India A all-rounder Ayush Badoni, 24, pulled off an absolutely stunning aerial catch to dismiss UAE player Muhammad Jawadullah during the match between the teams on Monday, October 21.

The match between India A and United Arab Emirates is currently being played at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1).

UAE won the toss and opted to bat first against India A

UAE won the toss and elected to bat first in the match against India A. Both teams got what they wanted as the Boys In Blue were still looking to bat first.

Speaking at the toss, India captain Tilak Varma said that they would be happy to chase a total of around 170-180 if dew plays a role in the match. India A patron said:

“We also wanted to play first if we had won the toss. The last match we did not expect any dew, but we hope to get it today. We are going with the same team. If the dew comes into play, 170-180 it would be good to chase them. We will try to play well to the bowling and try to stop them.

India A had a big total to chase in mind but the brilliance of the bowlers made the job too easy for the batsmen. Rasikh Salam emerged as the top player with his 3-wicket haul and with great support from other players, they bowled out the opposition for 107 in 16.5 overs.

Also, Ramandeep Singh picked up two wickets, while Nehal Wadhera, Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Arora and Anshul Kamboj got one wicket each. The most special dismissal in the innings came when Ramandeep Singh bowled in the 15th over.

Ayush Badoni takes eyes off Ramandeep Singh’s delivery to dismiss UAE player

In the sixth ball of the 15th over, Ramandeep Singh bowled a full toss to Jawadullah around leg stump. The UAE player tried to hit the ball towards long and Ayush Badoni ran to stop the ball.

Ayush Badoni showed great efforts as he ran, dived towards the right and completed an absolutely astonishing flying catch when the UAE’s ninth wicket was down. Muhammad Jawadullah had to walk back to the hut after scoring 1 run off 2 balls. Look here:

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A super catch from Ayush Badoni! 👐@BCCI#MensT20EmergingTeamsAsiaCup2024 #ACC pic.twitter.com/imOQae1Xu6

– Asian Cricket Council (@ACMedia1) October 21, 2024

I knew it was the last over of the powerplay and the batsmen would have tried to hit me – Rasikh Salam

Jammu and Kashmir pacer Rasikh Salam looked fantastic with the ball and in the last over of the powerplay, he broke the opponent’s back by picking three wickets. He dismissed Nilansh Keswani, Vishnu Sukumaran and Syed Haider at the end.

Speaking to the announcers during the mid-innings break, Salam stated that he knew the batsmen would turn aggressive against him in the last over of the powerplay.

He further revealed that the pitch provided enough help to the players and added that it would remain the same in the second innings as well.

“I knew it was the last end of the powerplay and the batsmen would have tried to hit me. So I tried to hit the ground. The ball was a little stitched and the help was there from the pitch. Look, we have to give our 100% in every game and our fielding has always been the key. I think the surface will remain the same and our batsmen are good we will try to chase it as quickly as possible,” he said.