India will face Bangladesh in the Under-19 Asia Cup final: Bangladesh is the defending champion; All eyes on 13 year old Vaibhav

The final of the Under-19 Asia Cup will be played between India and Bangladesh from 10:30 am today. Team India, the 8-time winner at the Dubai International Stadium, would like to win this title for the ninth time. Whereas defending champion Bangladesh will enter with the intention of defending the title.

Bangladesh team had defeated India in the semi-finals of the 2023 Asia Cup. For India, both their opening batsmen, 13-year-old Vaibhav and Ayush, are in form. Whereas Bangladeshi captain Azizul Hakim is the top scorer of the team. Bangladesh pacers Al Fahad and Mohammad Iqbal are the top wicket-takers of the tournament. Both have taken 10-10 wickets.

match details Tournament- Under-19 Asia Cup, Final match- India U19 vs Bangladesh U19 Place- Dubai International Stadium Time- from 10:30 am

India’s comeback after losing to Pakistan The Indian team had to face defeat by Pakistan by 43 runs in the opening match of the tournament, but since then the team has performed brilliantly. The team had won against Sri Lanka in the semi-finals by 7 wickets with 28 overs remaining.

Bangladesh also lost to Sri Lanka by 7 runs in the group stage, but defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the semi-finals to book their place in the tournament final for the second consecutive time.

Vaibhav and Ayush together added 143 unbeaten runs against UAE. Ayush had played an inning of 67 runs and Vaibhav had played an inning of 76 runs.

India won 3 in the last 5 matches

Vaibhav scored 2 consecutive half-centuries IPL’s youngest millionaire Vaibhav Suryavanshi has so far scored 167 runs in the tournament at an average of 55. The 13-year-old opener had scored two consecutive half-centuries against UAE and Sri Lanka. Ayush Mhatre is the top scorer of the team, he has scored 175 runs in 4 matches. Also took 5 wickets. Chetan Sharma has taken 7 wickets in the bowling department.

Azizul Hakim Bangladesh’s top batsman Bangladesh captain Azizul Hakim has so far scored 224 runs at an average of 112. He is the top scorer of the team. He has also scored a century in the tournament. Whereas pacers Al Fahad and Iqbal Emon are the top wicket takers of Asia Cup. Both have taken 10-10 wickets.

India lost in 2023 Asia Cup semi-finals In the last semi-final of Under-19 Asia Cup, Bangladesh had defeated India by 4 wickets. Batting first, the Indian team was all out for 188 runs. Musheer Khan had scored 50 runs. In reply, Bangladesh won by scoring 189 runs in 42.5. After this, the team won the tournament for the first time by defeating UAE by 195 runs in the final.

India has won the Under-19 Asia Cup 8 times This is the 11th season of the Under-19 Asia Cup. The Indian team has won this tournament 8 times. Whereas Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have won this title once each. India and Pakistan shared the trophy in 2012. The Under-19 Asia Cup was first held in 1989, which was won by India. After 14 years, the second edition of the tournament was played, which was also won by India. In the same year, Irfan Pathan took 9 wickets for 16 runs against Bangladesh.

Weather and pitch report The opening matches of the Under-19 Asia Cup were high-scoring. But the pitch has help for fast bowlers. Spinners may also get turn in the middle overs. There is no chance of rain in Dubai today.

roll toss The average score of the team batting first in this Under-19 Asia Cup at Dubai Stadium is 222 runs. The team winning the toss can bat first. The chasing team in the tournament has lost 5 out of 7 matches.

where can you see The Under-19 Asia Cup final between India and Bangladesh will be telecast live on Sony Sports Network. To watch the match through OTT, you will have to go to Sony Liv app and website. Apart from this, you can also see match updates on Dainik Bhaskar app.

Possible Playing XI India Under-19: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Andre Siddharth C, Mohammed Aman (captain), KP Karthikeya, Nikhil Kumar, Harvansh Singh (wicketkeeper), Kiran Chormale, Hardik Raj, Chetan Sharma and Yudhjeet Guha. Bench Strength: Anurag Kawade, Samarth Nagraj, Mohammad Anan, Pranav Pant.

Bangladesh Under-19: Jawad Abrar, Kalam Siddiqui Alin, Mohammad Azizul Hakeem Tamim (captain), Mohammad Shihab James, Mohammad Farid Hasan Faisal (wicketkeeper), Rizan Hasan, Debashish Sarkar Deba, Mohammad Samiun Baseer Ratul, Al Fahad, Iqbal Hussain Emon and Maroof Mridha. Bench Strength: Mohammad Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Ashrafuzzaman Boreno, Rifat Baig, Saad Islam Razin.