A comedy of errors saw India A force a superover in the Rising Stars Asia Cup semi-final against Bangladesh A. (Images via X/Screengrabs) India forced a Super Over in extraordinary fashion after Bangladesh bungled what looked like an easy win. On the last ball of India’s innings, Bangladesh allowed the batsmen to slip away for a third run when only two would have seen Bangladesh win the match. What should have been a routine finish turned into a moment that will be repeated for a long time to come. With 16 needed from the last over, India were still well behind when Harsh Dubey mistimed the final delivery at long-on. The throw-in was wide and keeper Akbar Ali made a critical error. He went to the paddock, underarmed it onto the stumps and missed. With no backup, India immediately realized the opening and completed the third run to level the scores.
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The calls from the players in the field made it clear what had happened. He had already swung violently over himself. Ashutosh Sharma smashed a six and then saw a catch dropped at long-on before Rakibul Hasan struck back with a yorker to drop him. That brought Dubey to the crease with three needed off the last ball, making a match-changing error.Watch the messy moment here India’s earlier charge came with quick runs from the top and middle order. Suryavanshi hit 38 off 15 before getting into the over. Priyansh Arya added 44 off 23 while skipper Jitesh Sharma’s 33 and Nehal Wadhera’s 32 off 29 kept India in the chase and eventually allowed them to take it to a draw. However, the Super Over immediately turned against India. Jitesh got the first ball as he went for a big swing. One delivery later, Ashutosh was caught at extra cover, leaving India at zero. In response, Bangladesh also lost their first wicket in the first innings but saw a Wide from Suyash Sharma give them victory. Chaotic closing moments, from a dropped catcher to an unmissable run-out, and super drama provided a finish that summed up the pressure of the match.This means that Team India has been eliminated from the competition and that Bangladesh will play the winners of the Pakistan A vs Sri Lanka A match later in the day.
