Team India’s bumper win in Asia Cup, defeated Pakistan by 90 runs; Place in semi-finals almost confirmed

India has defeated Pakistan badly by 90 runs. This match of Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup was played in Dubai, in which Team India had scored 240 runs while playing first. In response to this, the entire Pakistan team was reduced to 150 runs. With this victory, India has almost ensured its place in the semi-finals. In bowling, India’s Deepesh Devendran wreaked havoc, who took 3 wickets.

The decision to bowl first after winning the toss backfired on the Pakistan team. The Indian team scored 240 runs thanks to Aaron George’s 85 runs. However, Team India also could not play the full 50 overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi could score only 5 runs, while captain Ayush Mhatre also could not convert 38 runs into a big innings.

The Pakistan team, which came to chase the target of 241 runs, was in bad shape from the beginning. Deepesh Devendran single-handedly shook the top order of the Pakistan team. Within no time, Pakistan had lost 4 wickets before reaching 30 runs. Captain Farhan Yusuf remained at the crease for some time, but was out after scoring 23 runs. He along with Huzaifa Ashan added 47 runs. Ashan played an inning of 70 runs, but could not ensure the victory of the Pakistan team. Pakistan lost its last 4 wickets within 21 runs.

For India, Deepesh Devendran took 3 wickets for just 16 runs in 7 overs. On the other hand, Kanishk Chauhan also took three wickets. He gave only 33 runs in 10 overs. Kishan Kumar Singh took 2 wickets, while Khilan Patel and Vaibhav Suryavanshi took one wicket each.

India’s place in semi-finals confirmed

India has so far won both its matches in Group A of the Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup. In the first match, Team India defeated UAE by 234 runs, in which Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 171 runs in 95 balls. Even if Pakistan registers its second win in Group A or any other team reaches 4 points, it will not be easy for it to touch India’s net run rate of +3.240. In such a situation, India’s place in the semi-finals is almost confirmed. India’s last match in the Under-19 Asia Cup league stage is to be played against Malaysia on 16 December.