India has faced defeat against Pakistan in its second match of Under-19 Asia Cup. In a thrilling match, Pakistan defeated India by 3 wickets. In this match played at Al Emerat Cricket Ground in Oman, Indian captain Rajesh Raichandani won the toss and decided to bat first. The entire Indian team was all out in 46.3 overs. Arjun Rajput played a fighting inning of 107 runs for India. Apart from Arjun, no other Indian batsman could touch the 30-run mark. For Pakistan, Ali Raja, Rizwanullah and Niqab Shafiq took 3 wickets each and restricted the entire Indian team to 208 runs.
Chasing the target of 209 runs, Pakistan did not have a good start. Indian bowlers took wickets at regular intervals. But thanks to the unbeaten century of wicketkeeper batsman Hamza Zahoor, Pakistan won the match by 3 wickets and with 11 balls remaining. For this brilliant innings, Hamza also got the title of Player of the Match. With this victory, Pakistan has reached the top of the points table with 4 points. At the same time, India has slipped to second position.
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