The ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan is being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both teams started their tournament journey with this game. Pakistan won the coin toss and decided to bat first. Shahzeb Khan and Usman Khan got off to a good start for Pakistan. Both men started calmly but picked up their pace after 10 rounds. In 20 overs, Pakistan put 87 runs on the scoreboard without losing any wickets. Thereafter, Shaheb Khan completed his half-century in the 23rd century and Pakistan’s 100th match was also completed.
Pakistan’s youth team set a new record against India U-19 team in their first match by scoring 116 runs in 26 overs. In fact, Shahazeb Khan and Usman Khan set a new record for a first-match partnership against India as soon as they completed a 110-run partnership. Pakistan’s previous record against India U-19 was 109, set by Imam-ul-Haq and Sami Aslam in 2014.
Pakistan’s biggest opening partnership against India (Under-19)
- 160 times – Shahzeb Khan and Usman Khan
- 109 times – Imam ul Haq and Sami Aslam
- 39 points – Mohammad Umair and Sami Aslam
The opening pair set a record
Pakistan’s first knock was Shahzeb’s 160-run knock. In this way, the record of the third-highest partnership of first wickets in under-19 cricket was registered in the name of the Pakistan team. The opening pair are just four points away from breaking the second-highest partnership record of Babar Azam and Sami Aslam. The largest public partnership record in Pakistan Under-19 cricket is held in the names of Imam-ul-Haq and Sami Aslam. In 2014, the duo scored a 177-run partnership against Sri Lanka, while second-ranked Babar Azam and Sami Aslam scored a 163-run partnership.
Pakistan’s biggest open partnership in Under-19 cricket
- 177 times – Imam-ul-Haq and Sammy Aslam
- 163 times – Babar Azam and Sami Aslam
- 160 times – Shahzeb Khan and Usman Khan
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