Ayush Badoni takes flight with jaw-dropping catch for India A in Emerging Asia Cup 2024

In a dramatic turn of events, UAE tailender Jawadullah attempted a lofted shot on the final ball of the 15th over. However, Badoni made an incredible flying catch at long-on, leading to Ramandeep Singh securing his second wicket of the match. Jawadullah was dismissed with just 1 run to his name, as UAE were eventually bowled out for a disappointing total of 107 runs in just 16.5 overs.

The Indian batters made a mockery of the chase and won the match with 55 balls to spare to make it two-in-two in the tournament. Abhishek smashed 58 in 24 balls before Badoni completed the formality of chasing down a target of 108 with a six and four.

Seamer Rasikh Salam dismissed three batters in his opening over, reducing UAE to 40 for 5 inside the power play.

Salam was adjudged the Player of the Match for returning excellent figures of 3/15 with the ball. There were also a couple of strikes from Ramandeep Singh (2/7) as India bundled out UAE with more than three overs remaining in their innings.

India are currently on top of Group B with four points, and take on hosts Oman in their final group game on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Badoni's recent exploits are expected to help him get retained by Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the mega IPL auction. In the recently concluded Delhi Premier League match, Badoni slammed a record 19 sixes during his magnificent 55-ball 165-run knock.

"I was just looking to time the ball well, I never thought I would end up hitting 19 sixes in an innings. I just focus on timing the ball and not trying to hit the ball hard," Badoni told PTI Videos.