IND vs JAP U19 Asia Cup Highlights: India beat Japan by 211 runs to register first win of tournament

Japan posted 128 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. India have won the match by a huge margin of 211 runs.

The 18-year-old pacer Yudhajit Guha removes Aditya Phadke to give India their 6th wicket. India are closing in on a huge win.

Japan - 120/6 in 47 overs.

Indian bowlers are struggling to find wickets as Japan look to avoid all-out in the closing stages at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Japan - 117/5 in 45 overs.

100 up for Japan finally!!! 101/5 in the 41st over. How many can they add in last few overs?

KP Karthikeya strikes!! Japan have batted for 38 overs now but are yet to cross the 100-run mark. Timothy Moore is the latest man to be dismissed and they are 94/5 now. 

50 and OUT for Hugo Kelly. Hardik got the better of him but it was a great knock from him against the skilled Indian bowlers. Japan are now 88/4 in the 33rd over.

Hugo Kelly has notched up a well-deserved half-century off 108 balls. It is a really good knock given the context. Match is out of reach for Japan but the opening batter has shown great skill and temperament so far.

At the end of 30 overs, Japan are only three down for 82 runs. The result of the match is inconsequential now. Hugo Kelly is nearing his half-century and this is a huge milestone for him. India would be keen on picking wickets and finish the innings off soon.

Japan have lost their third wicket via a run-out. Some poor running between the two batters and Kazoma Kato-Stafford has gone back to the hut after scoring 8 runs. Japan are now 70/3 in the 26th over.

KP Karthikeya strikes!! Koji Abe departs quickly for an eight ball duck. Japan are 54/2 in the 19th over. After a solid start, they are falling apart now. Hugo Kelly has done well to hang around. Can he score a well-deserved half-century?

Hardik Raj strikes!! Nihar Parmar's resistance ends as Hardik castles him with a beauty. A decent opening stand though for Japan as they are now 50/1 in the 14th over. Parmar scored 14 runs off 31 balls before getting out.

Japan have got off to a decent start. If you ignore the mammoth target of 340 runs, Japan's 39/0 after 10 overs is certainly a decent start. The duo of Nihar Parmar and Hugo Kelly has done well to keep the Indian bowlers at bay so far.

Japan have scored 31 runs after the end of the five overs.

Nihar Parmar and Hugo Kelly have come out to open the innings for Japan. Japan are 11/0 after one over.

Japan need 340 runs to win this match and stay alive in the tournament.

India have posted a mammoth 339 on the board, Hardik Raj has played an impressive cameo of 25* off 18 balls. Mohamed Amaan remained unbeaten on 122 off 118 balls.

India have scored 312 runs and there are 12 more deliveries left in their innings.

A single takes India past the 300-run mark.

India are 298/6 after the end of 47 overs.

Harvansh Singh Pangalia goes after scoring just one run. India are six down for 289 in 46 overs.

Mohamed Amaan has reached his century. He becomes the first India batter to score a century in this Asia Cup. India are 289/5 after 45.4 overs.

Nikhil Kumar holes out to deep midwicket. Nikhil departs after scoring 12 runs. India are 287/5.

India have reached the 280-run mark and are preparing to go big in the last eight overs. Mohamed Amaan is batting on 95 and Nikhil Kumar is on 9*.

KP Karthikeya perishes after scoring 57 runs off 49 balls. India are 261/4.

KP Karthikeya has reached his fifty off 43 balls. India have also reached the 250-run mark after 37.2 overs.

Mohamed Amaan and KP Karthikeya have added 100 runs for the fourth wicket. India are 242/3 after 36.3 overs.

India are 230 for the loss of three wickets. Karthikeya (35* off 34 balls) and Amaan (75 off 76 balls) are set.

Karthikeya and Amaan have added 72 runs for the fourth wicket already and are looking to take India beyond the 250-run mark now. India are 216/3 after 33.3 overs.

India have scaled the 200-run mark. Mohamed Amaan is batting on 57 off 62 balls and Karthikyea is batting on 27 off 24 balls. India are 200/3 after 31 overs. Karthikeya and Amaan have added 61 runs for the fourth wicket.

Fifty for Mohamed Amaan. Amaan gets a single to long-off and gets to his half-century. India are 182/3 after 29.3 overs.

Mohamed Amaan is batting on 42 and India are moving towards the 200-run mark. India are 168/3 after 27 overs.

India are 151 for the loss of three wickets at the end of the 26th over. Mohamed Amaan (34* off 46) and KP Karthikeya (2* off 4 balls) are in the middle.

Off-spinner Hugo Kelly gets the big wicket of Andre Siddarth. Siddarth goes after scoring 35 off 48 balls.

India are 126 for the loss of two wickets. India are going at 6.25 runs per over.

Japan's off-spinner Hugo Kelly has been brought into the attack.

India are 117 for the loss of two wickets. Their run rate has dropped a bit after the end of the field restrictions.

India have crossed the 100-run mark at the end of the 15th over.

India are 91 for the loss of two wickets at the end of 13 overs. Andre Siddarth and Mohamed Amaan are in the middle for India.

India's captain Mohamed Amaan comes into bat after Mhatre's wicket.

Ayush Mhatre hits an aerial drive straight to the extra cover fielder and goes after scoring 54 runs. India are 81/2 after 10.5 overs.

Ayush Mhatre completes his fifty off just 27 deliveries. The right-handed batter is looking good for a big one.

India are 75/1 with Ayush Mhatre on 49 and Andre Siddarth on 2.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi falls for 23 off 23 balls while trying to attack the Japanese bowlers. He scored three fours and a six in his innings. India are 65/1 after eight overs.

India score just two runs in the sixth over and are 54 for no loss.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi collects 10 runs off the fifth over and India are 52/0.

Ayush Mhatre hammers K Kato-Stafford for 20 runs in the fourth over. India are 42/0 at the end of the fourth over.

India are 22 for no loss after the end of the third over. 

Ayush Mhatre takes on Yamamoto-Lake and strikes two consecutive boundaries on the second and the third delivery of the third over. India are 21/0.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes the last ball of the second over for a boundary to get India's score to 13 for no loss.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is taking strike in the second over of the innings.

Ayush Mhatre has struck a boundary to get India's innings underway. India are four for no loss after the first over.

Aditya Phadke, Nihar Parmar, Koji Hardgrave Abe (c), Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Charles Hinze, Hugo Kelly, Timothy Moore, Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake, Daniel Panckhurst (wk), Aarav Tiwari, Max Yonekawa Lynn

India U19 (Playing XI):

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

Japan have won the toss and elected to field first.

India have to beat Japan by a huge margin and hope that Pakistan also gets the better of UAE in the other game. India can then defeat UAE in their last group-stage encounter and qualify for the semis.

Japan were steamrolled by the hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their first match of the ACC U19 Men's Asia Cup. UAE beat Japan by 273 runs to reach the top of the Group A points table.

After getting sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction, there is pressure on the 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He could only score one off nine balls against Pakistan.

Today's game against Japan is a must-win one for India. They are third on the Group A points table after their 43-run loss to Pakistan. They have to beat Japan by a big margin to enhance their net run rate (NRR). 

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