Bangladesh A has made it to the final by defeating India A in the first semi-final of Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025. The bowling of this team captained by Jitesh Sharma was very poor, due to which Bangladesh was able to reach a big score of 194. Although the bright start of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Priyansh Arya had made the match, till the end Team India was close to victory but then lagged behind. Despite this, the team was successful in equalizing the score, after which the match reached the super over.

Bangladesh won in super over

According to the rules, the team that bats first has to bat second in the super over. Due to this, India had to bat first, but the performance of Team India’s batsmen in the Super Over was shameful. Jitesh Sharma and Ashutosh Sharma were out without scoring any runs in the first 2 balls, thus Bangladesh had to score only 1 run to win. However, no batsman from Bangladesh could open his account in the super over.

So how did Bangladesh win?

Suyyash Sharma bowled the super over for India, he gave a great start by taking the wicket of Yasir Ali on the first ball. After this, captain Akbar Ali came on the field, but Suyyash bowled the next ball wide. In this way, no Bangladeshi player’s account was opened and Bangladesh also won.

What was Team India’s biggest mistake?

If we look at the biggest mistake of Team India in the semi-final defeat at the hands of Bangladesh, then it was the two overs bowled by Vaishakh Vijay Kumar and Naman Dhir. Naman bowled the 19th over, in which he gave away 28 runs. Vaishakh bowled the last over, in which 22 runs were lost. Due to this, Bangladesh, which was on the score of 144 after 18 overs, was able to reach the total of 194.

While chasing the target, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 38 runs in 15 balls, in which he hit 4 sixes and 2 fours. He went after doing his work, after this Priyansh Arya also batted well. He scored 44 runs in 23 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours. Jitesh Sharma scored 33 runs in 23 balls and Nehal Wadhera scored unbeaten 32 runs in 29 balls, although they could not lead the team to victory. India needed 4 runs to win on the last ball, yet due to the mistake of Bangladesh’s wicket keeper, India got 3 runs and the match was tied.

Bangladesh registered a thrilling victory over India in the semi-final match of Asia Cup Rising Stars. Bangladesh won this match which lasted till Super Over with the help of wide ball. In fact, in the Super Over, India had lost both its wickets without scoring any runs. Bangladesh had to score only one run to win the super over. Suyyash Sharma bowled a wide ball, due to which one run was added to Bangladesh’s scorecard and they entered the final. But what was the real reason for this shameful defeat of India?

India lost because of this mistake

By scoring 3 runs on the last ball of the innings, the Indian batsmen somehow took the match to the super-over. The Indian team had a golden opportunity to reach the finals, but the Indian management made a big mistake in the Super Over.

The Indian team sent Jitesh Sharma and Ramandeep Singh to bat. On one hand, Jitesh Sharma has not started batting since the first match of the tournament, while Ramandeep Singh is also not known for hitting very big shots.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was not sent

When the Super Over situation came, the Indian team should have started with both its regular opening batsmen Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Priyansh Arya. Suryavanshi batted at a stormy strike rate of around 244 in the entire tournament. In the semi-final match against Bangladesh, he started swinging the bat on the very first ball and hit 2 sixes in the first 3 balls of the innings. When the team needed Suryavanshi the most, he was not brought to bat.

On the other hand, Priyansh Arya had played an inning of 44 runs in 23 balls in this match. Priyansh, who hit 4 fours and 3 sixes, also seemed to be in good touch. Ignoring all this, the management started the super over with Jitesh Sharma and Ramandeep Singh. This can be called a big ‘blunder’ of the Indian team.

Rising Star Asia Cup: In the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, India A has secured the semi-final ticket by defeating Oman by 7 wickets in the last league match. Under the captaincy of Jitesh Sharma, the Indian team did wonders by bowling first in this do or die match. After that and with the responsible batting of the middle order, the target of 136 runs was achieved in just 17.5 overs. With this win, India A secured second place in Group B and made it to the knockouts.

How was the journey of the group stage?

The group stage has been full of ups and downs for India A. The team won the first match against UAE by a big margin. However, in the second match, Pakistan Shaheen defeated him. Then the third match against Oman was like a quarter-final, semi-final if you win, out if you lose. Handling the pressure, the team easily defeated Oman and cleared its path.

Now who will India A face in the semi-finals?

India A has finished second in Group B with 4 points, while Pakistan Shaheen is on top with 6 points. According to the rules, the number 2 team of Group B (India A) will face the number 1 team of Group A. Whereas Pakistan Shaheen will face the number 2 team of Group A in the semi-finals.

Now let’s talk about Group A. Here Bangladesh A has won both its matches and secured 4 points and is at the top of the table. His last match is against Sri Lanka A. If Bangladesh A wins this match also, then it will have 6 points and will remain on the top. In such a situation, India A’s semi-final match with Bangladesh A is considered fixed.

What might change the equation?

What will happen if Sri Lanka A pulls off an upset and beats Bangladesh A? Due to this, the picture becomes clear when we look at the run rate.

Bangladesh A’s run rate: is +4.079

Run Rate of Sri Lanka A: +1.384

This means that even after winning, Sri Lanka cannot leave Bangladesh behind in run rate. This is the reason why Bangladesh’s stay at the top is considered almost certain. Therefore, without any big miracle, it is clear that India A will face Bangladesh A in the semi-finals, while Pakistan Shaheen will face either Sri Lanka A or Afghanistan.

Both India A and Bangladesh A teams are in great form in this tournament. In such a situation, a high-voltage clash will be seen in the semi-finals.

Politics has started taking hold of the Indian cricket team. We are not saying this but Congress leader Shama Mohammad has made such a claim. In a social media post, he has accused the current head coach of Team India, Gautam Gambhir, of selecting players on religious grounds. Taking the name of Sarfaraz Khan, Shama Mohammad asked whether he was not selected in the team just because of his surname.

Shama Mohammed posted on

This statement of Shama Mohammed has come at a time when Sarfaraz Khan did not get a place in the India A squad for the series against South Africa A. This statement of the Congress leader is also being heavily criticized.

Sarfaraz Khan last represented the Indian team in the match against New Zealand in 2024. After that, he was not selected in the squad for Border Gavaskar Trophy, then England Tour and recently also in the West Indies Test series. Despite good domestic record, Sarfaraz is out of the team.

Is Sarfaraz Khan not selected because of his surname! #justasking We know where Gautam Gambhir stands on that matter

—Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) October 22, 2025

Shama Mohammed has called Rohit Sharma ‘fat’

This is not the first time that Shama Mohammed has given a controversial statement about a cricketer. In the same year, he called Rohit Sharma fat and called him the most ineffective captain in the history of Indian cricket. Recently, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi had also raised questions that despite consistently doing well in domestic cricket, Sarfaraz Khan was not given a place in the India A squad.

Here we go again. If merit doesn’t fit the narrative, pull out the “surname card.”

Sarfaraz’s selection depends on performance, not on “political victimhood hashtags.”

Cricket runs on stats, not sympathy and Gambhir’s record on nationalism hurts the ecosystem the most.

Stop…

— Political Mind (@Political__mind) October 22, 2025

Really? Or is it just cricketing form, team balance, and performance that decide selection? Let’s not drag surnames into everything

— Shrikanth K (@srikanthsk91) October 22, 2025

Thank God, it’s Mohammed Siraj and not Siraj Khan otherwise we would not have seen a player with an infinite aura playing for India. pic.twitter.com/noHRVF3H6E

— desi sigma (@desisigma) October 22, 2025

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Former India cricketer Akash Chopra has predicted that Karun Nair will rarely be able to return to Team India. Australia A team is going to visit India soon, where Nair has not found a place in the squad of 2 unofficial Test matches. Karun Nair is the same batsman who returned to Team India after 7 years, but was able to score only 205 runs on England tour. Akash Chopra has claimed that now perhaps the selectors have started looking for other options instead of Nair.

Akash Chopra said through his YouTube channel that he had got a second opportunity as per Karun Nair’s wish. He was fit and available, yet he was not selected in India A squad.

Akash Chopra said, “Unfortunately, now it seems as Karun Nair will not play further for Team India. It is not that he was unavailable. He is fit, yet he is not selected. It seems as if the selectors have started focusing on other players inste

Karun Nair flopped in England

Karun Nair was given a chance on number-3 on England Tour, as well as batting at number-5 and sixth order. On the entire England tour, he scored 205 runs in 8 innings at an average of just 25.63. He was able to score only one half -century in eight innings. He could perform well after performing well, but failed.

Big statement on Shreyas Iyer too

Why is Shreyas Iyer the captain of India A? Akash Chopra also insisted that the third and sixth sequence in the Indian team is still lying vacant. Chopra said that Sai Sudarshan and Abhimanyu Ishwaran are currently in the team, but Karun Nair is not. The former Indian cricketer hoped that Nair would be given a chance in the series with the West Indies, but now it is less expected.

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India Squad for England Test Series 2025: The Indian cricket team’s tour of England is going to start from June 20. In the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin in the recent past, Team India’s difficulties seem to be increasing. India-A tour of England was scheduled to begin on May 30 before the start of the Indo-England series, but due to the increase in the IPL 2025 schedule, the schedule of India-A and England could also be affected. Now a media report has revealed that the 2 biggest names to join India-A team can be Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishaan Kishan.

According to a report published in The Indian Express, in the match against England Lions, Ishaan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal can play 2 big names for India-A. It was also told in this report that Ajit Agarkar’s leadership selection committee can select a 14-member squad for the first match of India-A. In this team, those players can be given place in the playoffs of IPL 2025.

These players will go to England between IPL 2025!

Apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishaan Kishan, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurlel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotis, Khalil Ahmed, Akashdeep, Manav Suthar and Anshul Kamboj can be given a place in India-A squad. At the same time, Sarfaraz Khan, who is not playing in IPL 2025, can also be a part of this team. At the same time, RCB captain Rajat Patidar, who is struggling with a finger injury, will probably not be able to get fit till the tour of England.

Shubman Gill can play in second match

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