India A vs Afghanistan A, 5th Match, Tri Nation A Series in Sri Lanka 2026 - Player HighlightsINDA vs AFGA, 5th Match, Tri Nation A Series in Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR, lovely shot, the mid off was up in the circle and he takes full toll of it, pitched up and in the slot, Nigam clears his back leg and lifts it over the fielder to long-off

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, 1 run, yorker length delivery on off, Sindhu misses out on the clip shot, an inside edge saved him as there was a loud appeal for an LBW

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vipraj Nigam, leg byes, 1 run, Ahmadzai gets away with it, length delivery angling into the pads, Nigam moves across to the off side and attempts the paddle shot, can't connect

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vipraj Nigam, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Nigam drives it straight to the fielder at covers

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vipraj Nigam, FOUR, outside edge and it raced away to third man, back of a length and outside off, Nigam backs away and flashes hard at it, the ball flies off the outside edge past the keeper

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, 1 run, fuller length outside off, Sindhu reaches for it and slices it to sweeper cover

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vipraj Nigam, 1 run, fuller outside off, Nigam drives it to sweeper cover

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, 1 run, yorker length delivery, right up in the block hole, Sindhu digs it to mid-on

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vipraj Nigam, 1 run, full-toss on middle, Nigam wrists it to deep mid-wicket

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Mohammad Ishaq!! Ishaq has dismissed the big fish here, nothing shot from the Indian skipper, it was a length delivery wide outside off, Varma throws his bat at it without any feet movement and edges it back to the keeper, India needed him to stay till the end. Tilak Varma c Mohammad Ishaq b Abdullah Ahmadzai 59(75) [4s-5]

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, 1 run, slower short delivery, Sindhu mistimes a pull to long-on

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Varma pushes it to mid-off

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, wide, this time sprays it well down the leg side, he's struggling to get his line right

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, wide, fuller and wide outside off, it moved away late, Varma fails to dig it out

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, 1 run, full and outside off, Sindhu drives it to point for a quick single

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, no run, he's missed out on that, that should have been put away, full and well down the leg side, Sindhu clips it straight to the fielder at short fine

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, no run, pitched up and on off, Sindhu drives it straight to covers, can't find the gap

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, no run, back of a length and angling in, Sindhu charges down and pushes it to covers

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, wide, this time it's given as a wide, banged in short again, far too high over the batsman

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, no run, another short delivery aimed at the body, Sindhu sways out of the line

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Nishant Sindhu, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Sindhu ducks under it

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Suryansh Shedge, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, dabbed to third man`

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Suryansh Shedge, no run, short of length delivery, Suryansh Shedge manages to keep it out

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, oh a direct-hit could have been tight but that single has given the India A captain his third fifty of the series. He pushed this full delivery towards mid-off and set off, fielder had a shy at the bowler's end and missed

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, good length delivery angling in, pushed back to the bowler

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, very full delivery angling in, Tilak works it to the on-side

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Suryansh Shedge, 1 run, oh Suryansh Shedge mistimes the lofted drive but manages to clear the infield and the ball drops it front of deep cover

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, full and tailing into the pads, Varma gets across and defends it down on the track

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Kumar Kushagra, 1 run, pitched up on off, Kushagra drills it to mid-off, a fumble and they get the single in the end

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Kumar Kushagra, wide, banged in short, but well down the leg side, Kushagra sways out of the line

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Kumar Kushagra, no run, back of a length and around the off stump, it held it's line a bit, Kushagra defends it towards the off side

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full and angling into the stumps, Varma taps it to point and sets off for a quick single

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, back of a length and it kicks off the surface, Varma rides the bounce well and defends it

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Kumar Kushagra, 1 run, he's off the mark, length delivery outside off, Kushagra runs it down to third man

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Kumar Kushagra, no run, full and in the channel around the off stump, Kushagra gets forward and defends it towards point

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Kumar Kushagra, no run, angling in from outside off, Kushagra heaves it across the line to short midwicket

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Kumar Kushagra, no run, a nothing shot first up, length delivery just outside off, Kushagra flashes hard and misses it

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, out Caught by Mohammad Ishaq!! A soft dismissal, he's been strangled down the leg side, full and angling down the leg side, Gaikwad misses out on the clip shot, he is disappointed as he didn't get any part of the bat on it, but the umpire thinks otherwise, Rutu can't believe his luck and is trudging back to the pavilion. Ruturaj Gaikwad c Mohammad Ishaq b Abdullah Ahmadzai 30(31) [4s-4]

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, angling in from outside off, Gaikwad works it to short midwicket

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, full and tailing in, Gaikwad gets forward and defends it watchfully

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR, driven to cover, fielder fumbles to the right. Oh he's still timed it well enough to get the fence

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, defended back to the bowler

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, short of length delivery, defended to cover

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length delivery, Tilak works it to fine leg

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Rutu cuts and sends it backward point

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Ruturaj knocks it to the on-side

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR, brilliant cover drive! Soothing to the eyes. Fullish and outside off stump, Ruturaj leans nicely forward and into the shot, great balance as he met the ball as well and he placed it to the left of mid-off

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, short and outside off stump, Rutu lets it pass and called one bumper for the over

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Ruturaj defends to mid-wicket

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Priyansh Arya, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, cut to deep point

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Priyansh Arya, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Priyansh Arya, FOUR, throws his hands at this full delivery and gets a thick edge that escapes wide of the keeper. No slip in place and understandably so, the ball escapes to the third man fence

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, Ruturaj is rushed on the pull by this short delivery and gets hit on the body

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Priyansh Arya, 1 run, full delivery, pushed to the right of mid-off and Priyansh Arya, sent to open the batting today, has played an excellent innings. Lovely fifty and he hardly put a foot wrong. This knock will please the management. Hardly any false shots and he didn't play rash cricket either, yet has got the fifty in 34 balls

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Priyansh Arya, no run, length delivery angling in, Priyansh knocks it to mid-wicket

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run, full delivery on the off stump, Ruturaj flicks through backward square leg

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Ruturaj defends

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 runs, nicely driven off the front foot, beats the infield but man at deep cover dives to the right and cuts it off

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Priyansh Arya, SIX, oh the shot of the game so far! Short and outside off stump,. Priyansh waits and slaps a hard cut square over cover-point and it sails over the ropes. Expensive start for Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 1 run, mistimed but safe. Luck is with Vaibhav today. He got rushed on the pull but this short delivery, one hand came off the handle as he made contact. Luckily the ball just managed to clear the back-tracking mid-on fielder and the bowler is dejected that this did not go to hand

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, again straying on the pads with no fine leg. Vaibhav now joining Priyansh to solidify this start. Plays the pick-up flick with style and sends it soaring over fine leg

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, no run, punchy-drive to mid-off

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, no run, now he bowls super full and Vaibhav smashed the drive. Man at cover stops the ball and feels the impact hard in his hands

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, starts with a short delivery but bowls leg-side without a fine leg and Vaibhav helps himself on the pull shot behind square, easy hit to long leg for four