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Mohamed Amaan-led India U19 cricket team defeated Vihas Thewmika's Sri Lanka U19 side by seven wickets in the 2nd semi-final of the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 which was being played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, on December 6 (Friday). First Chetan Sharma with the ball ensured that the Lankan Lions were restricted to a low score of 173 and then Vaibhav Suryavanshi's blistering knock did the remaining job for the Men in Blue and sealed their spot in the finals of the tournament.
India bowl out out Sri Lanka for 173
Sri Lanka lost their first three wickets on the score of 8 runs that too in a span of five balls and 0 runs. First Pulindu Perera got run out after scoring 6 runs on the last ball of the third over. Later Chetan Sharma removed Dulnith Sigera and Vimath Dinsara on back-to-back deliveries in the very next over.
Later Sharujan Shanmuganathan and Lakvin Abeysinghe joined a crucial 93-run partnership but it was not enough to put them over the line as later the team kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. India managed to bowl out the SL side for a low score of 173 runs.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi's blistering knock
On the same pitch, where Sri Lankan batters were struggling to score runs, Indian openers appeared to be in a totally different touch. Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi joined a 91-run stand and took the game completely away from the Sri Lanka side. Ayush Mathre did get out after scoring 34 runs but it did not affect the way the match was heading to.
13-year-old Suryavanshi played a blazing knock of 67 runs off just 36 balls and completely destroyed the Lankan bowling attack. India comfortably chased down the target in 21.4 overs and sealed their spot in the finals of the tournament where they will face Bangladesh who defeated Pakistan
