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U19 Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India in last-ball thriller - Live Scores, Updates, Blog
Pakistan beat India by 2 wickets off the last ball of the match to move to the top of the points table.
Yash Dhull of India and Qasim Akram of Pakistan at the toss
India U19, being led by Delhi's Yash Dhull, are taking on Pakistan in their second group match of the U19 Asia Cup, being held in Dubai. Both teams are on 2 points after their first round of matches, and the winner of Saturday's match will ensure progress to the knockout stage. Afghanistan and UAE are the two other teams in the group.
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India XI: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harnoor Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Yash Dhull (c), Nishant Sindhu, Raj Bawa, Aaradhya Yadav (wk), Kaushal Tambe, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar
Pakistan XI: Abdul Wahid, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Shehzad, Haseebullah (wk), Qasim Akram (c), Irfan Khan, Rizwan Mehmood, Ahmad Khan, Ali Asfand, Zeeshan Zameer, Awais Ali
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- 25 Dec 2021 8:38 AM GMT
Aaradhya Yadav highest scorer in innings
Kaushal Tambe's attacking cameo ends on 32. Aaradhya is carrying on, into his 40s now as India near 200. How close can they get to 250? A marvelous recover this has been from the middle and lower order.
IND 198/7 after 44
- 25 Dec 2021 8:26 AM GMT
Aaradhya Yadav, Kaushal Tambe attack Pakistan
Aaradhya Yadav played his part in stabilizing the innings after the poor start. Known to have the ability to hit some big shots, the Delhi-based wicketkeeper is now looking to up the tempo. Kaushal Tambe, in at 8, is also going for his shots. India are looking for a grandstand finish here!
IND 178/6 after 40
- 25 Dec 2021 8:14 AM GMT
Stars of the match so far
Right arm pacer Zeeshan Zameer has been the star of the match so far. He claimed three wickets in nine balls with the new ball, also dismissing Dhull for a duck. Zameer is a self-confessed fan of Pat Cummins.
Harnoor Pannu the highest scorer for India so far, with 46.
IND 153/6 after 37.4
- 25 Dec 2021 8:10 AM GMT
India close in on 150
Bawa and Yadav's 50+-run partnership ends just as Pakistan were looking like they are letting this game go out of their clasps. Here's the scorecard so far:
- 25 Dec 2021 8:04 AM GMT
Indian middle order consolidates
Harnoor Singh's 46 was the only bright spark in the Indian top order today. They were 41/4 at one stage but the middle order has consolidated. Raj Bawa (25) and Aaradhya Yadav (26*) have steadied the ship.
IND 140/6 after 34
- 25 Dec 2021 7:59 AM GMT
Pakistan's new ball attack rattles India
This is the first time India are playing an Under-19 Test/ODI/T20I match since the World Cup final against Bangladesh in Feb 2020. They got off to a poor start today though, with captain Yash Dhull falling for a golden duck.
