Mumbai Mumbai. Youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi's struggles against seam bowling were clearly visible during his brief stay as the IPL contract owners India Under-19 team struggled badly in their 43-run loss to Pakistan in the Youth Asia Cup here on Saturday. doing.
Left-handed batsman Shahzaib Khan destroyed the Indian bowlers with the help of 10 sixes in his innings of 159 runs in 147 balls, after which the Indian team never looked away from the target of 282 runs.
They were eventually all out for 238 in 47.1 overs, but emerging youngsters like Suryavanshi (1), Ayush Mhatre (20), C Andre Siddharth (15) and left-arm spinner Hardik Raj (0/47 in 6 overs) Will not be happy with his performance.
However, it should be mentioned that Mhatre looked better than the rest of the Indian team with his touch and range and was out after scoring 20 runs, which included five fours.
Suryavanshi, a powerful left-armer who has had a poor Ranji season, got just one run as long medium pacers Ali Raza and Abdul Subhan troubled him a lot.
There are a lot of expectations from being signed by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore, but at the age of 13 years and 8 months, he will have to work hard to perform consistently at the Under-19 international level as well.
Subhan bowled the ball to Mhatre, who picked up the length and went a little further to hit his outside edge, while Suryavanshi's feet did not move when Raza slipped an angled fuller ball which went past the wicketkeeper.
The biggest disappointment came in the form of captain Mohammad Amman, who scored 16 runs from 43 balls and his innings was one of the reasons why the India Under-19 team could not really find momentum after Mhatre's dismissal.
Nikhil Kumar's 67 runs were the only defence.
In the bowling department, India were reliant on their two spinners – leg spinner Mohammad Innan (0/34 in 2 overs) and Raj, and both were given a tough challenge by Shahzab.
Particularly Innan, who bowled either half-tracker or over-pitch balls, all of which were sent into the stands.
In fact, Mhatre (2/30 in 7 overs) had to be brought in to cover for him and he immediately took a few wickets, but Shahzeb had done enough damage and a score of over 280 was a winning score at the Under-19 level .
Brief scores Pakistan Under-19: 281/7; 50 overs (Shahzeb Khan 159; Samarth Nagraj 3/45, Ayush Mhatre 2/30) b India 238; 47.1 overs (Nikhil Kumar 67, Ayush Mhatre 20, C Andre Siddharth 15, Vaibhav Suryavanshi 1).
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