India beat UAE by 10 wickets in U-19 Asia Cup. With this, the Indian team has reached the semi-finals. UAE won the toss and decided to bat at Sharjah. The team could score only 137 runs in 44 overs. Yudhjit Guha took 3 wickets from India.
In reply, India chased down the target by scoring 143 runs without losing any wicket in 16.1 overs. Openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre scored half-centuries. Vaibhav scored 76 runs in 46 balls and Ayush scored 67 runs in 51 balls. Vaibhav hit 6 sixes and 3 fours in his innings. Vaibhav was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore in the IPL auction.
Vaibhav hit a six to win the match for India 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi flopped in the first two matches. In this match, he hit a six on his very first ball. Vaibhav completed his half century in 32 balls. He scored an unbeaten 76 off 46 balls. Apart from this, he also hit 6 sixes and 3 fours in the innings. Together with opener Ayush Mhatre, he added 143 runs in 97 balls. Vaibhav won the match for India by hitting a six.
Ayush completed his fifty in 38 balls Ayush Mhatre hit 4 fours and 4 sixes in an innings of 67 runs. He completed his fifty in 38 balls. Ayush faced 51 balls and scored runs at a strike rate of 131.37.
UAE team all out in 44 overs The entire UAE team was bundled out for 137 runs. The host team could only play 44 overs. Muhammad Rai played the highest innings for UAE with 35 runs while opener Akshat Rai was dismissed with 26 runs. Yudhjit Guha took 3 wickets while Chetan Sharma and Hardik Raj took 2 wickets each for the Indian team. KP Karthikeya and Ayush Mhatre got one wicket each.
Players of both teams shaking hands after the match.
Vaibhav is the youngest millionaire of IPL Rajasthan bought 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for Rs 1.10 crore. Its base price was 30 lakh rupees. Along with this, he also became the youngest player in IPL history. A player from Bihar will make his IPL debut from this season. Vaibhav scored a century against Australia in Under-19. He made his debut in first class cricket at the age of 12.
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