JPN U19 32/0 in 7 Overs (Target 340) | India Under-19 vs Japan Under-19 Live Score Updates of ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024: Hugo Kelly, Nihar Parmar Off to a Good Start

Japan U19 cricket team are off to a good start as Hugo Kelly and Nihar Parmar are looking to build a solid partnership. Hugo Kelly has scored some boundries and Nihar Parmar is supporting by rotating the strike again and again.

The Japan Under-19 side will seek a strong foundation to start the big chase. The side was wrapped up on 52 runs in the opening match against UAE.

40 runs from the last three overs put the India U19 team's total to 339. an unbeaten century by Mohd. Amaan and a half-century by Karthikey KP put India in a strong position while Hardik Raj collected 25 runs off 12 balls. Japan were bowled out on 52 in the last match. Indian bowlers will also look to wrap up the opposition early.  

After losing wickets in the last few overs, India U19 lost its momentum but crossed the 300-run mark in the 47th over. Bit late though considering their score at the 40th over. After Karthikey's dismissal, India lost three wickets quickly.

The Indian side lost another wicket with the batter looking to clear the boundary. This time it was Nikhil Kumar who tried to go for maximum but found the leading edge and hands an easy catch in the square leg region.  Mohammad Amaan, on the other hand, completes his century in just 106 balls. 

Out! KP Karthikey departs looking to go big. His slog hit went straight to the long-off fielder who took an easy catch. Nikhil Kumar comes out to join Mohammad Amaan. KP Karthikey Timothy Moore b Hugo Kelly 57 (50).

50 Up for Kartikey! Right-handed batter completes his half-century in style. India U19 side is taking control of the match with both batters dealing in boundaries now. Nearing the final 10 overs of the match, India U19 side is looking to put up big total on the board.

After losing wickets at regular intervals, Karthikey KP and Mohammad Amaan formed a 90+ runs partnership for the India U19 team. Mohammad Amaa is taking on the opposition after completing his half-century.  The side needs a big win to stay competitive in the tournament and is looking to score above 300. 

FIFTY! Mohammad Amaan has completed his half-century. It has been a brilliant knock for the Indian captain. India U19 are three down but this time they are fighting back and gaining some momentum yet again.

OUT! India are now three down. Hugo Kelly took a simple catch to dismiss C Andre Siddharth and this can put India U19 under pressure. C Andre Siddharth c&b Hugo Kelly 35 (48)

Mohammad Amaan and C Andre Siddharth are fighting back for India U19 after they lost a couple of wickets. They are looking to build up a partnership. If another wickets get down, Japan will then be able to take control.

OUT! As things started looking good for India, Ayush Mhatre fell. He looked good, but Aarav Tiwari came in with some plan to dismiss Ayush Mhatre. Ayush Mhatre c Koji Hardgrave-Abe b Aarav Tiwari 54 (29)

FIFTY! Ayush Mhatre has completed his half-century and has played a fantastic innings till now, this can turn out to be beneficial for the India U19 cricket team. 

OUT! India are now one down. Japan have been successful in taking the early wickets. It will be interesting to see how India will fight back. Vaibhav Suryavanshi c Timothy Moore b Kazuma Kato-Stafford 23 (23)

Ayush Mhatre is striking with a strike rate of 200 and is taking control of the innings. India U19 cricket team are off to a good start.

Ayush Mahare and Vaibhav Suryavanshi have taken the India U19 cricket team off the mark. They are looking to make a good partnership. Japan U19 will look forward to take some early wickets.

India U19 Playing XI: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Andre Siddharth (c), Karthikey KP, Mohammad Amaan, Nikhil Kumar, Hardik Raj, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (wk), Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma

Japan U19 Playing XI: Nihar Parmar, Aditya Phadke, Koji Hardrave-Abe (c), Kuzuma Kato-Stafford, Daniel Panckhurst (wk), Hugo Kelly, Max Yonekawa Lynn, Timothy Moore, Kiefer Yamamoto Lake, Charles Hinze, Aarav Tiwari

TOSS! Japan U19 cricket team won the toss and elected to field first.