Sharjah: After Chetan Sharma's lethal bowling, Vaibhav Suryavanshi's stormy batting helped India defeat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the second semi-final of the Under-19 Asia Cup. With this victory, Team India has become the first team to reach the final of the tournament. In the semi-final match against India, the Sri Lankan team had decided to bat first after winning the toss. However, his decision proved to be completely wrong. Batting first, the Sri Lankan team collapsed before the Indian bowlers at a score of just 173 runs. In response, Team India won the match with 22 balls remaining. The final match of the Under-19 Asia Cup will be played in Dubai on 8 December. In the final, Team India will face the winning team of the first semi-final between Pakistan and Bangladesh. In such a situation, if Pakistan team reaches the finals then Team India will face it for the second time in the tournament. In the first match, Team India had to face defeat against Pakistan.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi's bat thundered in the semi-finals
After flopping in the first two matches, opener batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi's bat flourished in the semi-final match. Opening the innings for Team India, Vaibhav played an inning of 67 runs in 36 balls. In this innings, Vaibhav also hit 6 fours and 5 powerful sixes. Vaibhav along with Ayush Mahatre made a partnership of 91 runs for the first wicket. Ayush Mahatre played an inning of 34 runs in 28 balls.
Apart from Vaibhav and Ayush, Andre Siddharth also contributed 22 runs in batting for Team India while captain Mohammad Aman also scored unbeaten 25 runs in 26 balls. Captain Aman led Team India to victory by hitting a six. In this way India easily crossed the hurdle of semi-finals.
Chetan Sharma did wonders in bowling
Before batting, Chetan Sharma showed an amazing performance in bowling for Team India. Chetan Sharma took the maximum wickets for Team India, three wickets. In this bowling, Chetan bowled 8 overs in which he spent only 34 runs. Apart from Chetan, Ayush Mahatre and Kiran Kormale also took two wickets each. Yudh Jeet Guha and Hardik Raj also got one wicket each.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi's bat thundered in the semi-finals
After flopping in the first two matches, opener batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi's bat flourished in the semi-final match. Opening the innings for Team India, Vaibhav played an inning of 67 runs in 36 balls. In this innings, Vaibhav also hit 6 fours and 5 powerful sixes. Vaibhav along with Ayush Mahatre made a partnership of 91 runs for the first wicket. Ayush Mahatre played an inning of 34 runs in 28 balls.
Apart from Vaibhav and Ayush, Andre Siddharth also contributed 22 runs in batting for Team India while captain Mohammad Aman also scored unbeaten 25 runs in 26 balls. Captain Aman led Team India to victory by hitting a six. In this way India easily crossed the hurdle of semi-finals.
Chetan Sharma did wonders in bowling
Before batting, Chetan Sharma showed an amazing performance in bowling for Team India. Chetan Sharma took the maximum wickets for Team India, three wickets. In this bowling, Chetan bowled 8 overs in which he spent only 34 runs. Apart from Chetan, Ayush Mahatre and Kiran Kormale also took two wickets each. Yudh Jeet Guha and Hardik Raj also got one wicket each.
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