Pakistan U19 facet celebrating in opposition to India U19 throughout the U19 Asia Cup on November 30, 2024 on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium. — X/@@PTVSp0rts
DUBAI: Pakistan defeated arch-rivals India by 43 runs of their first match of the U19 Asia Cup on Saturday on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
The victory for the Inexperienced Shirts comes amid the continued Champions Trophy debacle between the neighbouring international locations.
Pakistan — recognized for his or her powerhouse bowling assault — proved themselves but once more as they dismantled the junior Indian batting line-up whereas they had been chasing a goal of 282 runs.
Main the assault from the entrance was bowler Ali Raza, who has been getting seen for his latest performances, as he bagged three wickets whereas Abdul Subhan and Faham-ul-Haq grabbed two wickets every.
The essential wicket of Nikhil Kumar was taken by Naveed Ahmed Khan, after he grew to become the very best run-scorer for his facet in at the moment’s match.
He scored 67 runs and hit six fours and three sixes.
Pakistan’s opener Usman Khan who scored 60 runs within the first innings, additionally dismissed India’s Mohammad Aman.
India was bundled out on 238 runs within the forty eighth over as Pakistan registered a victory over their arch-rivals.
Earlier, Pakistan had invited India to discipline first and put up a complete of 281 runs on the lack of seven wickets.
The opening duo comprising of Usman and Shahzaib Khan smashed a 160-run partnership as Shahzaib went on to hit 159 runs off 147 balls.
His innings included 5 boundaries and 10 maximums. Together with his 10 sixes, Shahzaib additionally managed to interrupt the document of most sixes in U19 ODIs.
The staff quickly confronted a batting collapse and solely Mohammad Riaz scored in double figures after the dismissals of the opening pair.
India’s Samarth Nagaraj bagged three Pakistani batters.
