Azan Awais’s unbeaten ton and Mohammad Zeeshan’s four-fer inflicted an eight-wicket defeat on the India U-19 workforce within the fifth match of the Asian Cricket Council Below-19s Asia Cup on Sunday.
Azan’s breathtaking show with the bat made the Indian bowling unit look out of their depth throughout the chase of 260.
Other than Murugan Abhishek’s two wickets, the remainder of the bowlers toiled laborious however ended the day and not using a single wicket of their kitty.
After producing a medical show with the ball and proscribing their arch-rival to a rating of 259/9 in 50 overs, the Males in Inexperienced received off to a begin which bore resemblance to the efficiency of India within the first innings.
The Males in Blue gathered 42 runs for a lack of one wicket within the powerplay. Alternatively, Pakistan additionally misplaced a wicket however registered 48 runs on the board.
The 110-run stand between Azan and Shahzaib Khan fully took away the sport from India within the coming overs.
The left-hand mixture took the battle to the bowlers, stored the fielders on their toes and picked up boundaries in line with the calls for of the chase.
Abhishek scalped his second of the evening by dismissing Shahzaib for 63 got here in a bit too late. The bowlers pressed for a collapse however Azan’s presence stored a composed and calm ambiance within the dugout in addition to on the sector.
Azan stitched up a match-winning 128* run partnership with skipper Saad Baig to take Pakistan throughout the ending line.
Earlier within the innings, after India have been put to bat first, skipper Uday Saharan (60), opener Adarsh Singh (62) and Sachin Dhas (58) fought valiantly towards a fierce bowling set-up.
Their essential knocks propelled India to a rating of 259/9.
Mohammad Zeeshan’s four-fer and Amir Hassan and Ubaid Shah scalped two every to limit India from reaching a complete previous 300.