match between India and Pakistan of the U-19 Asia Cup has reached a fever pitch, with India being faced with the arduous challenge of chasing a huge target of 348 runs. Pakistan’s bowling and fielding unit was absolutely dominant in the second innings following which India could not handle the pressure and lost by a huge margin of 191 runs.
After winning the toss, India decided to bowl first, and Pakistan made them pay for it in a big way. Sameer Minhas was at his impressive best, smashing a record-breaking knock of 172 runs, totally overshadowing the Indian bowling attack and propelling Pakistan to a massive total.
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India’s response began with a fiery opening that was set mainly by left-handed opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who launched a straight attack on Ali Raza by scoring 20 runs from the first over. On the other hand, the other opening partner of Suryavanshi would rely on the team captain Ayush Mhatre to hold the innings together but only managed to contribute a mere 2 runs before getting out to the same Ali Raza.
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Soon after, the stalwart of this tournament, Aaron George, followed suit, and the onus was on Suryavanshi to take the team forward. However, the aggressive opener went one step too far and was Ali Raza’s third victim in five overs. The celebrations in the Pakistani camp were, once again, full of animation, with sledging taking place as the batsman returned, and Suryavanshi was livid with their farewell.
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As the second innings started, Pakistani bowlers – Ali Raza, Mohammad Sayyam and Abdul Subhan built so much pressure on India that the team could never find back the momentum. Ali Raza emerged as the top bowler as he picked 4 wickets followed by Huzaifa Ahsan, Abdul Subhan and Mohammad Sayyam who took 2 wickets each.
