India Under-19 vs Japan Under-19: A Dominant Victory in the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup 2024
India Under-19 established itself clearly against Japan Under-19 in the 2024 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup; the team won by a wide-margin of 211 runs. India’s bowlers had to fight hard with the bat and it was Mohamed Amaan who came up with an excellent knock of 122 not out that helped India to post an impressive score of 339/6. In this article we will discuss india national under-19 cricket team vs japan national under-19 cricket team match scorecard
India u19 vs Japan u19 Match details
Match Details
| Match | India Under-19 vs Japan Under-19 |
| Date | 2nd December 2024 |
| Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| Competition | 2024 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup |
| Result | India Under-19 won by 211 runs |
| Toss | Japan Under-19, elected to field first |
| India Total | 339/6 (50 overs) |
| Japan Total | 128/8 (50 overs) |
| Player of the Match | Mohamed Am |
Match overview
India Under-19 was opposed to Japan Under-19 in the eighth match of the Group A in the 2024 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on December 2, 2024. India came up with a mammoth 340 for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs to chase, courtesy a fine batting show. Mohamed Amaan scored an unbeaten 122 for his team while Ayush Mhatre had 54, KP Karthikeya 57 and Hardik Raj 25*.
In reply, Japan Under-19 was unable to maintain the wanted run rate. However, a determined knock of 50 by Hugo Kelly still only reached 128/8 in fifty overs, losing by a margin of 211 runs. India’s bowlers, specifically Hardik Raj, Chetan Sharma and KP Karthikeyan were on song and effectively packed a big blow to the Japan batting line-up and controlled the run rate. India’s performance in all rounders was overwhelming, their capability to bat as well as to bowl made an impact and took the match fairly easily.
India’s Innings: Amaan’s Captaincy Shines
Chasing the target, New Zealand Under-19 weakened at 251 all out in their fifty overs after India Under-19 decided to bat first after winning the toss. The highlight of the inning was the captain, Mohamed Amaan who scored a brilliant knock before he was retired hurt on 122. Amaan’s innings can be defined as a patient aggressive approach, for which he scored seven boundaries.
He was well accompanied by Ayush Mhatre who came earlier in the crease, and set the beauty rolling with 54 runs off 29 balls. High strikers in Ft09 included Mhatre who whose strike rate was 186.20, 6 fours, and 4 sixes. They moved through to the wicket and played with Indian under 19 cricket team
India Under-19 Innings (50 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissll |
| Ayush Mhatre | 54 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 186.20 | c Abe b Tiwari |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 23 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 | c Moore b Hinze |
| C Andre Siddarth | 35 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 72.91 | c & b Kelly |
| Mohamed Amaan (c) | 122* | 118 | 7 | 0 | 103.38 | not out |
| KP Karthikeya | 57 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 116.32 | c Moore b Kelly |
| Nikhil Kumar | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 70.58 | c Hinze b Yamamoto-Lake |
| Harvansh Pangalia † | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | lbw b Yamamoto-Lake |
| Hardik Raj | 25* | 12 | 1 | 2 | 208.33 | not out |
| Extras | 10 | (w 10) | ||||
| Total | 339/6 | 50 ovs | 6.78 |
- Fall of Wickets:
- 1-65 (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 7.2)
- 2-81 (Ayush Mhatre, 10.5 ov)
- Scorecard: 3-139 (C Andre Siddarth, 22.2 ov)
- 4-261(KP Karthikeya 39.3 over)
- 5-287 (Nikhil Kumar, 45.1 ov)
- 6-289 (Harvansh Pangalia, 45.6 over)
Bowling – Japan Under-19:
The target of 340 for Japan Under-19’s to chase against India Under-19 in the 2024 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup was always a tall order. They got off to a terrible start and only two or three of the batters could reach figures in two digits.
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake | 10 | 1 | 84 | 2 | 8.40 | 3 | 0 |
| Kazuma Kato-Stafford | 7 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 8.71 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Hinze | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | 1 | 0 |
| Aarav Tiwari | 8 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 7.62 | 4 | 0 |
| Nihar Parmar | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Kelly | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 5.25 | 1 | 0 |
Japan Under-19 Innings (50 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
| Hugo Kelly | 50 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 45.04 | st †Pangalia b Hardik Raj |
| Nihar Parmar | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 45.16 | b Hardik Raj |
| Koji Abe (c) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | b Karthikeya |
| Kazuma Kato-Stafford | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | run out (Hardik Raj) |
| Charles Hinze | 35 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 51.47 | not out |
| Timothy Moore | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | lbw b Karthikeya |
| Aditya Phadke | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 34.61 | c Hardik Raj b Yudhajit Guha |
| Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | c Mhatre b Chetan Sharma |
| Max Lynn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | b Chetan Sharma |
| Daniel Panckhurst † | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | not out |
| Extras | 10 | (lb 2, nb 1, w 7) | ||||
| Total | 128/8 | 50 ovs | 2.56 |
Did not bat: Aarav Tiwari
Fall of Wickets:
- 1-50 (Nihar Parmar, 13.4 ov)
- 2-53 (Koji Abe, 16.4 ov)
- 3-70 (Kazuma Kato-Stafford, 25.2 ov)
- 4-88 (Hugo Kelly, 32.3 ov)
- 5-94 (Timothy Moore, 37.5 ov)
- 6-119 (Aditya Phadke, 45.5 ov)
- 7-126 (Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake, 49.1 ov)
- 8-126 (Max Lynn, 49.2 ov)
Bowling – India Under-19:
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Samarth Nagaraj | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 | 0 |
| Yudhajit Guha | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardik Raj | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1.12 | 0 | 0 |
| KP Karthikeya | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.10 | 1 | 1 |
| Nikhil Kumar | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayush Mhatre | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
Key highlights
- Dominant Batting Performance by India: India was able to score a whopping 339 for 6 in its 50 overs and the Indian captain Mohamed Amaan was the star of the show scoring a brisk knock of 122 of 118 balls. In his knock he scored 7 fours and a strike rate of 103.38.
- Ayush Mhatre’s Quickfire 54: Mhatre scored a quick fire 54 off 29 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes and at a strike rate of 186.20,l
- Key Partnerships: KP Karthikeya played well scoring 57 of 49 balls and so did C Andre Siddarth with his knock of 35 off 48 balls to set a competitive target for Zimbabwe to chase.
- Japan’s Struggles with the Chase: The target of 340 for Japan Under-19 was always going to be tough to chase. It was in vain as the Japanese could muster only 128/8 in their stoke while the top order again failed under pressure though Hugo Kelly fought a hard knock of 50.
- All-Round Bowling Performance: India’s bowlers were spot on, Hardik Raj taking two wickets for nine runs, followed by KP Karthikeya two wickets for twenty one, and Chetan sharma two wickets for fourteen proved to be most effective on Japanese batters.
Conclusion
The India Under-19 played in all the four quarters of the game and achieved a handsome victory of 211 runs against Japan. The best performing player was undoubtedly Mohamed Amaan who single handedly produced a splendid century that formed the bedrock of India’s batting. Although Japan struggled, their run chase was never going to be possible against the Indian bowling where the wickets were shared equally. The match provided a glimpse of India’s strength in the youth cricket and they will try to carry forward this momentum in the tournament.
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