U-19 Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India by 2 wickets in thriller
Pakistan edged out a mediocre Indian aspect by two wickets in a last-ball thriller within the U-19 Asia Cup right here on Saturday.
Pakistan rode on a stroke-filled 81 by one-down Muhammad Shehzad and a late cameo by Ahmad Khan (29 not out) to chase down a goal of 238.
Ahmad hit Ravi Kumar for a boundary within the sport’s ultimate supply to seal the sport for his aspect.
Earlier within the day, the Pakistan U-19 bowlers, led by right-arm medium pacer Zeeshan Zameer (5/60), wreaked havoc as they bundled out the opposition for a sub-par 237.
After a spirited fightback that noticed them recuperate from 14/3 to publish 237, India U19 misplaced to Pakistan U19 on the ultimate ball of the match by 2 wickets. #BoysInBlue #ACC #U19AsiaCup #INDvPAK
Up subsequent: Afghanistan U19 on Monday.
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India misplaced opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0), Shaik Rasheed (6) and skipper Yash Dhull (0) cheaply, with Zameer accounting for all of the wickets to depart the batting aspect reeling at 14/3.
Nishant Sindhu (8) turned Awais Ali’s first sufferer as India slipped to 41/4.
Harnoor made a affected person 59-ball 46, hanging six boundaries. When it seemed like he would rating massive, Ali dismissed him within the nineteenth over to depart India at 96/5.
However, wicket-keeper Aaradhya Yadav’s 83-ball 50, during which he hit three fours, coupled with Kaushal Tambe’s 32 and Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s brisk 33 off 20 balls, took India previous the 230-run mark.
Chasing 238, Pakistan misplaced opener Abdul Wahid (0) early as Hangargekar castled him. Then, Maaz Sadaqat (29) and Shehzad (81) rallied the innings with a 64-run stand for the second wicket.
Shehzad, who hammered 4 boundaries and 5 towering sixes, was in belligerent temper as Sadaqat performed second fiddle. Left-arm medium pacer Raj Bawa (4/56) broke the stand by eradicating Sadaqat.
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Bawa struck once more by dismissing Haseebullah (3) as Pakistan slipped to 69/3. Skipper Qasim Akram (22) additionally fell cheaply as Pakistan discovered themselves in a spot of hassle at 115/4, at the same time as Shehzad continued to tore aside the opposition assault.
Hangargekar ran out Shehzad within the thirty seventh over to deliver India again into the competition as Pakistan misplaced half its aspect for 159.
However, Irfan Khan (32) and Rizwan Mehmood (29) took the sport deep by including 47 runs for the sixth wicket.
Then, Bawa pegged again Pakistan by eradicating Mehmood and Irfan Khan, however a composed Ahmad Khan, who hammered three boundaries and a six, accomplished the job for his group.
Brief scores: India U-19 237 all out (Aaradhya Yadav 50, Harnoor Singh 46; Zeeshan Zamir 5/60, Awais Ali 2/43) misplaced to Pakistan U-19 240/8 (Muhammad Shehzad 81, Irfan Khan 32; Raj Bawa 4/56) by two wickets.
