Pakistan defeated a mediocre Indian group by two wickets in an exciting last ball match within the Under-19 Asia Cup right here on Saturday.
Pakistan chased down the goal of 238 with 81 by Mohammad Shahzad and a late cameo by Ahmed Khan (29 not out).
Ahmed hit Ravi Kumar for a boundary within the last supply of the sport and turned the sport in his favour.
Earlier within the day, Pakistan Under-19 bowlers, led by right-arm medium pacer Zeeshan Zamir (5/60), wreaked havoc as they bundled out the opposition for a sub-par 237.
After a spirited combat that noticed them get better from 14/3 to submit 237, India misplaced to Pakistan U19 by 2 wickets within the last ball of the U19 match. #BoysInBlue #acc #U19AsiaCup #INDvPAK
Next up: Afghanistan U19 on Monday.
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India misplaced openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0), Shaik Rashid (6) and captain Yash Dhul (0) cheaply, with Zameer chargeable for all wickets to depart the batting facet at 14/3.
Nishant Sindhu (8) turned Avais Ali’s first sufferer as India slipped to 41/4.
Harnoor performed an innings of 46 runs in 59 balls, which hit six fours. When it regarded like he would rating large, Ali dismissed him within the nineteenth over to depart India at 96/5.
However, wicketkeeper Aaradhya Yadav’s 50 off 83 balls, through which she hit three fours, together with Kaushal Tambe’s 32 and Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s 33 off 20 balls, took India previous the 230-run mark.
Chasing 238, Pakistan misplaced opener Abdul Wahid (0) early on as Hangargekar solid him. Then, Maaz Sadaqat (29) and Shehzad (81) placed on a 64-run stand for the second wicket to take the innings ahead.
Shahzad, who hit 4 fours and 5 sixes, was in a combative temper as Sadaqat performed the 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 Hasibullah (3) as Pakistan slipped to 69/3. Captain Qasim Akram (22) additionally fell cheaply as Pakistan discovered themselves in bother at 115/4 whilst Shehzad continued to mount an opposition assault.
Shehzad was run out by Hangargekar within the thirty seventh over to place India again in rivalry as Pakistan misplaced half their facet to 159.
However, Irfan Khan (32) and Rizwan Mahmood (29) took the sport ahead by including 47 runs for the sixth wicket.
Then, Bawa put Pakistan behind by eradicating Mahmood and Irfan Khan, however a Rachit Ahmed Khan, who hit three fours and a six, obtained the job finished 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.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
