Overview:
India came to the match with four successive wins in the tournament. They defeated the USA, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Zimbabwe to keep their perfect record intact.
India eliminated Pakistan from the U19 World Cup after the Men in Green failed to complete the target of 253 in 33.3 overs. Pakistan were 167/4 in 33.3 overs, meaning India qualified for the semi-final irrespective of the result. Meanwhile, India defeated the rivals by 58 runs to register their fifth successive victory in the global tournament. Pakistan were dismissed for 194 in 46.2 overs. India topped Group 2, confirming their knockout match against Afghanistan. England will take on Australia in the second semi-final.
Khilan Patel and captain Ayush Mhatre took three wickets each. Usman Khan (66 off 92), Hamza Zahoor (42 off 49) and Farhan Yousaf (38 off 39) were the top contributors for Pakistan.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and invited India to bat first on a pitch that had something for the bowlers.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 30 runs off 22 balls, but his habit of over-aggression resulted in his dismissal. Vedant Trivedi was the only Indian batter who scored a fifty, amassing 68 runs off 98 balls, laced with 2 fours and 1 six.
Kanishk Chouhan (35), RS Ambrish (29), Khilan Patel (21), and Vihaan Malhotra (21) played handy knocks considering the importance of the match and the semi-final berth on the line. For Pakistan, Abdul Subhan took three wickets while Mohammad Sayyam dismissed two batters.
India came to the match with four consecutive wins in the tournament. They defeated the USA, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Zimbabwe to keep their perfect record intact.