India Get Into The Semis Of the U19 Asia Cup As They Beat UAE By 70 Runs
India's victory was secured by Ariyavir Sehwag's century (160 off 168 balls) and VK Vineeth's half-century (67 off 69 balls) in the first innings
Xtra Time Newsdesk: The Indian U19 team has booked its place in the U19 Asia Cup semifinals with a 70 run win over UAE at Muscat on Tuesday. With this win, India finished second place in Group A with four points, behind Pakistan. The Lakshya Raichandani led side will face Afghanistan on November 12th, Thursday.
India's victory was secured by Ariyavir Sehwag's century (160 off 168 balls) and VK Vineeth's half-century (67 off 69 balls) in the first innings. A 193 partnership between them contributed to the Men in Blue's 309/7 score.
The UAE players, on the other hand, were unable to keep up with the pace required and lost wickets regularly. Only Ahmed Khudadad (74 off 74 balls) and Nurullah Ayoubi (39 off 25 balls) showed personality, but the rest of the lineup was unimpressive.
India’s bowlers also made run-scoring difficult with their disciplined lines and lengths throughout the second innings. Ishan Sood picked four wickets (4/37), while the rest of the bowlers took one wicket each.
UAE ultimately fell for 239. A fair bit short of India's total. With this win, India U19 has got some momentum behind them after the loss against Pakistan. The question is whether that it will translate in the knockouts.
