Azan Awais’s unbeaten ton and Mohammad Zeeshan’s four-fer inflicted an eight-wicket defeat on the India U-19 crew in the fifth match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup on Sunday.
Azan’s breathtaking show with the bat made the Indian bowling unit look out of their depth in the course of the chase of 260.
Apart from Murugan Abhishek’s two wickets, the remainder of the bowlers toiled arduous however ended the day with out a single wicket in their kitty.
After producing a medical show with the ball and limiting their arch-rival to a rating of 259/9 in 50 overs, the Men in Green received off to a begin which bore resemblance to the efficiency of India in the primary innings.
The Men in Blue collected 42 runs for a lack of one wicket in the powerplay. On the opposite hand, Pakistan additionally misplaced a wicket however registered 48 runs on the board.
The 110-run stand between Azan and Shahzaib Khan utterly took away the sport from India in the approaching overs.
The left-hand mixture took the combat to the bowlers, stored the fielders on their toes and picked up boundaries in accordance to the calls for of the chase.
Abhishek scalped his second of the night time by dismissing Shahzaib for 63 got here in a bit too late. The bowlers pressed for a collapse however Azan’s presence stored a composed and calm environment in the dugout in addition to on the sphere.
Azan stitched up a match-winning 128* run partnership with skipper Saad Baig to take Pakistan throughout the ending line.
Earlier in the innings, after India have been put to bat first, skipper Uday Saharan (60), opener Adarsh Singh (62) and Sachin Dhas (58) fought valiantly in opposition to a fierce bowling set-up.
Their essential knocks propelled India to a rating of 259/9.
Mohammad Zeeshan’s four-fer and Amir Hassan and Ubaid Shah scalped two every to prohibit India from reaching a complete previous 300.
