India vs Pakistan, U-19 Asia Cup: In the 5th match of the Under-19 Asia Cup, India defeated Pakistan by 90 runs. Batting first, India scored 240 runs, and the Pakistani team failed to chase the target. On the Dubai pitch, India's explosive batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi could only manage 5 runs. Captain Ayush Mhatre also got out after scoring 38 runs, but after that, three Indian players played a crucial role in handing Pakistan a crushing defeat.
India U-19 Playing-11: Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel.
Pakistan U-19 Playing-11: Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Ali Hassan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Hamza Zahoor(w), Huzaifa Ahsan, Niqab Shafiq, Abdul Subhan, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza.
In this rain interrupted match between India and Pakistan, forcing it to be reduced to 49 overs per side. Team India was invited to bat first. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed early after scoring just five runs. However, captain Ayush Mhatre (38) and George steadied the innings, putting on a 49-run partnership. Mhatre was dismissed after scoring 38 runs off 25 balls, including four fours and three sixes. After his dismissal, India continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. But George held one end, scoring 85 runs off 88 balls with 12 fours and one six. Besides him, Kanishk, batting at number seven, contributed 46 runs with two fours and three sixes. India failed to bat out their full quota of overs and were all out in 46.1 overs. For Pakistan, Mohammad Siyam and Abdul Subhan took three wickets each.
Team India needed excellent bowling to defend their target of 240 runs, and the bowlers did not disappoint. The team's first breakthrough came from Deepesh Devendran, who dismissed Sameer Manhas, the batsman who had scored a blistering century in the previous match, for just 9 runs. He also took the wicket of Ali Hassan Baloch. Deepesh then claimed the wicket of Ahmed Hussain. Following this, Kanishk Chauhan dismissed Usman Khan, further dampening Pakistan's hopes.
In the middle overs, captain Farhan Yousuf and Huzaifa Ehsan built a good partnership, but this pair was broken by Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who dismissed Farhan Yousuf. Following this, Kanishk Chauhan dismissed Huzaifa Ehsan for 70 runs, shattering Pakistan's hopes. The Pakistani team was then quickly bowled out for 150 runs in 41.2 overs.
Player of the Match Kanishk Chauhan
Against Pakistan, Kanishk Chauhan played a brilliant innings, scoring 46 runs off 46 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 2 fours, making a crucial contribution to help his team reach a respectable total. He then followed this up with an impressive bowling performance, taking 3 important wickets for 33 runs in 10 overs, including one maiden over. Kanishk delivered a complete all-round performance in this match.
