afghanistan wins, all three teams will have 4 points each. In this situation, there will be a title match between the top-2 teams with the best net run rate.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi is with the India ‘A’ team on the Sri Lanka tour, where the tri-series is being played. In the first match, India defeated Sri Lanka in a thrilling match. Although Vaibhav was able to score only 14 runs in this, in the second match played against Afghanistan on Thursday, he gave a good start by playing a brilliant inning of 44 runs. Praising this innings, former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that it was not just a display of strength but also a brilliant game. Manjrekar also praised him.

15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who won many awards including Orange Cap in IPL 2026, scored 44 runs with the help of 9 fours in 22 balls against Afghanistan A. Vaibhav, who created history by hitting 72 sixes in IPL 2026, is now seen in a different avatar, not a single six has come from his bat in 2 consecutive matches. Praising this innings, Ashwin described it as different from just power.

He wrote on his

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Out! But 44(21) absolutely entertaining innings, punctuated with some well timed cover drives.

We have seen his power, but today was anything but brute force.

He is some player this kid. #vaibhavsuryavanshi #INDAvAFGA pic.twitter.com/Ul3plGh783

— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) June 11, 2026

Sanjay Manjrekar wrote on

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However, in this rain-affected match, Afghanistan A defeated India A by 4 runs. Batting first, India scored 349/9 runs in 49 overs. Afghanistan’s score was 177/2 in 25.5 overs, Afghanistan was given victory by 4 runs under Duckworth Lewis rule.

It would not be wrong if Vaibhav Suryavanshi is called a ‘six-hitting machine’. In his T20 career, he has hit more sixes than fours and there have been very few matches when Vaibhav has not hit even a single six in the innings. Something similar happened in the tri-series being played against Sri Lanka, because Vaibhav did not hit a single six in his innings of 44 runs.

New avatar of Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Not hitting even a single six in the innings does not mean that Vaibhav did not crush the bowlers. He hit the bowlers with powerful shots and scored 44 runs in 22 balls at a strike rate of 200. No six was hit in this innings but he definitely hit 9 fours.

This is the same Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is coming into IPL 2026 after hitting 72 sixes, which is a record in itself. This is the same Suryavanshi, who has hit 116 fours and 134 sixes in his overall T20 career. He often starts the innings with a six, so not getting a single six from his bat in the match against Afghanistan A can indeed be called a rare innings.

36 balls, 12 fours, 0 sixes

In the first match of the tri-series, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring only 14 runs against Sri Lanka A. In that innings too, 3 fours came from Vaibhav’s bat. Vaibhav has faced 36 balls in 2 matches of this series, in which 12 fours have come from his bat but till now he has not been able to hit even a single six.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been creating havoc in the last one year, especially in the T20 format and perhaps on this basis, he has been selected in Team India for the Asian Games apart from the England and Ireland tour. But his stormy style is not keeping pace with ODI cricket, because so far in 9 List-A innings he has crossed the 50-run mark only twice.

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Batting first, the Indian team has scored 349 runs. Thanks to the half-century innings of Rituraj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma and Prabhsimran Singh, India A team was able to reach a big score. Suryansh Shedge once again batted strongly and contributed 40 runs. Let us tell you that due to rain, the number of overs in each innings in the match has been reduced to 49.

Indian innings was started by Prabhsimran Singh and Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Both of them gave a stormy start to the team and within 7 overs the team’s score was beyond 70. Vaibhav was out after scoring 44 runs in 22 balls and the strangest thing was that Vaibhav hit 9 fours in his innings but did not hit even a single six.

Gaikwad-Tilak-Prabh Simran shine

The foundation of India A’s big score was laid by Prabhasimran Singh, who played an inning of 84 runs in 69 balls and hit 14 fours in this innings. Priyansh Arya could not score big for the second consecutive match. But the centurion of the last match, Rituraj Gaikwad once again showed his strength and played a half-century of 66 runs. On the other hand, captain Tilak Verma scored 66 runs by scoring fifty in the second consecutive match. There was a partnership of 78 runs between the two.

On behalf of Afghanistan, Abdullah Ahmadzai wreaked havoc and took 5 wickets. Farmanullah Saifi proved to be very expensive, but was successful in dismissing 3 batsmen. Captain Imran Mir and Khalil Gurbaz did not give the Indian batsmen a chance to open their hands, but other bowling proved to be very expensive.

This is the second match of the tri-series and Afghanistan is playing its first match. India A defeated Sri Lanka A in the first match of the series.

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