U19 Asian Cup: Shaik Rasheed goes undefeated to 90 to lead clinical India to final
India recorded an impressive 103-run victory over Bangladesh in the semi-final of the U-19 Asian Cup on Thursday after Sheikh Rashid scored an undefeated 90 non-bowling. Rashid’s 108 balls, 108 balls, three fours and a six-way knock when India posted 243 of eight in 50 overs, grouped Bangladesh’s innings for 140 runs in 38.2 overs to seal a spot in the final, where they will face off against Sri Lanka. .
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 22 runs in another semi-final in Dubai. After being invited to bat first, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (16) and Harnoor Singh (15) couldn’t play big innings after spending some time in the box. Rashid, who reached the fold after the Harnoor flag in the eighth, held one winger to the end. During this, he got the support of captain Yash Dhull (26) and Raj Bawa (23), but both A’s failed to turn good starts into big innings like the first.
In the last over, tail batsmen Rajvardhan Hungergekar (16 runs on seven balls) and Vicky Ostwal (28 without 18 balls) pushed the score past 240 per bat. Rakibul Hasan was the most successful bowler in Bangladesh. Took three wickets for 41 runs in 10 overs.
While chasing the goal, Bangladesh got off to a good start scoring 31 runs in the first five overs, but after that, the Indian bowlers tightened their grip and the team continued to lose ground at frequent intervals. For that, Ariful Islam contributed 42 and starter Mahfizul Islam contributed 26 runs.
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For the Indian team, Hungergekar, Ravi Kumar, Bawa, Ostwal took two windows each, while Nishant Sidhu and Kushal Tambe took one window each. In the second semi-final, Sri Lanka, after losing eight wickets for 70 runs, scored 147 runs in 44.5 overs with useful innings from ninth, tenth and eleventh order hitters, Yashiru Rodrigo (31 no out), Mathisha Pathirana (31) and Triveen. Matthew (12). The team then sacked Pakistan for 125 in 49.3 overs. The final of the tournament will be played in Dubai on Friday.
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