IND vs UAE U19 Asia Cup Highlights: Openers, bowlers shine as India clinch semi-final spot

This has been a tremendous effort from the two young openers have India have shot down the target of 137 in just 16 overs and the Boy in Blue are in the semi-finals beating the UAE by 10 wickets.

Suryavanshi was particularly severe on the left-arm spinner and has raced off to a 32-ball fifty and on the very next delivery, Mhratre brought up his half-century of just 38 deliveries. India are cruising here.

Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi have been fantastic. They have taken their chances, which have come off and India are racing towards a win and a place in the semi-finals. The partnership too has completed a century and both of them are eyeing to track down the target in less than 20 overs.

Indian openers continue to dominate the game with aggressive and entertaining cricket at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

IND - 62/0 in 8 overs.

India need 76 runs in 42 overs to win this game.

Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi find no trouble in scoring quick runs with regular big shots in the powerplay overs. Mhatre brings India's fifty with back-to-back boundaries off Aayan Khan.

IND - 50/0 in 6.4 overs.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi displays his big-hitting skills with 4 huge sixes in the first 4 overs as India enjoy a flying start in the low-score chase. A terrific start from the 13-year-old Indian opener.

IND - 34/0 in 4 overs. 

India U19 need 104 runs in 46 overs to win this game.

Openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre are out in the middle to begin India's chase.

Rayan Khan to bowl the first over for the UAE.

India U19 need 138 runs in 300 balls to win this game and qualify for the Asia Cup semi-final.

Yudhajit Guha puts the UAE out of misery by removing Ali Asgar with another brilliant delivery. The wicket no.3 for the star pacer.

UAE - 137/10 in 44 overs.

Yudhajit Guha also strikes in his second spell to remove Mudit Agarwal. The UAE set for a low total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

UAE - 133/9 in 42 overs.

An excellent direct throw from Ayush Mhatre ends Uddish Suri's fighting knock, a brilliant run out from the Indian star.

Uddish scored 16 runs off 46 balls. Mudit Agarwal joins next.

UAE - 124/8 in 37.1 overs.

Back in the attack for the second spell and Chetan Sharma delivers a brilliant delivery to bowl out Noorullah Ayobi.

UAE - 122/7 in 36 overs.

Ayush Mhatre produces a beauty with bowl out settled Rayan Khan. The UAE go 6 down. 

Rayan scored 35 runs off 48 balls. Noor Ayobi walks in next.

UAE - 109/6 in 31 overs.

Rayan Khan brings the team's century with a cracking cover drive four off Ayush Mhatre. The UAE continue to find valuable runs in the middle overs.

UAE - 103/5 in 29 overs.

Rayan Khan is looking in aggressive mode with a couple of big shots against the Indian spin as he tries to diffuse the pressure created after the series of setbacks.

UAE - 88/5 in 25 overs.

Indian spinners Hardik Raj and Karthikeya KP dominate the game at the moment as India stay on top after the first 20 overs.

UAE - 74/5 in 20 overs (Uddish Suri - 1* off 5 balls, Rayan Khan - 10* off 13 balls).

The UAE fans witness collapse as Hardik Raj removes captain Aayan Khan to give India their fifth wicket.

Aayan Khan scored 5 runs off 5 balls. Uddish Suri joins next.

UAE - 72/5 in 18.3 overs. 

Spinner Karthikeya KP Strikes in his very first over to dismiss dangerous-looking Akshat Rai on a brilliant LBW dismissal.

Akshat scored 26 runs off 52 balls. Aayan Khan joins next.

UAE- 67/4 in 17.4 overs.

Spinner Hardik Raj gives India a much-needed breakthrough with the big wicket of Ethan D'Souza.

Ethan scored 17 runs off 27 balls. Rayan Muhammad walks in next.

UAE - 49/3 in 14.4 overs.

Akshat Rai and Ethan D'Souza are looking settled and comfortable with regular runs in the middle overs as the UAE make a stong comeback.

UAE - 46/2 in 13 overs.

Both Akshat Rai and Ethan D'Souza fight back with a couple of boundaries in the last two overs as the UAE stage their fightback at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

UAE- 34/2 in 10 overs.

Both Yudhajit Guha and Chetan Sharma stay in attack with impressive spells in the powerplay as the UAE batters struggle for the runs after two early setbacks.

UAE - 22/2 in 8 overs.

A thick outside edge and an easy catch for Harvansh behind. A golden duck for Yayin Rai as Chetan Sharma takes his first wicket of the game.

UAE - 18/2 in 5.5 overs.

Ethan D'Souza joins next.

A sensational delivery from Yudhajit Guha to rip off the middle stump. A big big blow to the UAE's good start.

Aryan Saxena scored 9 runs off 17 balls. Yayin Rai walks in next.

UAE - 14/1 in 5 overs.

Both Aryan Saxena and Akshat Rai are off to a promising start at Sharjah Cricket Stadium but the Indian bowlers also look greedy with their initial spells. The wicket looks flat so far.

UAE - 6/0 in 2 overs.

The UAE openers Akshat Rai and Aryan Saxena are out in the middle to begin the UAE's innings at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The right-arm pacer Yudhajit Guha to bowl the first over for India.

The game is on...

India have won all of their past three youth ODI encounters against the UAE. Notably, India have won all of their games against the UAE while batting first and by a margin of 150+ runs. 

United Arab Emirates U19 Playing XI: 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.

India U19 Playing XI: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Andre Siddarth C, Mohamed Amaan (c), KP Karthikeya, Nikhil Kumar, Harvansh Singh (wk), Hardik Raj, Samarth Nagaraj, Chetan Sharma, Yudhajit Guha.

The UAE have won the toss and elected to bat first.

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have already sealed the two semi-final spots from Group B and Pakistan are almost through having beaten India and UAE. Hence, India and the UAE might be fighting for one spot and hence, will be a fight to finish on Wednesday.

The UAE too have had a similar trajectory in the tournament having lost to Pakistan and hammered Japan in their last game. India are in no position to take any team lightly and wouldn't even think of taking the UAE for granted as both teams push for the remaining semis spot from Group A.

India captain Mohamed Amaan put his hand up and scored an unbeaten century against Japan to keep his side in the hunt for a place in the semis after a poor outing against Pakistan, followed by a collective performance from the bowling unit. India will hope for a similar all-round performance as the Boys in Blue look to lock in that spot from Group A.

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 (wk), Ali Asgar Shums, Rachit Ghosh, Harsh Desai, Faisur Rahman, Karan Dhiman.

Match Details

Match: Group A, 12th 50-over game

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Day & Time: Wednesday, December 4, 10:30 AM IST (09:00 Local Time), Toss at 10:00 AM IST

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Both teams are fighting for the remaining semi-final spot in the Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024. So, both teams are expected to produce their best at Sharjah Cricket Stadium for the two biggest points in the last group-stage game.

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