India beat Japan by 211 runs in the Under-19 Asia Cup. Japan won the toss and decided to play at the Sharjah home ground. Batting first, the Indian team scored 339 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs. This is the biggest score of the current season of the tournament. Earlier on November 30, UAE scored 324 points against Japan.
In response, Japan could only score 128 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Hugh Kelly had the highest score out of 50 points. For India, Hardik Raj, KP Karthikeya and Chetan Sharma took 2-2 wickets.
Captain Mohammad Aman of the Indian team played an unbeaten innings of 122 runs off 116 balls. Besides Aman, opener Ayush Mhatre scored 54 runs from 29 balls and Karthikeya KP scored 50 runs from 50 balls. For Japan, Kiefer Yamamoto Lake and Hugh Kelly took 2-2 wickets.
India’s next match will be against the United Arab Emirates on December 4.
Play the 11 of both countries
India: Mohammad Aman (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Andre Siddharth, Harvansh Singh (wicketkeeper), Nikhil Kumar, Karthikeya KP, Hardik Raj, Samarth Nagraj, Yudhjeet Guha and Chetan Sharma.
Japan: Koji Hardgrave Abe (captain), Aditya Phadke, Nihar Parmar, Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Charles Hinze, Hugh Kelly, Timothy Moore, Kiefer Yamamoto Lackey, Daniel Pankhurst (week), Aarav Tiwari, Max Yonekawa Lynn.
Updates
12:24 p.m.December 2, 2024
Chetan Sharma got 2 wickets in the last over.
Chetan Sharma took 2 wickets in the last Japanese innings. On the first ball of the over, he had Kiefer Yamamoto Lake caught by Ayush Mhatre for 1 run.
After that, on the second ball, Max Yonekawa Lynn was bowled at zero. Japan scored 128 runs, losing 8 wickets in 50 overs. Charles Hinze remained unbeaten after scoring 35 runs from 68 balls.
Chetan Sharma took 2 wickets for 14 runs in 8 overs. (Credit- ACC)
11:56 a.m.December 2, 2024
Aditya Phadke out for 9 races
Japan’s sixth wicket fell on the fifth ball of the 46th over. Here, Aditya Phadke was out after scoring 9 runs off 26 balls. On Yudhjeet’s ball, Aditya tried to play a shot over the point, but couldn’t time it. Hardik caught it.
11:28 a.m.December 2, 2024
Japan’s fifth wicket falls, Timothy Moore out LBW
Japan’s fifth wicket fell in the 38th over. Here, off spinner Karthikeya’s fifth ball, Timothy Moore was out LBW for 1 run. This was Karthikeya’s second wicket.
11:04 a.m.December 2, 2024
Kelly scores fifty, Harvansh is out
Hugh Kelly completed his half-century by scoring a run off the last ball of the 32nd over. He faced 108 balls for 50 runs.
After that, he found himself perplexed the very next day. Here, while trying to defend the third ball of the over, his back leg came out of the crease and wicketkeeper Harvansh Singh stumped him. Kelly scored 50 runs off 111 balls.
10:40 a.m.December 2, 2024
Kazuma Kato-Stafford exhausted
Japan lost their third wicket in the 26th over. Here, Kazuma Kato-Stafford played Nikhil Kumar’s second ball towards point and broke away to run. Hugh Kelly, who was not on strike, banned him from running. Kazuma was bowled out by wicketkeeper Harvansh Singh with a score of 8 runs.
10:15 a.m.December 2, 2024
Karthikeya KP toppled Japanese captain
Leg-spinner Karthikeya KP defeated Japan captain Koji Hardgrave Abe by a score of nil. Koji played a drive shot on the fourth ball of the 17th. The ball went inside and Koji was thrown.
Karthikeya KP took 2 wickets for 21 runs in 10 overs. (Credit- ACC)
10:02 a.m.December 2, 2024
Hardik claimed Japan’s first wicket
Spinner Hardik Raj took Japan’s first wicket with a score of 50 runs. It broke the half-century partnership between Kelly and Parmar. Hardik bowled Nihar Parmar on the fourth ball of the 14th over. Parmar scored 14 runs off 31 balls.
Hardik dismissed Nihar Parmar for 14 runs.
09:51December 2, 2024
Japan’s score 39/0 after the first power play
The Japanese openers gave the team a good start. Both batsmen scored 39 runs after 10 overs in the powerplay. For India, Yudhjit Guha gave away 6 runs in 4 overs and bowled 2 maidens.
09:19December 2, 2024
Kelly hit Samarth with 3 fours
Hugh Kelly and Nihar Parmar came to open for Japan. Kelly hit 3 fours in the 5th over. He hit boundaries on Samarth’s first, second and fifth balls. A total of 13 races took place.
08:50December 2, 2024
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08:33December 2, 2024
13 runs came in the 50th over, India set a target of 340 runs.
Thanks to Hardik Raj’s six in the last over of the Indian innings, the Indian team scored 339 runs at a loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs and gave Japan a target of 340 runs. Captain Mohammad Aman scored 122 runs off 118 balls. While Hardik Raj remained unbeaten after scoring 25 runs in 12 balls.
08:12December 2, 2024
Indian team’s score crosses 300
Team India crossed the 300-run mark in the 48th over. The captain hit a four off the first ball of the over and the score crossed 30.
08:05December 2, 2024
The Century of Indian Captain Aman
Indian captain Mohammad Aman completed his century. He completed his century by taking a single off the fourth ball of the 46th over. Nikhil Kumar was out on the first ball and Harvansh Singh was out on the last ball.
07:41December 2, 2024
India’s fourth wicket fell, Karthikeya was out after making fifty.
India lost the fourth wicket in the 40th over. Here, Karthikeya KP was out after scoring 57 runs off 50 balls. He was caught by Hugh Kelly at the hands of Timothy Moore. Kelly also dismissed Andre Siddharth (35 points).
07:29December 2, 2024
India’s score crosses 250, Karthikeya’s is fifty
The Indian team has crossed the 250-run mark. Captain Aman took the team past 250 with a single off the third ball of the 38th over. Karthikeya also completed his fifty in the same way.
07:28December 2, 2024
Centenary partnership of Aman and Karthikeya
Indian captain Mohammad Aman and Karthikeya KP completed a century partnership in the 37th over. Karthikeya hit a four off the third ball of the over and took the partnership beyond 100. The team had lost the third wicket by a score of 139 runs.
The Indian team had lost the third wicket by a score of 139 runs. Then, Mohammad Aman and Karthikeya entered into a century-old partnership.
06:58December 2, 2024
India’s score surpassed 200
Team India crossed the 200-run mark in the 32nd over. Karthikeya hit a four off Nihar Parman’s first ball and took the team’s score past 200.
06:53December 2, 2024
Captain Mohammad Aman’s fifty
Indian captain Mohammad Aman completed his fifty. He completed his half-century by making a run on the second ball of the 30th over.
06:48December 2, 2024
India’s score crosses 150 points
The Indian team has crossed the 150-point mark. Captain Mohammad Aman hit a four off the last ball of the 25th over and took the team’s score past 150.
06:31December 2, 2024
India’s third wicket fell with Siddharth being bowled out after scoring 35 runs.
India lost the third wicket in the first ball of the 23rd over. Here, Andre Siddharth was out after scoring 35 runs. He was caught and knocked down by Hugh Kelly.
Andre Siddharth was out after scoring 35 runs. (Photo- ACC)
06:07December 2, 2024
Indian team scores 100 runs
Team India has crossed the 100-run mark. Siddharth scored the 100th run for the team on the last ball of the 15th over.
05:54December 2, 2024
India’s second wicket fell, Ayush Mhatre also caught up.
India’s second wicket fell on the 5th ball of the 11th over. Ayush Mhatre was out after completing his half-century. Japanese bowler Koji Hardgrave Abe had it caught by Aarav Tiwari and sent it to the pavilion. Mhatre faced 29 balls and scored 54 runs. He hit 6 fours and 4 sixes during his innings.
05:52December 2, 2024
Ayush Mhatre Ki Fifty
Indian opener Ayush Mhatre completed his fifty. He completed his fifty by making a run off the first ball of the 11th over. He completed fifty in 27 balls. Ayush’s innings included 5 fours and 4 sixes.
05:48December 2, 2024
The first power play was on behalf of India; India 75/1
The first power play was on behalf of India. India scored 75 runs with the loss of one wicket in Powerplay-1. Japan’s only success came in the form of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s wicket. Suryavanshi faced 23 balls and scored 23 runs. Ayush Mhatre is unbeaten on 49 runs in 26 balls and Andre Siddharth is unbeaten on 2 runs in 11 balls.
05:37December 2, 2024
India’s first wicket falls, Vaibhav Suryavanshi out
The Indian team lost the first wicket in the first ball of the 8th over. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was out after scoring 23 runs. He was caught by Kazuma Kato-Stafford at the hands of Timothy Moore.
05:27December 2, 2024
India’s score crosses 50, leaders are unbeaten
The Indian team crossed the 50-point mark in the 5th over. Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a six off Kiefer Yamamoto Lake’s fourth ball and the score crossed 50.
05:21December 2, 2024
Mhatre hit four boundaries and made 20 runs in one over.
Scored 20 runs in the fourth over of the Indian innings. Opener Ayush Mhatre hit 4 boundaries during the match. These included 2 fours and 2 sixes.
05:09December 2, 2024
India to bat first, Japan chose to bowl
Team Japan won the toss and decided to bowl. In such a situation, the Indian team will bat first.
Indian captain Mohammad Aman tosses the coin. (Photo- ACC)