India U19 vs Japan U19 Highlights, ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024: IND U19 beat JPN U19 by 211 Runs

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India U19 delivered a comprehensive 211-run victory over Japan U19, keeping their semifinal hopes alive in the ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024. Captain Mohammad Amaan anchored the innings with a brilliant 122*, complemented by half-centuries from Karthikeya KP (57) and Ayush Mhatre (54), as India posted a towering 339/6.

Japan U19's chase faltered early despite a valiant 50 from Hugo Kelly. Indian bowlers, led by Karthikeya KP and Hardik Raj, ensured a dominant defense, restricting Japan to 128/8 in 50 overs. The win sets up a do-or-die clash against UAE U19 to determine the second semifinalist from Group A.

We fold our Live coverage on that note. Do join us tomorrow for the remaining two matches of the Group B

India U19 vs Japan U19 Live Score: India U19 win by 211 runs

India post a big win of 211 runs against Japan U19 to keep their semifinal hopes alive after losing the first match to Pakistan U19 day before yesterday. UAE U19, on the other hand, lost to Pakistan, making IND vs UAE match a virtual quarterfinal while Pakistan U19 became the third team to qualify for the semifinals.

Japan U19 128/8 in 50 overs; IND U19 won by 211 runs

IND vs JPN U19 Live Updates: Japan U19 lose sixth wicket!

OUT! Yudhajit Guha beats Aditya Phadke with pace as the batter's attempt to block a delivery sees the ball balloon to a fielder in the point region for a comfortable catch. The new batter in is Kiefer Yamamoto Lake

Japan U19 120/6 in 47.1 overs Charles Hize 30* Kiefer Yamamoto Lake 0*

India vs Japan Under-19 Live Score: Test match batting continues

Test match batting approach continues by minnows Japan as the ball is hardly going beyond the 30-yard circle. The attempt is either to block the ball or play in the V in basic cricket display by the Japanese batters while they may take pride in the fact that they have crossed the three-figure mark in a formality of a match

Japan U19 110/5 in 43.3 overs Charles Hize 22* Aditya Phadke 7*

IND U19 vs JPN U19 Live Updates: Japan U19 lose 5th wicket!

OUT! Karthikeya KP claims his third wicket as he caught Timothy Moore (1 off 16) plumb lbw in front of the stumps. With that wicket, Japan U19 have now lost half of their batters. Newly in batter is Aditya Phadke

Japan U19 94/5 in 38.4 overs Charles Hize 15* Aditya Phadke 0*

India U19 vs Japan U19 Live Score: 2 Runs scored in last four overs

Japan U19 batters are finding it hard to score runs off Indian bowlers as just two runs came in the last four overs as pacer Yudhajit Guha and spinner Hardik Raj are bowling on the light line and lengths while Moore is yet to score a run

Japan U19 90/4 in 36 overs Charles Hize 13* Timothy Moore 0*

U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Scores: Hugo Kelly is dismissed!

STUMPED! Hugo Kelly departs right after reaching his half-century as Hardik Raj claims his second wicket. Harvansh Singh Pangalia impresses with his glovework again as he was quick to take the bail off while Hugo learns how one loses their concentration after reaching a milestone

The new batter in is Timothy Moore

Japan U19 89/4 in 33.4 overs Charles Hize 11* Timothy Moore 0*

IND vs JPN U19 Live Updates: Hugo Kelly hits half century!

Historic moment for Japan as Hugo Kelly hits half century in 107 balls against the mighty India! That will surely a moment he would take a lot of confidence from while Japan U19 look to leave their mark on the tournament.

Japan U19 88/3 in 32.1 overs Hugo Kelly 50* Charles Hize 11*

India vs Japan Under-19 Live Score: No runs flow

Runs have come at a premium since Japan lost the two wickets. In fact, the intent to score runs from Japanese batters at the moment while Hugo Kelly moves to 46 runs off 97 balls

Japan U19 80/3 in 29.3 overs Hugo Kelly 47* Charles Hize 6*

IND U19 vs JPN U19 Live Updates: Japan lose third wicket!

RUN OUT! Japan lose their third wicket as Kazuma is ran out (8 off 26) while attempting a quick single on the call of his partner at the striker's end while Indian wicketkeeper Harvansh Singh was quick to cover the stumps

The new batter in at No. 5 is Charles Hinze, a known pinch-hitter. Can he provide the runs Japan need to put a good score on the board?

Japan U19 74/3 in 26.1 overs Hugo Kelly 43* Charles Hize 4*

India U19 vs Japan U19 Live Score: Runs have dried up for Japan

Overs are passing by quickly with two spinners bowling in tandem while just eight runs came off the last four overs. This is not about how but when India are going to win this match

Japan U19 61/2 in 21.3 overs Hugo Kelly 38* Kazuma Kato-Stafford 4*

U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Scores: Karthikeya KP strikes!

CLEAN BOWLED WITH A GOOGLY! Karthikeya KP strikes with the wicket of Japense captain Koji Hardgrave-Abe, who goes for a lofted drive but the ball turns in and shatters the stumps! He goes without scoring while Kazuma Kato-Stafford is the new batter in at No. 4

Japan U19 53/2 in 17 overs Hugo Kelly 34* Kazuma Kato-Stafford 0*

IND vs JPN U19 Live Updates: Japan lose first wicket!

BREAKTRHOUGH! Left-arm off-spinner Hardik Raj provides breakthrough as he played down Nihar Parmar (14 runs off 31 balls) right after the 50-run stand came up!

New batter in at No. 3 is skipper Koji Hardgrave-Abe and another spinner is introduced into bowling in wrist-spinner Karthikeya KP

Japan U19 53/1 in 15 overs Hugo Kelly 34* Kobi Hardgrave-Abe 0*

India vs Japan Under-19 Live Score: 50 up for Japan U19!

50-run partnership comes up for Japan opening duo in 80 deliveries while spin is introduced into the bowling attack in Hardik Raj

Japan U19 50/0 in 13.1 overs Hugo Kelly 34* Nihar Parmar 14*

IND U19 vs JPN U19 Live Updates: India U19 remain in hunt of first wicket

The two Japanese U19 opener continue to frustrate Indian pacers as no wickets fell in the first 10 overs while the partnership improved to 40 runs. Not a threat to the huge target set by the Indians but undermine Indian bowling prowess for the rest of the tournament, especially when the knockout stages are coming up soon

Japan U19 40/0 in 10.3 overs Hugo Kelly 24* Nihar Parmar 11*

India U19 vs Japan U19 Live Score: Japan yet to lose wicket!

A confident start of minnows Japan U19 as they are yet to lose a wicket in the first 8 overs while Indian pacers have struggled to find much help from the pitch. However, no urgency from Japanese openers to chase the total down

Chetan Sharma has come on as the first change, replacing Samarth Nagaraj, who proved expensive.This is the first match for Chetan in the tournament as India U19 opted for a pacer less in the last game.

Japan U19 34/0 in 8 overs Hugo Kelly 23* Nihar Parmar 8*

IND vs JPN U19 Live Updates: Japan U19 openers keep the chase on!

Japan U19 openers are keeping the chase on as Hugo Kelly hits Nagaraj for back-to-back boundaries at the beginning of the 5th over while Yudhajit Guha bowls tight from the other end

Japan U19 26/0 in 4.4 overs Hugo Kelly 16* Nihar Parmar 7*

India vs Japan Under-19 Live Score: Japan U19 chase begins

Hugo Kelly and Nihar Parmar begin Japan U19's stiff chase of 340 runs while lanky pacer Samarth Nagaraj stsarts with the new ball. Some welcome runs for Japan early on in the chase as an overthrow followed by an inside edge behind the stumps allowed two boundaries in the opening over

Japan U19 11/0 in 1 over Hugo Kelly 4* Nihar Parmar 5*

ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: India U19 innings summary

India U19 posted a commanding 339/6 in 50 overs against Japan U19 in a must-win Group A match of the ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024. Skipper Mohammad Amaan anchored the innings with an unbeaten 122, supported by Karthikeya KP's quick 57 and Ayush Mhatre's solid 54.

Amaan's 122-run partnership with Karthikeya was pivotal, while Hardik Raj's late cameo of 25 off 12 balls added crucial runs. This is the highest total in this edition and the third-highest in tournament history. India U19's strong batting display leaves Japan U19 with a steep chase at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

IND U19 vs JPN U19 Live Updates: India U19 post third-highest total in tournament history!

India U19 finish their innings at 339/6 in 50 overs, which is the highest total this edition of Asia Cup (surpassing 325 by UAE) while the third-highest ever in tournament's history behind their best of 354/6 and Bangladesh's record of 363/7.

Hardik Raj's cameo of 12-ball 25 took India U19 to the total as 27 runs came off the last two overs while the duo registered a 50-run stand for the seventh wicket!

India U19 339/6 in 50 overs

India U19 vs Japan U19 Live Score: India U19 inch towards tournament record

300 comes up for India U19 while Mohammad Amaan is doing all the scoring through crucial boundaries at the moment with two boundaries in the last two overs. However, it seems like the youngster don't have the legs anymore to run around the wicket while the pitch has slowed down considerably

India U19 312/6 in 48 overs Mohammad Amaan 118* Hardik Raj 3*

IND vs JPN U19 Live Updates: Mohammad Amaan hits century!

India U19 skipper Mohammad Amaan brings up his century in 106 balls, which included 5 boundaries while the side inch towards the 300-run mark. However, India u19 lost two wickets in due process as Nikhil Kumar (12) and Harvansh Singh Pangalia (1) are dismissed in quick succession Kiefe Yamamoto Lake in the 46th over!

India U19 289/6 in 46 overs Mohammad Amaan 100* Hardik Raj 0*

India vs UAE Under-19 Live Score: Karthikeya dismissed!

OUT! The fourth-wicket partnership ends at 122 runs as Hugo Kelly ends Karthikeya's firework-filled innings at 57 runs (49 balls) as the batter went for a slog but found the fielder in the deep!

He is replaced at the crease by Nikhil Kumar while India U19 are heading for tournament record total set couple of days ago by UAE 19

India U19 266/4 in 40.4 overs Mohammad Amaan 89* Nikhil Kumar 2*

IND U19 vs UAE 19 Live Updates: India U19 go past 250-run mark!

100-run partnership, 50-up for Karthikeya KP and 250-plus for India, all that happened in quick succession as the Boys in Blue are growing strength to strength in this match!

Karthikeya slammed Kazuma Stafford for back-to-back boundaries in the 37th over to reach the mark and managed another four in the next over by Charles Hinze, allowing skipper Amaan to catch a breather and enjoy the action from the other end

India U19 260/3 in 39 overs Mohammad Amaan 84* Karthikeya 57*

India U19 vs Japan U19 Live Score

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the crucial Group A match for India U19 in the ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024. In the must-win encounter, India U19 have put a 220/3 in the 35 overs against the minnows already through half centuries from Ayush Mhatre (54) and skipper Mohammad Amaan.

Amaan is currently having a 80-runs stand with Karthikeya KP for the fourth wicket while India are looking all set for a big total!

India U19 220/3 in 35 overs Mohammad Amaan 68* Karthikeya 34*