IND vs UAE U19 Asia Cup 2025 Live Cricket Score Updates: United Arab Emirates Yayin Rai won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ayush Mhatre’s India in the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 at the ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, on Friday. India will start their campaign against the UAE and then meet Pakistan later. In their final group game, they will clash against Malaysia
All eyes will be on Mhatre, who has shown glimpses of what he can do at the IPL level and has also played some remarkable innings at the age-group level. In addition to that, Vaibhav Suryavanshi too will be under the scanner, who is already making waves across world cricket.
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The pitches in Dubai tend to be a bit on the slower side in the day games; however, since it is the first game of the tournament and a morning one, we might see a bit of moisture in the surface, which might assist seam bowlers who can swing the ball. As per batters, if they do apply themselves, we might see them able to put on a big total on the board.
Teams:
United Arab Emirates U19 (Playing XI): Yayin Rai(c), Ayaan Misbah, Ahmed Khudadad, Shalom D’Souza, Prithvi Madhu, Noorullah Ayobi, Saleh Amin(w), Uddish Suri, Ali Asgar Shums, Yug Sharma, Muhammad Rayan Khan
India U19 (Playing XI): Ayush Mhatre(c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu(w), Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel, Kanishk Chouhan
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Rohit Sharma’s fan, the 17-year old Ayush Mhatre, Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy opener, hopes to make it big
MCA picked him for the KSCA Trophy which happened during off-season camp where he scored 52 and 172 against Gujarat. He was selected for the Irani Cup and Musheer Khan getting injured in an car accident made the selectors pick Ayush to play Ranji Trophy.
Young opener Ayush Mhatre, a dedicated 17-year-old from Virar, has made his debut for the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team this season, showcasing his aggressive batting style which led selectors to fast-track his promotion. His commitment is evident in his rigorous routine of waking up at 4:15 am and commuting 46 km by train to the Oval maidan for practice. Mhatre successfully partnered Prithvi Shaw and delivered promising scores of 52 and 22 in his debut match against Baroda; Mumbai is set to play their next Ranji game against Maharashtra at the MCA-BKC ground. (Read more from Devendra Pandey)
