IND Vs UAE, ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2024 Highlights: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre Shine As India Thrash Hosts To Enter SFs

The action between India and UAE U-19 cricket teams will begin at 10:30 am IST. The toss will happen at 10:00 am IST.

The India Vs United Arab Emirates, ACC Under-19 Asia Cup match will be live-streamed on the Sony LIV website and app in India. It will also be telecasted on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India.

India U19 Squad: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Andre Siddarth C, Mohamed Amaan(c), KP Karthikeya, Nikhil Kumar, Harvansh Singh(w), Hardik Raj, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Mohamed Enaan, Pranav Pant, Anurag Kawade, Kiran Chormale

United Arab Emirates U19 Squad: Yayin Rai, Aryan Saxena, Akshat Rai, Ethan DSouza, Muhammad Rayan Khan, Noorullah Ayobi, Aayan Afzal Khan(c), Uddish Suri, Abdulla Tarique, Mudit Agarwal(w), Ali Asgar Shums, Rachit Ghosh, Harsh Desai, Faisur Rahman, Karan Dhiman

India field first against the United Arab Emirates in Sharjah.

Playing XIs

India U-19: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Andre Siddarth C, Mohammad Amaan(c), KP Karthikeya, Nikhil Kumar, Harvansh Singh(w), Hardik Raj, Samarth Nagaraj, Chetan Sharma, Yudhajit Guha

United Arab Emirates U-19: Akshat Rai, Aryan Saxena, Yayin Rai, Ethan DSouza, Muhammad Rayan Khan, Aayan Afzal Khan(c), Noorullah Ayobi, Mudit Agarwal(w), Uddish Suri, Harsh Desai, Ali Asgar Shums

The 18-year-old Yudhajit Guha opened the bowling attack for India U-19 and conceded just a single from his first over. Aryan Saxena and Akshat Rai are opening batters for UAE U-19.

UAE U-19 - 6/0 (2)

Two teams from both groups will qualify for the semi-finals of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2024. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have already qualified from Group B whereas Pakistan have also qualified from Group A. Now, only one slot is left in the semi-finals and the winners of the IND U-19 vs UAE U-19 match will move to the next round of the tournament.

Yudhajit Guha and Chetan Sharma opened the Indian bowling attack. Guha bowled Aryan Saxena on the last delivery of the fifth over. Yayin Rai replaced him at the crease and Chetan Sharma dismissed him as well in the next over. He went back without adding any run on his name. India have taken two wickets within six overs. UAE are under pressure.

UAE U-19 - 19/2 (7)

Yudhajit Guha and Chetan Sharma finished their first spell of five overs each and then the captain introduced Hardik Raj from one end and Samarth Nagaraj from the other. India desperately need a wicket but Akshat Rai and Ethan D'Souza are looking comfortable at the crease.

UAE U-19 - 47/2 (14)

Hardik Raj dismissed Ethan D'Souza in the 15th over. Muhammad Rayan Khan came and hit Samarth Nagaraj for a six in the next over. KP Karthikeya was introduced in the 18th over and got rid of the opener batter Akshat Rai. Hardik Raj removed Aayan Afzal Khan in the next over.

UAE U-19 - 74/5 (20)

Indian opener batter Ayush Mhatre was introduced into the attack in the 27th over when captain Mohammed Amaan gave him the ball. He conceded just two runs. KP Karthikeya continued his attack from the other end but no reward came. Mhatre bowled one more over and leaked eight runs.

UAE U-19 - 103/5 (29)

Ayush Mhatre was introduced into the attack in the 27th over. He continued the attack from one end and dismissed the set batter Muhammad Rayan Khan in the 31st over. UAE are six wickets down.

UAE U-19 - 119/6 (35)

Chetan Sharma bowled Noorullah Ayobi in the 36th over to dismiss the seventh UAE batter. Uddish Suri got run out in the next over. Now, UAE need a partnership which can at least play out all the overs and add some crucial runs. India will try to avoid that as early as possible.

UAE U-19 - 127/8 (39)

Yudhajit Guha struck twice to finish the United Arab Emirates inning for just 137 runs. He dismissed Mudit Agarwal and Ali Asgar Shums in the 42nd and 44th over respectively to end their innings. Now, India need 138 runs to win the match.

UAE U-19 - 137/10 (44)

Brief Score: UAE U-19 - 137/10 (44)

Muhammad Rayan Khan - 35 (48), Akshat Rai - 26 (52) | Yudhajit Guha: (7-0-15-3)

Indian openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre opened the inning for India. Aayan Khan came to bowl the first over for UAE and conceded just one run. Suryavanshi hit a six in the next over of Ali Asgar Shums to open his account.

IND U-19 - 10/0 (2)

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has gone berserk from the first ball he faced and now Ayush Mhatre also changed his gears. Both batters have completed their half-centuries and the partnership for the first wicket is going strong.

IND U-19 - 102/0 (12)

The openers have given a blazing start to the Indian inning and now India Under-19 team is just 10 runs away from securing a spot in the quarter-finals.

IND U-19 - 128/0 (15)

Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit the winning six when India needed just one run to win the match. India have won the match by 10 wickets in Sharjah. The openers remained unbeaten and achieved the 138-run target in just 17th over.

IND U-19 - 143/0 (16.1)

With this win, India also qualified for the semi-final of the ACC U-19 Men's Asia Cup 2024. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from Group B and Pakistan from Group A have already qualified for the semifinals.

Indian team is into the semi-finals and will face Sri Lanka in the final four on Friday, December 6. Pakistan will face Bangladesh in Semi-Final 1 on the same day. Join us on Friday. That's all from our side. Goodbye and goodnight.