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[Watch] India's U19 Star Hardik Raj Makes Jadeja Proud With Crucial Breakthrough In Asia Cup

Aashay Chopade

INDU19 vs UAEU19 (Source: @SonyLIV/X.com)INDU19 vs UAEU19 (Source: @SonyLIV/X.com)

The U19 Asia Cup 2024 is turning out to be quite an interesting event with young players from many teams displaying their class on the big stage. Indian U19 team is placed in Group A, and after the loss in the first match against Pakistan they made a strong comeback against Japan. They are now in a strong position against UAE as well, with Indian bowlers striking at a regular intervals.

Hardik Raj bowled a brilliant spell of 10 overs where he gave away just 28 runs and picked two wickets. His second wicket was a big one of UAE captain Aayan Khan, while the first one was crucial too, as he removed set batter Ethan DSouza when the partnership was brewing up for the third wicket.

India Take Big Step Towards Semifinal Berth

The wicket of DSouza came on the fourth delivery of the 15th over and it was a lovely delivery from the left-arm spinner that would make even Ravindra Jadeja proud. It was a tossed up delivery, outside off and the batter went for a drive. However, the ball went through with the angle and caught the outside edge of his blade as wicketkeeper Harvansh Singh grabbed a sharp catch.

Other bowlers like Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma and Karthikeya all impressed and with a win in this game, India would be looking to seal a semi-final berth. Pakistan have already qualified with wins in all their matches so far while from Group B, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have qualified.