U19 Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India by 8 wickets

Pakistan U19 beat India by 8 wickets in match five of the U19 Asia Cup played in Dubai on Sunday.

Azan Awais’s century and fifties from Shahzaib Khan and Saad Baig helped Pakistan chase down 260 runs with eight wickets in hand.

Young Pakistan batters were at ease at chasing the 260-run target despite losing opener Shamyl Husain early.

While off-spinner Murugan Abishek was the sole wicket-taker for India (2/55).

Shahzaib (63) and Azan stitched a 110-run stand for the second wicket in 140 balls to set up the chase while an unbeaten stand between captain Saad (68) and the centurion took the team to achieve the target at ease.

After winning the toss, Pakistan put India to bat first.

India lost opener Arshin Kulkarni inside the PowerPlay after his run-a-ball 24 and soon Rudra Patel was bowled out cheaply.

Adarsh Singh (62) and Uday Saharan (60) added 93 runs for the third wicket to keep the scoreboard ticking but once India lost the former.

India could never recover despite a 48-run stand between Uday and Sachin Dhas for the sixth wicket and kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Pakistan’s Mohammad Zeeshan grabbed 4 wickets and helped Pakistan restrict India to 259/9.

With the latest victory, Pakistan continues to sit on top of the group A points table with two wins in a row while India suffered its first defeat in two games so far.