India vs Pakistan U-19 Asia Cup Highlights: Shahzaib shines in Pakistan's 43-run win over India

A masterful 147-ball 159 from Shahzaib Khan was followed by a fiery all-round pace show as Pakistan thrashed India by 43 runs in their U19 Asia Cup Group A opener in Dubai on Sunday.

The eight-time champions were far from their best as Pakistan pulled off their top game to hand India a bitter defeat at the Dubai Cricket Stadium.

With the clinical win, Pakistan opened their account in Group A and secured 2 crucial points.

PAKISTAN BEAT INDIA BY 43 RUNS IN ASIA CUP GROUP A GAME!

That's it! Its all over in Dubai! Pakistan beat India by 43 runs in their first Group A game of the Asia Cup.

What an all-round show from the Pakistanis. A run out ends the proceedings at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium as Pakistan bag the final wicket in form of Mohamed Enaan.

After Shahzaib Khan (159) struck as masterful ton, bowlers fired in unison to stop India at 238.

Chasing a step 282, India got off to a poor start with top three batters Ayush Mhatre (20), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (1) and Andre Siddarth (15) failing to put up big runs.

India came back in the chase in the middle overs with Nikhil Kumar's 67 leading the way alongside useful contributions from Kiran Chormale and Harvansh Singh.

But Pakistan bowlers kept chipping away at regular intervals with Nikhil running out of partners.

Towards the end, Enaan and Yudhajit Guha have Pakistan a scare with a 47-run last-wicket stand but got involved in an unfortunate run out in the 48th over

For Pakistan, Ali Raza picked up three wickets while Abdul Subhan and Faham-ul-Haq bagged a couple each.

IND vs PAK Live Score: 45 needed off 18 balls

1 0 0 1 0 0 - Umar Zaib bowls a solid 2-run over as India now need 15 RPO in the last three overs. Mohamed Enaan and Yudhajit Guha not giving up yet as the keep the India fight on!

India vs Pakistan Live Score: 47 needed off 24 balls

1 0 0 N 4 0 0 - Abdul Subhan leaks 7 runs in the 46th over as Mohamed Enaan (30*) and Yudhajit Guha (11*) have now added 46 runs off 39 balls for the final wicket.

Both playing fearlessly as they continue to frustrate the Pakistan bowlers.

India 235/9

IND vs PAK Live Score: Bang! FOUR!

FOUR! Yudhajit Guha now joins the fun. Umar Zaib digs in a bumper and Yudhajit slaps it to the deep fence.

Yudhajit read the length early and the most of it.

There was a fielder at short mid-wicket but the ball went past him in a flash.

The India tail-enders giving a hard time to Pakistan bowlers.

India need another 53 from 31 now!

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Enaan not giving up yet!

SIX! SIX! FOUR! A flurry of boundaries from Mohamed Enaan as he brings thrill back into the contest. India need another 60 off 36 balls! Can Mohamed Enaan and Yudhajit Guha pull off a heist from here? Enaan whacks Abdul Subhan for a couple of sixes and a four to end the 44th over. Umar Zaib comes back to bowl the 45th over for Pakistan.

India 229/9

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Incredible shot!

SIX! Wow! A mere flick of the wrists from Mohamed Enaan and the ball sails over the fin-leg fence.

Abdul Subhan fires in a length ball, angling in and Enaan just helped it along the way.

Middled the ball to perfection as the ball sailed over the head of the fielder at the fence.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Enaan and Yudhajit delay Pakistan win

Mohamed Enaan and Yudhajit Guha have now batted three overs together for the final wicket as they delay Pakistan win.

India still 78 runs away but that looks out of question from here but both have added 14 runs off 19 balls together.

Both tail-enders Enaan and Yudhajit looking to collect as many runs as possible and narrow down the defeat margin so as the NRR doesn't go too bad for India after defeat.

India 203/9 in 42 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: India 9 down as Hardik falls

OUT! Abdul Subhan bags his second wicket as Hardik Raj falls on the final ball of the 40th over. Looking to whack the Abdul ball down town, Hardik mistimes and fails to clear the in-field. Substitute fielder Ahmed Hussain takes a stunning catch to ends Hardik's stay in the middle for 10.

So, Pakistan are now just a wicket away from sealing a win against India in the U19 Asia Cup Group A game.

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Two-in-two for Ali Raza!

OUT! Another one bites the dust. India are now 8 down as Samarth Nagaraj walks back for a golden duck.

Slower ball from Ali Raza does the trick as Samarth is undone by the low pace on the ball. He ends up chipping the ball straight to Haroon Arshad at backward point.

So, wickets in the last two balls of the over for Ali and he will be on a hat-trick in the next over.

India 182/8 in 39 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: India 7 down now!

OUT! Another one goes down for India. Harvansh Singh looked good during his 26-ball 26 but he too has crumbled under the pressure of the asking rate.

Ali Raza bowls a length ball around off and it kept on going away with the angle. Harvansh was looking to steer it to third man but gets the outside edge.

Saad Baig makes no mistake behind the stumps a Harvansh walks back for 26.

India 182/7 in 38.5 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: India suffer Nikhil blow!

OUT! Naveed Khan gets the wicket Pakistan were desperately looking for. India suffer Nikhil Kumar blow in the 36th over.

A rush of blood from Nikhil and he pays the price for it with his wicket.

He and Harvansh Singh had already collected 14 runs off the first 5 balls of Naveed over but Nikhil came down the track to slam the final ball of the over as well.

Naveed saw him coming down and threw the ball a bit wide outside off.

Nikhil misses it as keeper Saad Baig whipped off the bails in a flash.

Nihil walks back for 67.

India 174/6 in 35.6 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Nikhil on the charge!

SIX! Bang! Nikhil Kumar is in fifth gear now. A cracking strike from him now down the ground. First ball of the Naveed Khan over and Nikhil whacks it down the ground for a maximum.

Nikhil and Harvansh Singh looking to up the scoring rate now. After collecting 11in the previous over from Faham-ul-Haq, Nikhil starts the Naveed over with a maximum.

India 166/5 in 35.1 overs

After 35 overs | India 160/5 | Run rate - 4.57

Nikhil Kumar 60*
Harvansh Singh 14*
Partnership: 26*(26)

India need another 122 runs off 90 balls at 8.13 RPO

India vs Pakistan Live Score: 50 for Nikhil!

A superb effort this has been from Nikhil Kumar. He raises his fifty off 66 balls and it has come in at a strike rate of over 76. A catchy fifty from Nikhil this has been, laced with 5 fours and a couple of sixes.

India were in trouble at 51 for 3 when Nikhil came in but he then steadied this India chase, forming crucial partnerships with Mohamed Amaan and Kiran Chormale.

India still far away from the target and Nikhil has got to score a big ton from here if India are to make a comeback in this contest.

India 142/5 in 33 overs, need another 140 runs @ 8.24 RPO

IND vs PAK Live Score: Faham breaks dangerous stand!

OUT! Bowled! What a time to get the breakthrough! India are now five down with 134 runs on the board in 282 chase.

Faham-ul-Haq strikes big as Kiran Chormale chops on for 20. A solid 53-run partnership comes to an end as Pakistan breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking to drive a Faham ball through the off side, Kiran is beaten by the late in swing. Gets the inside edge as the ball crashes into his middle stump.

Kiran walks back disappointed as Pakistanis celebrate!

India 134/5 in 30.4 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: 50 stand between Nikhil and Kiran

A solid effort this has been from Nikhil Kumar and Kiran Chormale. Both have added unbeaten 52 runs now off 51 balls as they bail India out of trouble. Kiran brings up the fifty stand with a boundary off the first ball of the comeback over from Abdul Subhan. India 133/4 in 29.1 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Kiran fires his first boundary!

FOUR! Kiran Chormale goes down the ground as well and finds his first boundary of the chase. Naveed Ahmed Khan bowls a tossed up delivery and Kiran got under the ball quickly and drilled it straight past his non-striking partner. The ball beats the long-on fielder to the fence. Both Kiran and Nikhil Kumar now looking a lot more at ease.

India 119/4 in 27.4 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: Nikhil looking really good!

SIX! Bang! What a strike from Nikhil Kumar. He goes down town and middles the ball to perfection. A tossed up delivery from Usman Khan and Nikhil read the length early. He advances down the track and belts the ball into the long-off stands.

India 113/4 in 26.4 overs

At halfway mark | India 100/4 | Run rate - 4

Nikhil Kumar 27*
Kiran Chormale 7*
Partnership: 20*(25)
Usman Khan 1/12

India need another 182 runs off 150 balls at 7.28 RPO

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Monster strike from Nikhil

SIX! Launched! First maximum of India's chase comes off the bat of Nikhil Kumar. Absolutely hammered!

Usman Khan bowls a flighted delivery at stumps and Nikhil read the length early. Charges down and gets to the pitch of the ball. Deposits it over the deep fence with ease.

India 94/4 in 22.5 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: Usman strikes as India slide

OUT! India now suffer Mohamed Amaan blow as he walks back for 16 after playing a loose shot.

The 30-run partnership has been broken!

A tossed up delivery around off from Usman Khan and Amaan was looking to play it inside-out. Mistimes as the ball shoots straight up.

Substitute fielder Ahmed Hussain comes in from long-off and takes an easy catch.

India now 4 down in this tall 282 chase.

India 81/4 in 20.5 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Launched!

SIX! Nikhil Kumar ends the Naveed Ahmed Khan first over with a cracking hit to the deep fence. Nikhil comes down the track off the last ball of the Naveed over and launches it high. One bounce and the ball goes over the fence. Leggie Usman Khan now comes into the attack for Pakistan.

India 78/3 in 20 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan introduce spin after 19 overs

After a terrific job done by the four seamers in the first 19 overs, offie Naveed Ahmed Khan comes into the attack for the first time.

Mohamed Amaan and Nikhil Kumar have so far added 21 off 38 ball for the fourth wicket as India need another 210 at 6.56 RPO.

India 75/3

IND vs PAK Live Score: Smoked down town!

FOUR! A rare loose ball from Faham-ul-Haq and Nikhil Kumar makes the most of it, smacking it down the ground for is second boundary.

Faham goes full around off and Nikhil read the length early.

He presents the full face of his bat as the ball beats the fielders inside the 30 yard circle and races away to the fence.

India 69/3 in 17.4 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Tense Indian dressing room

The boundaries have dried up completely for India at the moment. Just 1 scored in the last 6 overs as India camp looks tense. Hrishikesh Kanitkar having a word with a support staff member as India required rate has now gone up to 6.60 RPO. A tight two-run 17th over from Umar Zaib comes to an end.

India 64/3

IND vs PAK Live Score: India under pressure

Just 5 runs scored in the last four overs as Pakistan pacers continue to build pressure on India batters in this chase of 282. India's run rate has dropped down to 3.73 RPO.

After the fall of Andre Siddarth, Nikhil Kumar has joined Mohamed Amaan in the middle but he too seems to be struggling a bit at the start of his innings.

The required rate has now crept up to 6.45 RPO for India as Pakistan's Faham-ul-Haq and Umar Zaib continue to bowl in that tight channel around off.

India 56/3 in 15 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Faham strikes fourth-ball

OUT! What a start! Faham-ul-Haq comes into the attack and straightaway breaks the dangerous-looking 23-run partnership.

Andre Siddarth plays a loose shot and is caught by the deep cover fielder.

Looking to go big through the off side, Siddarth tries to attack a Faham delivery outside off but mistimes.

The ball shoots straight up as Siddarth is caught by Mohammad Riazullah coming in from the fence.

Siddarth departs for 15.

India 51/3 in 11.4 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: 50 comes up for India in 10.2 overs in 282 chase

End of 1st Powerplay | India 44/2 | run rate - 4.4

Andre Siddarth C 10*
Mohamed Amaan 6*

Ali Raza 1/25
Abdul Subhan 1/5

India need another 238 runs off 240 balls @ 5.95 RPO

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Glorious drive!

FOUR! What a shot from Andre Siddarth! A superb straight drive from the right-hander as the ball runs to the fence down town. A pitched-up delivery from Abdul Subhan and Siddarth presented the full face of his bat. Middles it as the ball beats the mid-off fielder and races to the fence in no time. Second boundary of the chase for Siddarth.

IND vs PAK Live Score: Stand and deliver

FOUR! A cracking hit from Andre Siddarth for his first boundary. Ali Raza bowls a back of length ball around off and Siddarth got behind the line of the ball. Stands tall and punches it through the off side as it beats the mid-off fielder and races to the fence.

India 39/2 in 8.3 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Pacers keep it tight

Two tight overs from Ali Raza and Abdul Subhan as Pakistan pacers look to build pressure on India.

Both the India openers Ayush Mhatre (20) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (1) are back in the hut as Mohamed Amaan and Andre Siddarth C look to steady this wobbling Indian ship in 282 chase.

The new ball is doing quite a bit for Pakistan pacers and they are looking to make the most of it by bowling in the right channels.

India 30/2 in 6 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: Big wicket for Pakistan!

OUT! Another blow for India as Vaibhav Suryavanshi now falls on the final ball of the fourth over.

Ali Raza bags his first wicket of the contest.

A length ball around off from Ali from over the wicket and it kept going on with the angle.

A tentative Suryavanshi pushd for the drive but edged it straight back to keeper Saad Baig.

Suryavanshi walks back after scoring just 1 run.

India 28/2 in 4.1 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: Aysuh falls after making fast start

OUT! Abdul Subhan draws first blood as Ayush Mhatre is out caught behind in the fourth over for 20.

Third ball into the spell and Abdul has struck for Pakistan.

A back of length ball from Abdul and it deviated away after pitching. Ayush played it way from the body, got hte outside edge as the ball went straight into the gloves of Saad Baig behind the stumps.

Ayush departs after scoring 20 off 14.

India 28/1 in 3.4 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: Top shot!

FOUR! Another cracking hit from Ayush Mhatre through the off side. Umar Zaib bowls a back of length delivery wide outside off. Ayush waited for it and slapped it past the backward-point fielder for his third boundary. Ayush off to a cracking start in this 282 chase.

India 16/0 in 1.3 overs in 282 chase

IND vs PAK Live Score: Ayush gets going with consecutive boundaries!

FOUR! FOUR! Ayush Mhatre kicks off this 282 chase for India in style with back-to-back boundaries.

Ali Raza starts off with 4 straight dot balls but then Ayush slaps the fifth ball of the over to cover-point fence.

He then pulls the last ball to deep mid-wicket boundary as India collect 8 runs from the first over.

Umar Zaib to share the second new ball with Ali from the other end.

India 8/0 in 1 over in 282 chase

IND vs PAK Live Score: The chase is on in Dubai!

Openers Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are in the middle to begin this 282 chase for India. Ali Raza to start the proceedings for Pakistan. A couple of slips in place for Raza. Ayush on strike. Here we go!

IND vs PAK Live Score: India need 282 for victory!

IND vs PAK Live Score: A Shahzaib masterclass

IND vs PAK Live Score: That's it! Pakistan 281/7 after 50 overs (Shahzaib Khan 159; Samarth Nagaraj 3/45)

The opening stand of 160 between Shahzaib Khan (159) and Usman Khan (60) set the tone for Pakistan in the innings. They lost two quick wickets in the middle overs, but another stunning stand of 71 runs between Shahzaib and Mohammad Riazullah (27) kept them on route to a big total. Shahzaib was out in the final over while going for a big shot. The Pakistan opener Shahzaib smoked 10 sixes and five fours in his 147-ball knock.

For India, Samarth Nagaraj (3/45) took three wickets while Ayush Mhatre (2/30) claimed two.

India have a task cut out in the big run chase.

IND vs PAK Live Score: OUT! Samarth gets rid of Shahzaib (159) | Pakistan 274/7 in 49.1 overs

Shahzaib Khan's magnificent knock comes to an end. Third wicket for Samarth Nagaraj. Shahzaib smashed 10 sixes and five fours in his 147-ball knock

India vs Pakistan Live Score: OUT! Yudhajit Guha dismisses Saad Baig | Pakistan 274/6 after 49 overs

Pacer Yudhajit Guha completes his spell with a wicket off his last ball.

IND vs PAK Live Score: SIX! Shahzaib smokes Yudhajit for a big six | Pakistan 271/5 in 48.3 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: 150 for Shahzaib Khan

What a knock from Shahzaib Khan. 150 not out off 142 balls with the help of nine sixes and five fours.

Pakistan 264/5 in 48 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: OUT! Kiran Chormale gets rid of Faham-ul-Haq

More wickets for India. These wickets are helping India put a hold on the run flow at the moment in the middle. Pakistan have already put on a substantial total.

Pakistan 253/5 in 46 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: 250 comes up for Pakistan - 250/4 in 45.3 overs

Stage is set for Shahzaib Khan (143*) to take the total to 300 for Pakistan. India will be looking for more wickets to put a break.

IND vs PAK Live Score: OUT! Two in two for Samarth Nagaraj, Farhan Yousaf gone for a duck

Samarth Nagaraj strikes in successive balls. This should help India put a break on the run flow in the middle.

Pakistan 241/4 in 43.4 overs

India vs Pakistan Live Score: OUT! Samarth Nagaraj dismisses Mohammad Riazullah (27)

Samarth Nagaraj breaks the threatening stand. Timely breakthrough for India as the stand was taking the game away from them with quick runs.

Pakistan 241/3 in 43.3 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score: Shahzaib is on fire! Pakistan 240/2 in 43 overs

1,Wd,6,6,2,6,1 - The final assault is on! Shahzaib Khan (135*) smokes Hardik Raj for three sixes to collect 23 runs off it. What an over for Pakistan. Some clean hitting from Shahzaib. India are in trouble, they will be chasing a massive target today.