India defeated Afghanistan by 4 wickets in the match played on Monday to make it to the semi-finals. On the other hand, Pakistan registered its third consecutive victory. They beat UAE by 21 runs in a close match. With the win, both India and Pakistan have made it to the semi-finals.
- India and Pakistan both in the semi-finals
- There may be a collision again in the final
- India finished second in their group
Dubai: Both India and Pakistan have reached the semi-finals of the Under-19 Asia Cup and once again these two teams can face in the final. India defeated Afghanistan by 4 wickets in the match played on Monday to make it to the semi-finals. On the other hand, Pakistan registered its third consecutive victory. They beat UAE by 21 runs in a close match. With the win, both India and Pakistan have made it to the semi-finals.
- India and Pakistan both in the semi-finals
Raj Bawa and Kaushal Tambe stitched an unbroken 65-run partnership for the seventh wicket as India entered the semi-finals of the Under-19 Asia Cup tournament on Monday after registering a struggling four-wicket win over Afghanistan. Bawa (43 not out) and Tambe (35 not out) took charge as India were struggling at 197 for six, but both played their part well, helping India post 260 with 10 balls to spare. achieved the target.
- There may be a collision again in the final
Earlier, the in-form opener Harnoor Pannu (65) and his partner Angkrish Raghuvanshi (35) gave the team a good start by adding 104 runs for the first wicket. In the middle order, however, captain Yash Dul (26) and Nishant Sindhu (19) could not convert a good start into big scores, after which Bawa and Tambe took charge. With this win, India finished second in Group A after Pakistan. Pakistan won all their matches. India will take on the winner of the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the semi-finals.
- India finished second in their group
The winner of Tuesday’s match between these two will decide the team that tops Group B. India finished second in their group, so they will play the first place team in the second group in the semi-finals. After being invited to bat first, Afghanistan scored 259 for four with Suliman Safi’s patient knock of 73 and Ejaz Ahmed Ahmedzai’s unbeaten 86 off 68 balls.
- Great performance by Indian players
Chasing a challenging target, India got off to a good start and scored 44 runs in six overs for no loss. Harnoor and Raghuvanshi continuously brought the ball to the boundary line. Harnoor hit eight fours and Raghuvanshi hit six fours in his innings. Left-arm spinner Noor Ahmed (4 for 43) broke the partnership by dismissing Raghuvanshi LBW, after which Harnoor and Sheik Rashid (6) also returned to the pavilion, taking the score to 116 for three. Captain Dul and Sindhu tried to improve the innings. Khalil Khaleel dismissed Sindhu, taking the score to 162 for four. Noor Ahmed took his third wicket by dismissing Dul and then Aradhya Yadav (12) was dismissed LBW and created panic in the Indian camp. In such circumstances, Bawa and Tambe acted patiently and took their team to the last four. Tambe hit the winning boundary.
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