Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Standings: India A, led by Jitesh Sharma, suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of a young Pakistan Shaheens team in their ACC Rising Stars 2025 group stage clash in Doha on Sunday.
In a highly-charged contest, Pakistan emerged victorious chasing a 137-run target and thereby qualifies for the semi-finals of the tournament.
Despite obliterating UAE in their opening game on the back of a spellbinding 42-ball 144 from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, India A are in the danger of not making it to the semi-finals.
When Suryavanshi and Naman Dhir were in the middle, India A appeared to be heading to another big score, even if not at the rate they were against UAE a couple of days back. But after Naman fell in the 9th over and Vaibhav followed him in the 10th, India A went from 91/2 to 136 all out against Pakistan A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup tournament in Doha. That collapse proved decisive as Pakistan A cruised past the finish line in just 13.2 overs, riding on an unbeaten 79 from left-handed opener Maaz Sadaqat, who had also picked up a couple of wickets earlier. India’s pacers couldn’t cause early dents in the defence, leaking boundaries and extras as Jitesh Sharma-led India suffered a heavy defeat.
How can India A qualify for Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 semi-final?
India A will now face a do-or-die scenario on Tuesday when they take on Oman who are also level on 2 points behind Pakistan. The winner of this contest will qualify for Friday’s semi-finals alongside Pakistan and stand a chance to proceed to the final on Sunday.
ACC Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 Points Table (after India A vs Pakistan A match)
| Group A | |||||
| Teams | M | W | L | Points | Next Match |
| 1 Bangladesh A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | vs AFG-A, SL-A |
| 2 Afghanistan A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | vs BAN-A, HKG |
| 3 Sri Lanka A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | vs HKG, BAN-A |
| 4 Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | vs SL-A, AFG-A |
| Group B | |||||
| Teams | M | W | L | PT | Next |
| 1 Pakistan Shaheens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | vs UAE |
| 2 India A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | vs OMA |
| 3 Oman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | vs IND-A |
| 4 United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | vs SHA |
