Two Pakistani batsmen together created history against India, this feat was seen for the first time.
The Men's Under-19 Asia Cup has started in the UAE from 29 November. The third match of the tournament is being played between the teams of India and Pakistan. Both the teams are face to face at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. In this match, the Pakistan team won the toss and decided to bat first and their openers proved it right. A big partnership for the first wicket was seen between the Pakistani openers, due to which they made a big record against Team India.
Pakistan batsmen created history.
Usman Khan and Shahzeb Khan started the innings for Pakistan in this match. Both these players played cautiously from the beginning and scored a lot of runs after settling on the crease. Both the players completed a partnership of 100 runs in just 23 overs and created history. In fact, this is the first time in the history of the Under-19 Asia Cup that the opening pair of a team made a partnership of 100 runs against Team India. After this, both the players maintained this rhythm and also completed 150 runs.
This pair of Usman Khan and Shahzeb Khan added a total of 160 runs for the first wicket. Pakistan got its first blow in the form of Usman Khan. He played an innings of 60 runs on 94 balls. Usman Khan hit 6 fours in this innings. At the same time, Ayush Mhatre gave this success to Team India, which the team needed the most.
11th edition of Under-19 Asia Cup
The Men's Under-19 Asia Cup is to be played in the UAE from 29 November to 8 December. This tournament started in 1989. This time the 11th edition of the tournament is being played. The 8 teams participating in this tournament have been divided into two groups of 4 each. India, Pakistan, Japan and UAE are placed in Group A. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal are placed in Group B. Two teams each from both the groups will qualify for the semi-finals and then the final match will be played. Let us tell you, India is the most successful team in the history of the Under-19 Asia Cup, having won the tournament eight times out of 10.