Under 19 Asia Cup 2021: India to face Sri Lanka in the finals

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 The Defending Champions India produced a dominating display to defeat Bangladesh in the second semi-finals of the Under 19 Asia Cup played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Thursday.

Bangladesh captain Rakibul Hasan won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start for Indian openers as Harnoor Singh and Raghuvanshi before Hasan Sakib dismissed inform Harnoor Singh. The Indian team struggled against disciplined Bangladeshi bowling. The Indian captain Yash Dhull came to the crease and put pressure back on the opposition bowlers with attacking strokes.

On the other hand, Shaik Rasheed kept the momentum going for Team India reaching fifty off 76 balls. Dhull and Shaik added 41 runs for the 4th wicket. Raj Bawa kept the momentum going for the Team along with Shaik putting on valuable runs. In the last few overs, Rajvardhan Hangargekar's quickfire cameo and Vicky Ostwal's brilliance along with Shaik Rasheed 90 not out helped India post a competitive total of 243 for 8 in 50 overs.

In reply, Tahjibul Islam and Mahfijul Islam started off brightly putting on 31 runs for the opening wicket in quick time. Raj Bawa and Ravi Kumar rattled the Bangladesh batting line-up to reduce opposition to 50 for 4. It was a superb bowling effort by Indian bowlers never allowing the Bangladeshi batters to score runs easily. Apart from Ariful Islam 42, none of the Bangladeshi batters scored runs. Ravi Kumar, Raj Bawa, Hangakerkar, Ostwal grabbed 2 wickets each while Sindhu and Kaushal Tambe grabbed 1 wicket each. The Indian Under 19 team registered an emphatic 103 runs win to move into their 8th Asia Cup finals.

India Under 19 243 for 8 in 50 overs (Shaik Rasheed 90*, Vicky Ostwal 28*, Rakibul Hasan 3/41) beat Bangladesh Under 19 140 in 38.2 overs ( Ariful Islam 42, Mahfiul Islam 26, Ravi Kumar 2/22, Ostwal 2/25) by 103 runs.  

Sri Lanka Under 19 Team defeated Pakistan team in the first semi-finals during a low scoring match played at ICC Academy, Dubai. Sri Lankan captain Dinuth Wellage won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision did not pay off as they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals right from the word go to be reduced at 70 for 8.

Yasiru Rodrigo and Pathirana steadied the ship for Sri Lanka putting on a superb display adding 47 runs for the 9th wicket. Treveen Mathew and Rodrigo added another 30 runs for the final wicket to help Sri Lanka post 147 in 44.5 overs. Rodrigo remained not out on 31 while Pathirana also made 31.

It was a superb bowling effort by the Lankan bowlers as Treveen Mathews broke the backbone of Pakistan batting taking the first 3 wickets. Despite Muhammad Shahazad and Ahmed Khan's efforts, Pakistan fell short of the target by 22 runs.

Sri Lanka Under 19 147 in 44.5 overs ( Rodrigo 31*, Pathirana 31, Zeeshan Zameer 4/32) beat Pakistan Under 19 125 in 49.3 overs ( Ahmed Khan 36, Muhammad Shahzad 30, Treeven Mathews 4/14, Dunith Wellage 3/31) by 22 runs.

India Under 19 will take on Sri Lanka in the finals to be played on 31st December at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.



 





India Under 19 Team qualified for the finals with a commanding 103 runs win over Bangladesh 

  

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