ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025: U-19 Asia Cup 2025 began today. India faced UAE in the first match. The toss went in UAE's favor, and the team captain decided to bowl first. India scored 433 runs for 6 wickets. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a brilliant century and helped Team India reach a big score. In response, UAE could only manage 199 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, losing the match by 234 runs.
Playing-11s
India U-19: Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel, Kanishk Chouhan.
UAE U-19: Yayin Rai (captain), Ayaan Misbah, Ahmed Khudadad, Shalom D’Souza, Prithvi Madhu, Noorullah Ayobi, Saleh Amin (wicketkeeper), Uddish Suri, Ali Asgar Shums, Yug Sharma, Muhammad Rayan Khan.
Speaking of the match, India, who lost the toss and elected to bat first, had a poor start, with captain Ayush Mhatre managing just 4 runs off 11 balls, including one four. Vaibhav then began to take on the UAE bowlers. He and Aaron George shared a 212-run partnership for the second wicket. Aaron returned to the pavilion after scoring 69 runs off 73 balls.
Coming in to bat at number 4, Vihaan Malhotra added 45 runs with Vaibhav. Vaibhav, who was rapidly moving towards his double century, was dismissed during this time. He batted at a strike rate of 180 and scored 171 runs in 95 balls with the help of 9 fours and 14 sixes. Uddish Suri showed Vaibhav the way to the pavilion.
After this, Vedant Trivedi scored 38 runs in 34 balls, Vihaan scored 69 runs in 55 balls, Kanishk Chauhan scored 28 runs in 12 balls. Abhigyan Kundu remained unbeaten on 32 and Khilan Patel on 5 runs. The Indian team scored 433 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs.
The UAE team faltered while chasing the massive target of 434 runs. The team lost 5 wickets within 50 runs. Shalom D'Souza scored 4, captain Yayin Rai scored 17, Mohammad Ryan Khan scored 19, Ayan Misbah scored 3 runs. Ahmed Khudadad did not even open his account. Nurullah Ayoubi also scored 3 runs. After this, there was a partnership of 85 runs between Prithvi Madhu and Udish Suri. Madhu scored a half-century. He played an innings of 50 runs in 87 balls.
Udish Suri remained unbeaten on 78 off 106 balls, and Saleh Amin remained unbeaten on 20 off 35 balls. UAE scored 199 for 7 in 50 overs. Deepesh Devendran took two wickets. Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel, Khilan Patel, and Vihaan Malhotra took one wicket each.
Another Century for Young Sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi
In this match Vaibhav scored 171 runs in 95 balls, hitting nine fours and 14 sixes. He batted steadily initially, opening his account with a four off the sixth ball. He then accelerated, hitting two sixes in the next over off left-arm fast bowler Ali Asghar. He reached his half-century in 30 balls and then began hitting big shots. He even got a life at long-off when he was on 85. Finally, he reached his century in 56 balls.
This was Suryavanshi's second century in List A cricket. He has previously scored a century in England. This is his sixth century in 2025, which shows his tremendous consistency.
Recently, Suryavanshi scored his maiden T20 century against Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He scored 108 runs* off just 57 balls, including seven sixes and seven fours. His innings helped Bihar post a strong total of 176/3 in 20 overs.
