IND vs PAK ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live score: Pakistan openers out in middle after opting to bat against India

It's change of bowling from both ends. Time for some spin as Kiran Chormale rolls his arm over. Pace from the other end from Nikhil Kumar.

Opener Shahzaib Khan is now looking to break free. He slammed two fours off Yudhajit Guha in the fifth over before hitting a six in the sixth over of Shahzaib Khan.

Samarth is getting some good swing and seam in the initial exchanges. He is consistently beating the bat of Pakistan openers and is threatening. 

Another right-arm quick Yudhajit Guha from the other end. A tight start for the Indians. No run off the bat in the first two overs. Only two from wide have come so far. Indians keeping Pakistan batters in check.

The two Pakistan openers are out in the middle as the action gets underway in Dubai. Shahzaib Khan and Usman Khan with the bat in hand. Samarth Nagaraj, right arm quick, with the ball in hand and he welcomes Usman with a bouncer.

Pakistan's Playing XI:

Shahzaib Khan, Usman Khan, Saad Baig(w/c), Farhan Yousaf, Faham-ul-Haq, Mohammad Riazullah, Haroon Arshad, Abdul Subhan, Ali Raza, Umar Zaib, Naveed Ahmed Khan

India's Playing XI:

Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Andre Siddarth C, Mohamed Amaan(c), Harvansh Singh(w), Nikhil Kumar, Kiran Chormale, Hardik Raj, Mohamed Enaan, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha

Pakistan captain Saad Baig has won the toss and decided to bat first in Dubai.

All eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi who was brought by Rajasthan Royals (RR) for Rs 1.10 crore at the IPL mega auction 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will also be interesting to see how C Andre Siddarth performs as well. He was bought by CSK for Rs 30 Lakhs.

ACC U19 Men's Asia Cup 2024 schedule:

Group A

1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Japan
4. UAE

Group B

1. Sri Lanka
2. Bangladesh
3. Nepal
4. Afghanistan

• The first match of the tournament was played between the defending champions Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 45 runs.
• The second fixture was played between Sri Lanka and Nepal and the former emerged victorious by 55 runs.

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