In the 2024 U-19 Asia Cup, India defeated Japan by 211 runs. The Indian team, which batted first, set a target of 340 points for the Japanese team, but the Japanese team only scored 128 points. The Indian team’s bowlers and batsmen performed well. India won the first match of the tournament. Earlier, India was defeated by Pakistan by 43 runs.
Mohammad Aman had a strong game
Captain Mohammad Aman had a brilliant innings for India. It took him some time to settle in at the crease. He had a stormy innings thereafter. The Japanese bowlers were completely ineffective against him. The India skipper had a brilliant innings, scoring 122 runs off 118 balls, including seven fours. It was because of him that India was able to achieve a huge success against Japan.
Unmukt Chand’s record broken
Mohammad Aman became India’s captain with the most innings in the Under-19 Asia Cup with 122 runs. He ruined Unmukt Chand’s record. Unmukt scored 121 runs against Pakistan in the 2012 U-19 Asia Cup. Now Oman is ahead of them. Unmukt announced his retirement from all forms of cricket to play for India. Now he has started playing in the United States. Apart from this, he has also played in Major League Cricket, Big Bash League and Bangladesh Premier League.
Ayush Mahatre and KP Karthikeyan scored 50 runs
Apart from Mohammad Aman, KP Karthikeya and Ayush Mahatre also played strong innings against Japan. Both players supported the captain well and played an important role in the team’s victory. Ayush played strongly from the start of the innings but scored 54 runs individually. While Karthikeya scored 57 points. On the other hand, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who fetched Rs 110 crore in the IPL mega auction, failed miserably and scored only 23 runs.
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