Rising Stars Asia Cup: Top-order must step up for India ‘A’ in semis

All eyes will be on opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi to provide India ‘A’ with a solid start. Pic/Getty Images

India ‘A' will need a heftier contribution from their top-order batters to support the in-form Vaibhav Suryavanshi when they take on a tricky Bangladesh ‘A' in their Rising Stars Asia Cup semi-final here on Friday.

Suryavanshi, the second highest run-maker with 201 runs in this T20 event, has done most of the heavy-lifting with the bat while making a blistering hundred and 45.

But other batters in the line-up have not exactly set the tournament ablaze so far. A far more rounded outing from batters is mandatory against Bangladesh as the latter is not a team to be taken lightly.

They have bowled out a capable Afghanistan ‘A' side for a paltry 78 and then stretched a strong Sri Lanka ‘A' all the way till the last over of a league match.

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