IND U 19 vs SL U 19: Sri Lanka blown away by Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s storm, India reaches finals of Asia Cup

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|06-12-2024

SL U19 vs IND U19: India's Under 19 cricket team has shown a brilliant performance and made it to the final by defeating Sri Lanka Under 19 team by 7 wickets in the second semi-final match of Under 19 Asia Cup. Sri Lanka batted first and the team could not even play the full 50 overs. Sri Lanka was reduced to 173 runs in the 47th over itself. The Indian team easily won the second semi-final match. Team India defeated Sri Lanka within 22 overs.

Chetan took 3 wickets and Kiran-Ayush took two wickets each.

Sri Lanka won the toss in the match and decided to bat first.

However, in this important match, Sri Lanka's decision was proved wrong by the Indian bowlers. Sri Lankan batsmen could not stand against the Indian bowlers. Sri Lanka was reduced to 173 runs in 46.2 overs. Lakwin Abeysinghe scored the highest score of 69 runs for Sri Lanka. He hit 3 fours and two sixes in his innings of 110 balls. Whereas Sharujan Shanmuganathan scored 42 runs in 78 balls with the help of two fours. 7 Sri Lankan batsmen could not even reach double figures. Two of these batsmen were out on zero. Chetan Sharma took 3 wickets for India. While Kiran Chormale and Ayush Mhatre took two wickets each.
Yudhajit Guha and Hardik Raj took one wicket each.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi batted brilliantly

The Indian team achieved the target of 174 runs in an aggressive manner. The biggest contribution in this was made by 13 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He completed a quick half century in just 24 balls. Even after this he batted aggressively. Suryavanshi played a stormy inning of 67 runs in 36 balls. During this, 6 fours and five sixes came from his bat. Apart from him, Ayush Mhatre contributed 34 runs in 28 balls and captain Mohammad Aman contributed 25 unbeaten runs.

Which team will India face in the final?

The first semi-final is being played between the under-19 teams of Pakistan and Bangladesh in which Bangladesh appears to be in a strong position. Batting first, Pakistan collapsed for 116 runs in 37 overs. In reply, Bangladesh has scored 88 runs after losing 3 wickets. Whichever team wins the first semi-final will face India in the final on December 8.

Which team will India face in the final?

The first semi-final is being played between the under-19 teams of Pakistan and Bangladesh in which Bangladesh appears to be in a strong position. Batting first, Pakistan collapsed for 116 runs in 37 overs. In reply, Bangladesh has scored 88 runs after losing 3 wickets. Whichever team wins the first semi-final will face India in the final on December 8.

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