Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup has started in UAE from 29th November. The third match of the tournament is being played between the teams of India and Pakistan. Both the teams are facing each other at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. In this match, Pakistan team won the toss and decided to bat first and their openers proved it right. A big partnership was seen between the openers of Pakistan for the first wicket, due to which they made a big record in their name against Team India.
Pakistan’s batsmen created history
Usman Khan and Shahzeb Khan started the innings for Pakistan in this match. Both these players played cautiously from the beginning and scored a lot of runs after settling on the crease. Both the players completed the partnership of 100 runs in 23 overs and also created history. In fact, this is the first time in the history of Under-19 Asia Cup when the opening pair of any team made a partnership of 100 runs against Team India. After this, both the players maintained this rhythm and also completed 150 runs.
The pair of Usman Khan and Shahzeb Khan added a total of 160 runs for the first wicket. Pakistan got its first blow in the form of Usman Khan. He played an innings of 60 runs in 94 balls. Usman Khan hit 6 fours in this innings. At the same time, Ayush Mhatre gave this success to Team India, which the team needed the most.
11th edition of Under-19 Asia Cup
Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup is to be played in UAE from 29 November to 8 December. This tournament was started in 1989. This time the 11th edition of the tournament is being played. The 8 teams participating in this tournament have been divided into two groups of 4 each. India, Pakistan, Japan and UAE have been kept in Group A. Whereas Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal have been kept in Group B. Two teams each from both the groups will qualify for the semi-finals and then the final match will be played. Let us tell you, India is the most successful team in the history of Under-19 Asia Cup, which has won the tournament eight out of 10 times.