Pakistan U19 Bowl Out India for 252 in Thrilling World Cup Clash

Abdul Subhan starred for Pakistan with a three-wicket haul as the team kept India’s total in check during the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup clash at Queens Sports Club on Sunday. Put into bat first, India were restricted to 252 runs in 49.4 overs.

Openers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Aaron George gave India a quick start, adding 47 runs in just 7.4 overs. Sooryavanshi was the aggressor, scoring 30 off 22 balls, including a six and five boundaries. Pakistan’s Mohammad Sayyam provided a crucial breakthrough by dismissing both openers in the same over.

India’s woes continued as skipper Ayush Mhatre was sent back for a duck, leaving the team struggling at 47-3 in 8.1 overs. Abdul Subhan’s key wickets further tilted the game in Pakistan’s favour, ensuring India did not post a daunting total.

Pakistan XI featured Hamza Zahoor (wk), Sameer Minhas, Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf (capt), Huzaifa Ahsan, Ali Hassan Baloch, Abdul Subhan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Sayyam, and Ali Raza. India XI included Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (capt), Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Vedant Trivedi, RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, and Deepesh Devendran.