In the first semi-final of the Emerging T20 Asia Cup, Sri Lanka A defeated the defending champions Pakistan Shaheens and qualified for the final.
In the match played at the Emirates Stadium in Oman, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, but no other batsman could walk except Umeer bin Yusuf.
He played an innings of 68 runs, apart from him, no player failed to support the Pakistan Shaheens team with his batting, Shaheens scored 135 runs for the loss of just 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Sri Lanka A won by 3 wickets in the 17th over.
Wickramasinghe scored 52 runs and Lahiru Udara played a remarkable innings of 43 runs, with this success Sri Lanka A qualified for the final.
In the second semi-final, Afghanistan A defeated India A and qualified for the final.
