In the first semi-final of Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, Bangladesh A, batting first, scored 194 runs, although till 18 overs it seemed that the maximum this innings would reach would be 160 runs. But a lot of runs were scored on Naman Dheer in the 19th over and Vaishakh Vijay Kumar in the 20th over, due to which Bangladesh could reach this big total.

Naman Dhir spent 28 runs in the 19th over.

The 19th over is considered the most important in T20, at this time whoever is batting tries to hit fast hits. This over started with a six, Bangladesh batsman Mahrub hit a six on the first ball. He hit 2 consecutive sixes on the second ball dot and then on the third and fourth ball. After hitting a four on the 5th ball, Mahrub also hit a six on the last ball of the over. A total of 28 runs came in this over.

50 runs in last 2 overs

The last over was bowled by Vaishakh Vijay Kumar, he too could not escape the attack of Bangladesh batsmen. A total of 22 runs came in this over. Yasir Ali hit 2 fours and 1 six in this over, while Mehrub hit a six on the last ball. Due to this, Bangladesh, which was on the score of 144 after 18 overs, was able to make a total score of 194.

Opener Habibur Rahman Sohan scored the most runs for Bangladesh A in the semi-finals, he scored 65 runs in 46 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 3 fours. Along with Zeeshan Alam, he made a partnership of 43 runs for the first wicket. Mahrub Hasan, who scored 28 runs in the 19th over, scored unbeaten 48 runs in 18 balls, in this innings he hit 6 sixes.

Vaishakh, Ramandeep and Naman Dheer proved costly

Naman Dhir had given only 5 runs in the first over, but his economy (16.50) deteriorated after giving away 28 runs in the second over. He gave 33 runs in 2 overs. Vaishakh Vijay Kumar gave away 51 runs in 4 overs. Ramandeep Singh took 1 wicket for 29 runs in 2 overs.

Gurjapneet Singh took the most wickets, but he also gave runs at an economy of 9.75. He gave 39 runs in 2 overs.

IND A vs PAK A: The match between India and Pakistan A in the Men’s Rising Star Asia Cup 2025 has been completely engulfed in controversies. In this match played in Doha, Pakistan A registered an easy victory by 8 wickets. However, an incident happened during the match which made the blood of cricket fans boil. The indecent act done by Pakistan bowler Saad Masood after dismissing Naman Dheer is considered against the spirit of the game.

The player misbehaved by dismissing Naman Dheer

Saad Masood was bowling his 9th over for Pakistan A. Indian batsman Naman Dheer was present at the crease. Naman Dheer was caught out on the fourth ball of Saad’s over. As soon as Naman moved towards the pavilion, Saad Masood looked at him angrily and signaled him to go out. The camera captured this action on the field and the video quickly went viral on social media. Indian fans and many veteran players have described this behavior as ‘inappropriate’ and ‘shameful’.

That’s the send off Indian players deserve.#DPWorldAsiaCupRisingStars2025 #INDvPAK #ACCpic.twitter.com/7oASWGisn1

— World Sports (@worldsports__) November 16, 2025

match status

After winning the toss, Pakistan A chose to bowl first and this decision proved to be correct. India A team could not even last 20 overs. The entire team returned to the pavilion after scoring 136 runs in 19 overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi gave a fast start by scoring 45 runs in 28 balls. Naman Dheer played a useful inning of 35 runs. The rest of the batsmen could not stand against the tight bowling of Pakistan.

For Pakistan, Shahid Aziz took 3 wickets, while Saad Masood and Maaz Sadakat took 2 wickets each.

Sadaqat’s stormy innings took away hope from India

Pakistan A had a strong start while chasing the target of 137 runs. Opener Maaz Sadaqat dashed India’s hopes by scoring 79 runs in 47 balls. Mohammad Naeem (14) and Yasir Khan (11) played short but important innings. In the end, Pakistan won the match in just 13.2 overs and achieved the target by 8 wickets unbeaten.

For India, Yash Thakur and Suyyash Sharma took one wicket each, but the bowling could not keep India long in the match.