- A powerful century by Arjun Rajput
- India is second in the points table
- Indian bowlers fight till the end
IND Vs PAK: Pakistan beat India by 3 wickets in ACC Men's Under-19 Asian Cup match. Batting first, India challenged Pakistan to 209 all out on the strength of Arjun Rajput's (107) powerful half-century. Chasing these runs, India gave Pakistan a bump early on, but Hamza Zahoor (100 not out) and Hasnain Abbas Dhar (38) could not crack the pair early. As a result, Pakistan celebrated their victory by completing 209 runs in the 48th over.
Also, if India had scored more runs in this match, Pakistan would have had a chance to shine. But nothing like that happened in this match.
A powerful century by Arjun Rajput
India won the toss and decided to bat first, true but all the batsmen in the first order were dismissed quickly. Due to which he had pressure on the back board. In this way, Arjun Rajput started washing the Pakistani bowlers and played a powerful century of 107 runs in 85 balls with 11 fours and 5 towering sixes. His and Kavya Patel's 23 runs in the last innings allowed the Indian team to cross the respectable 200-run mark.
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Sehwag and Dravid son Sapshel failed
In this match, the batting of Virender Sehwag's son Aryaveer Sehwag was noticed by many, but he could only contribute 22 runs. The shock that India received at the start had an effect on his batting. Also Rahul Dravid's son wicket-keeper Anvay Dravid was dismissed for just 10 runs.
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…but Hamza came to Pakistan's aid
The Indian bowlers bowled at their best initially while defending 209 runs. At one point, Pakistan was 61 for 5 in the 15th over. But Hamza Zahoor and Hasnain Dhar added 107 runs for the sixth wicket to put pressure on the Indian team. Hamza scored an unbeaten 100 with 10 fours and 3 sixes, while Hasnain, who supported him, scored 38 runs.