Pakistan rode on Azan Awais’ elegant unbeaten century to beat arch-rivals India by eight wickets within the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. India managed a mediocre 259 for 9 in 50 overs, largely on account of late surge by Sachin Dhas, who tonked three sixes in his 42-ball-58. Skipper Uday Saharan (60 off 98 balls) and opener Adarsh Singh (62 off 81 balls) could not power the tempo including solely 93 runs in 20 overs. For the winners, right-arm medium pacer Mohammed Zeeshan took 4 for 46. The largest identify amongst U-19s — Sarfaraz Khan’s youthful brother Musheer (2) could not repeat the efficiency of the opening sport.

In reply, Pakistan romped dwelling in simply 47 overs with southpaw Azan anchoring the chase, scoring a affected person 105 not out off 130 balls with 10 fours.

He first added 110 for the second wicket with opener Shazaib Khan (63 off 88 balls) and one other 125 in simply 19.1 overs with Saad Baig, who smashed unbeaten 68 off simply 51 balls with eight boundaries and a most.

Skipper Saharan used as many as seven bowlers however they did not measure with solely off-spinner Murugan Abhishek selecting up the 2 wickets.

Musheer had a forgettable outing as he was clobbered for 32 runs in 4 overs.

India will likely be enjoying its closing group league match on Tuesday in opposition to Nepal and must win it with the intention to qualify for the semi-final whereas Pakistan with two wins from two video games must lose by an enormous margin to Afghanistan with the intention to qualify.

It should not be an issue for India colts as Nepal aren’t the hardest staff to beat, having already misplaced each their encounters.

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