Watch: Pakistan beat India comfortably by eight wickets to maintain their perfect start to the 2023 U19 Asia Cup, with their two-metre fast bowler Mohammad Zeeshan starring again.
The outstanding Zeeshan scored 6 wickets against Nepal and continued his good form against India with 4 wickets. After Amir Hassan removed opener Arshin Kulkarni for a run-a-ball 24, he introduced a second substitution and it didn’t take long for the strike to takenumber 3 Rudra Mayur Patel for a single. , received wild applause. >.
Adarsh Singh and captain Uday Sharan contributed to India’s rebuild by scoring half-centuries each, taking two wickets in two overs after reaching the 30-over mark in good position with 128-2. I was glued to it. Arafat Minhas hit Adarsh and Zeeshan added Mushir Khan’s second wicket. India then lost wickets regularly while trying to attack, with all-rounder Sachin Das adding his 52, finishing at 259 for 9.
India fought back from the beginning, with Murugan Abhishek dismissing Shamil Hussain in the fifth over, but Pakistan recovered with a second-wicket century stand. Abhishek returned to dismiss Shazaib Khan, who scored 63 runs, but it was India’s last taste of success.
The key to Pakistan’s pursuit was No. 3 Azan Awais, who had an unbeaten record in 105 out of 130 matches. Captain Saad Baig provided the momentum, scoring 68 out of 51 and Pakistan finished comfortably with eight wickets to spare.
Both teams have a good chance of advancing to the semifinals. Pakistan will play Afghanistan in the final group match and a win will secure them the top spot. India will play Nepal, who lost to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
If both India and Afghanistan win, proceedings will come down to a three-way net run rate tie-break including Pakistan. Pakistan’s net run rate of +1.563 is significantly better at this point, followed by India (+0.454) and Afghanistan (+0.219) in second place.
These matches will be held on Tuesday, December 12th. In the other group, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh won their opening matches and are in first and second place after one match. The other two teams in the group are the UAE and Japan.
Watch the India-Pakistan U19 Asia Cup highlights below:
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