India U-19 Defeat Pakistan U-19 by 58 Runs to Reach U-19 World Cup Semi-Finals

India U-19 keep winning in the U-19 World Cup and are now the fourth team to reach the semi-finals. They scored 252 runs first, then bowled out Pakistan for 194, winning the match by 58 runs. Pakistan U-19 won the toss and sent India to bat first. India got off to a flyer as Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit 5 fours and a maximum in his 22-ball stay to score 30 runs.

Aaron George was giving him the company in their 47-run opening stand. The rhythm got shattered as Pakistan made a grand comeback and removed both the Indian openers and the skipper Ayush Mhatre for a silver duck. Vihaan Malhotra and Vedant Trivedi then decided to rebuild the innings. They didn't do anything funky and rotated the strike. Vihaan scored 21 off 43 balls but the partnership between him and Vedant of 62 runs helped India immensely. Vedant didn't stop after that.

He took the innings forward with some support from Abhigyan Kundu (16) and RS Ambrish (29). The game changers of Indian innings were Kanishk Chouhan and Khilan Patel. As Pakistan were slow in over rate, they had to bring an extra fielder inside the circle in the next 5 overs. They took a fine advantage of it and added 50 runs from 6 overs.

India U-19 Defeat Pakistan U-19 to Reach Semi-Finals

Kanishk scored 35 off 29 balls and Khilan scored 21 off 15 balls to help India post 252 from their 50 overs. For Pakistan, Abdul Subhan finished with 3/33. Mohammad Sayyam took two wickets. The rest of the bowlers took a wicket each. Pakistan had to chase the 252 runs in 33.3 overs to qualify. They took 18 runs from the first two overs but as Henil Patel got the better of Sameer Minhas, Pakistan started playing only for the win.

Huzaifa Zahoor and Usman Khan took the innings forward after that and they together added 65 runs for the second wicket. Kanishk Chouhan removed Zahoor for 42 and then they became slow again. Farhan Yousaf tried to increase the scoring rate with his 38 off 39 balls but after his dismissal, Pakistan gave up completely. India bowled a lot of overs with their off spinners and the idea paid off.

Ayush Mhatre brought himself in. He brought Vihaan Malhotra in the attack and together operated after the 30th over. Mhatre took the important wicket of well set Usman Khan for 65 and then took another two wickets of Ahmed Hussain and Momin Qamar. Khilan Patel took care of the right handers and ended the innings by clipping the off stump of Huzaifa Ahsan. He took the wickets of Mohammad Sayyam too. Vihaan Malhotra got the wicket of Ali Hassan Baloch and Pakistan got bundled out for 194.

Indian spinners stepped up for them. Ayush Mhatre and Khilan Patel took 3 wickets each. RS Ambrish, Henil Patel, Kanishk Chouhan and Vihaan Malhotra took a wicket each.