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[AirtelBuzz]

As an opponent, Australia is much tougher than Zimbabwe, so if a T20 series is held between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, Pakistan will be in the favorite position, on the other hand, if a T20 series is held between Pakistan and Australia, it is natural that Australia will be in a favorite position. Pakistan's recent poor performance doesn't mean they can lose the T20I series to Zimbabwe. Pakistan were defeated by Zimbabwe in the first ODI but they won the next two matches to seal the series. However, T20 games are different from other formats because a team does not have to bat for a long time, so if a batsman from a weak team can bat well, then that batsman becomes a problem for the favorite opponent. But I will expect Pakistan to do well in the T20 series against Zimbabwe.

There are many differences between Zimbabwe and Australia. Australia is much stronger on the other hand Zimbabwe is much weaker, so Pakistan has the best chances in the T20 series against Zimbabwe. The T20 series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe will start from today, And in just a few hours, the first match of the T20 series between the two teams is going to start. It was ahead of the Twenty20 series that Zimbabwe beat Pakistan in the first ODI to shock everyone. Then again Pakistan won the series by winning the second and third ODIs with their good performances. Everyone is hopeful that Pakistan will win the T20 series as well as the ODI series.

[noormcs5]

Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s

The match is in progress between Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s team. So far, the Sri Lanka is batting on the 187 and the 38 overs have passed. In my point of view, they are doing average performance but now the last power play is going to be started which is why they have to play fast and good here. I am looking that they can touch to 280. Also at the same time, the biggest advantage they have is many wickets in their hand that is really good for them as well. It is the 6th match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup that is happening in Sharjah.

[Rustam Meraj]

Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s

The match is in progress between Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s team. So far, the Sri Lanka is batting on the 187 and the 38 overs have passed. In my point of view, they are doing average performance but now the last power play is going to be started which is why they have to play fast and good here. I am looking that they can touch to 280. Also at the same time, the biggest advantage they have is many wickets in their hand that is really good for them as well. It is the 6th match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup that is happening in Sharjah.

Srilanka made 243 runs in their turn and now Afghanistan is playing and trying to catch up the target. And according to the current situation Afghanistan has made 20 runs and they lost one wicket. They hav played only 4 overs. I think if Afghanistan will hold on their wickets so they can win the match because 243 runs is an average target. It is not much high. So they can chase this target easily.
So let's wait for the end of the match and let's see who will be the winner of this match.

[ZAINmalik75]

The Pakistani team were batting first and they scored such a valuable target. At first I was completely sure Pakistan would be stronger but at the later stage, I was worried about the second innings of India and wondering that they might chase the target but nope and Pakistan bowlers worked in such a good way that was the reason of their win.

Pakistan's one player (Shahzaib Khan) has scored a century, not even a century but over 150 score that is too good, he could also touched to 200 if there would be more balls and he would not lost his wicket. However, Pakistan won the game that is enough. 

Yep Pakistani team start were quite phenomenal because even facing quality bowling from Indian side still they were smashing them hardly and scored more than 150+ partnership which boost thier confidence and execute huge pressure on Indian team but as soon as thier partnership broker things goes out of thier grip abit but then collapse of thier rest of lineup push them on a back foot and most of us taught if we goes below 300 then match results will goes I'm favor of Indian team as they already have several quality batters. But surprisingly the way Pakistani bowlers took start really shocked us and our taught completely change in 180° and at that moment indian strong lineup were face huge panic especially after losing ever important wicket and thus later for 40+ margin the won the very vital match of the tournament

[IvugeoEvolutionCoin]

In today's 5th Match of Bangladesh U19 vs Nepal U19 team, Nepal U19 team came out to bat and scored 141 runs in 45.4 overs for the loss of 10 wickets. Now Bangladesh U19 team came out to bat and scored 54 runs in 10 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. We are waiting to see how well Bangladesh U19 team can bat in this match. Bangladesh U19 team needs 88 runs to win this match.

[GigaBit]

Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s

The match is in progress between Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s team. So far, the Sri Lanka is batting on the 187 and the 38 overs have passed. In my point of view, they are doing average performance but now the last power play is going to be started which is why they have to play fast and good here. I am looking that they can touch to 280. Also at the same time, the biggest advantage they have is many wickets in their hand that is really good for them as well. It is the 6th match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup that is happening in Sharjah.

Srilanka made 243 runs in their turn and now Afghanistan is playing and trying to catch up the target. And according to the current situation Afghanistan has made 20 runs and they lost one wicket. They hav played only 4 overs. I think if Afghanistan will hold on their wickets so they can win the match because 243 runs is an average target. It is not much high. So they can chase this target easily.
So let's wait for the end of the match and let's see who will be the winner of this match.

Sri Lankan Under-19 team has been able to set a big target with the help of Sharujan Shanmuganathan and Pulindu Perera. Though the target is not very big but according to the conditions of Afghanistan, it seems quite big. Afghanistan Under 19 team has lost their 4 wickets for just 49 runs. From this situation, to reach this target, the team must develop the habit of playing long. If Afghanistan team still has a chance to win if they build a big partnership. But if two more wickets fall, it will not be easy for them to come out from the situation. Afghanistan Under-19 has had a bad start and none of those who batted could not make good score. Now the main thing is how well the captain Vihas Thewmika can perform.

[noormcs5]

Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s

The match is in progress between Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s team. So far, the Sri Lanka is batting on the 187 and the 38 overs have passed. In my point of view, they are doing average performance but now the last power play is going to be started which is why they have to play fast and good here. I am looking that they can touch to 280. Also at the same time, the biggest advantage they have is many wickets in their hand that is really good for them as well. It is the 6th match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup that is happening in Sharjah.

Srilanka made 243 runs in their turn and now Afghanistan is playing and trying to catch up the target. And according to the current situation Afghanistan has made 20 runs and they lost one wicket. They hav played only 4 overs. I think if Afghanistan will hold on their wickets so they can win the match because 243 runs is an average target. It is not much high. So they can chase this target easily.
So let's wait for the end of the match and let's see who will be the winner of this match.

It turned out to be a one sided match. I thought that Afghanistan bowlers bowled well and they were able to restrict them to a reasonable score. However it was only Sharujan Shanmuganathan who made 103 runs and Pulindu Perera made 50+ runs and due to this one partnership, they managed to score this target.

However, the Afghanistan Under 19 batsmen did look to stay on the wicket and they kept losing wickets. They were all out in the 29th over. Afghanistan team have to focus on their batting. Sadly, Afghanistan has lost both their matches and now the recovery in the tournament may be impossible.

[Sithara007]

In today's 5th Match of Bangladesh U19 vs Nepal U19 team, Nepal U19 team came out to bat and scored 141 runs in 45.4 overs for the loss of 10 wickets. Now Bangladesh U19 team came out to bat and scored 54 runs in 10 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. We are waiting to see how well Bangladesh U19 team can bat in this match. Bangladesh U19 team needs 88 runs to win this match.

Nepal needs to win these sort of matches. They get matches against full member nations once in a while and they need to make maximum use out of it. Now this is U-19 tournament, but they failed to qualify for the senior team's Asia Cup. For the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup, United Arab Emirates managed to gain the qualification ahead of Nepal. If things go like this, then Nepal will not be considered as one of the stronger associate teams from Asia. UAE and Oman are overtaking them at the moment.

[Compromise me]

Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s

The match is in progress between Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s team. So far, the Sri Lanka is batting on the 187 and the 38 overs have passed. In my point of view, they are doing average performance but now the last power play is going to be started which is why they have to play fast and good here. I am looking that they can touch to 280. Also at the same time, the biggest advantage they have is many wickets in their hand that is really good for them as well. It is the 6th match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup that is happening in Sharjah.

Srilanka made 243 runs in their turn and now Afghanistan is playing and trying to catch up the target. And according to the current situation Afghanistan has made 20 runs and they lost one wicket. They hav played only 4 overs. I think if Afghanistan will hold on their wickets so they can win the match because 243 runs is an average target. It is not much high. So they can chase this target easily.
So let's wait for the end of the match and let's see who will be the winner of this match.

Sri Lankan Under-19 team has been able to set a big target with the help of Sharujan Shanmuganathan and Pulindu Perera. Though the target is not very big but according to the conditions of Afghanistan, it seems quite big. Afghanistan Under 19 team has lost their 4 wickets for just 49 runs. From this situation, to reach this target, the team must develop the habit of playing long. If Afghanistan team still has a chance to win if they build a big partnership. But if two more wickets fall, it will not be easy for them to come out from the situation. Afghanistan Under-19 has had a bad start and none of those who batted could not make good score. Now the main thing is how well the captain Vihas Thewmika can perform.

Sri Lankan Under 19 cricket team won the match by 131 runs . That was an easy win for SL- U19  team because they  gave excellent target in this match which was 244 runs . Sharujan Shanmuganathan is awarded as player of the match because he played century in this match and played crutial role in win .Perera also played excellent in this match and made half century for the team and gave good start in this match.

No Afghanistan U19 team player could not stay on Wicket and team was out by making only 112 runs in this match. Maneesha took 3 wickets in this match and played crutial role to close this match as early as possible and Thevmika took 2 wickets in this match.Viran Chamuditha and Ranjithkumar also took 2,2 wickets and in my opinion SL -U19 team won due to best bowlers because target was not as big as saw the performance of bowlers.

[Nalain420]

Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s

The match is in progress between Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s team. So far, the Sri Lanka is batting on the 187 and the 38 overs have passed. In my point of view, they are doing average performance but now the last power play is going to be started which is why they have to play fast and good here. I am looking that they can touch to 280. Also at the same time, the biggest advantage they have is many wickets in their hand that is really good for them as well. It is the 6th match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup that is happening in Sharjah.

Srilanka made 243 runs in their turn and now Afghanistan is playing and trying to catch up the target. And according to the current situation Afghanistan has made 20 runs and they lost one wicket. They hav played only 4 overs. I think if Afghanistan will hold on their wickets so they can win the match because 243 runs is an average target. It is not much high. So they can chase this target easily.
So let's wait for the end of the match and let's see who will be the winner of this match.

Sri Lankan Under-19 team has been able to set a big target with the help of Sharujan Shanmuganathan and Pulindu Perera. Though the target is not very big but according to the conditions of Afghanistan, it seems quite big. Afghanistan Under 19 team has lost their 4 wickets for just 49 runs. From this situation, to reach this target, the team must develop the habit of playing long. If Afghanistan team still has a chance to win if they build a big partnership. But if two more wickets fall, it will not be easy for them to come out from the situation. Afghanistan Under-19 has had a bad start and none of those who batted could not make good score. Now the main thing is how well the captain Vihas Thewmika can perform.

If seen, this target is a common target in 50 over innings but it was a good chance for Afghanistan to complete and win the match.  But the Sri Lankan batsmen scored 243 runs but also their bowling was very good and impressive due to which there was pressure on the Afghanistan batsmen and they will lose this match by scoring 112 runs in 28 overs. Had they not lost wickets, they could have easily won this match as they had 22 overs in which they could have slowly built up runs and scored 244 runs to win this match against Sri Lanka.  But due to their luck and their batsmen not being good, they will lose this match.  His bowling got him an easy target but his batsmen lost the match by losing his hard work and effort.

[n0ne]

Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s

The match is in progress between Sri Lanka Under 19s and Afghanistan Under 19s team. So far, the Sri Lanka is batting on the 187 and the 38 overs have passed. In my point of view, they are doing average performance but now the last power play is going to be started which is why they have to play fast and good here. I am looking that they can touch to 280. Also at the same time, the biggest advantage they have is many wickets in their hand that is really good for them as well. It is the 6th match of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup that is happening in Sharjah.

Srilanka made 243 runs in their turn and now Afghanistan is playing and trying to catch up the target. And according to the current situation Afghanistan has made 20 runs and they lost one wicket. They hav played only 4 overs. I think if Afghanistan will hold on their wickets so they can win the match because 243 runs is an average target. It is not much high. So they can chase this target easily.
So let's wait for the end of the match and let's see who will be the winner of this match.

Sri Lankan Under-19 team has been able to set a big target with the help of Sharujan Shanmuganathan and Pulindu Perera. Though the target is not very big but according to the conditions of Afghanistan, it seems quite big. Afghanistan Under 19 team has lost their 4 wickets for just 49 runs. From this situation, to reach this target, the team must develop the habit of playing long. If Afghanistan team still has a chance to win if they build a big partnership. But if two more wickets fall, it will not be easy for them to come out from the situation. Afghanistan Under-19 has had a bad start and none of those who batted could not make good score. Now the main thing is how well the captain Vihas Thewmika can perform.

If seen, this target is a common target in 50 over innings but it was a good chance for Afghanistan to complete and win the match.  But the Sri Lankan batsmen scored 243 runs but also their bowling was very good and impressive due to which there was pressure on the Afghanistan batsmen and they will lose this match by scoring 112 runs in 28 overs. Had they not lost wickets, they could have easily won this match as they had 22 overs in which they could have slowly built up runs and scored 244 runs to win this match against Sri Lanka.  But due to their luck and their batsmen not being good, they will lose this match.  His bowling got him an easy target but his batsmen lost the match by losing his hard work and effort.

A strong opening partnership is a must when a team wants to chase the target. Just think of the match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. 243 runs is a reachable target, but with pressure, it isn't an easy score. Look at the performance of Afghanistan. They kept losing wickets from the beginning. With the win, Sri Lanka has almost qualified for the semifinals from Group B. In Group A, India and Pakistan might get qualified. Right now, the UAE, with a win, stands in the first position. India has lost to Pakistan and stands in the third position, and Japan stands last.

[Unknown Op]

A strong opening partnership is a must when a team wants to chase the target. Just think of the match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. 243 runs is a reachable target, but with pressure, it isn't an easy score. Look at the performance of Afghanistan. They kept losing wickets from the beginning. With the win, Sri Lanka has almost qualified for the semifinals from Group B. In Group A, India and Pakistan might get qualified. Right now, the UAE, with a win, stands in the first position. India has lost to Pakistan and stands in the third position, and Japan stands last.

I agree with your point that if opening of match is strong and winning chance increase significantly. It also motivates next batters and strong spirit arises just like Sri lanka Under 19s batting Inning. Their first batter Dulnith Sigera  was not succeeded to express their strong inning but next two batters Sharujan Shanmuganathan and Pulindu Perera build strong batting partnership with long inning and both batters managed 102 and 53 scores respectively. Sri Lanka Under 19s squad managed to collect 243 scores as a defend by playing 50 overs and this scores made great determination to bowlers. Their bowlers turned out this match to one sided by picking crucial wickets of Afghanistan Under 19s squad in early stage. Praveen Maneesha cleared out 3 crucial wickets of Afghanistan Under 19s squad and put burden to their batters and all wickets were lost at 112 scores and simply they achieved victory.
 

[Swordsoffreedom]

The third and final match of the series between Ireland Women and Bangladesh Women is now being played. Neither Ireland Women nor Bangladesh Women are very strong teams. The overall performance of both the teams is weak and erratic. However, Bangladesh Women are playing quite well in this series. Bangladesh Women have won the first two matches.

In the first match, Bangladesh Women had set a target of 253 runs. Bangladesh won the match by a huge margin of 154 runs. I have never seen Bangladesh Women win by such a huge margin before.

Ireland Women won the toss today and decided to bat. However, they are not able to bat well. Ireland Women have lost two wickets in 20 overs. However, they have scored only 58 runs. Ireland are not able to score even at an average of 3 runs per over.

[Sithara007]

Anyone watching the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup? The match between India Under-19s and Japan Under-19s is ongoing at the moment. India are batting first, and at the moment they are 118/2 with Andre Siddarth and Mohamed Amaan at the crease. We can expect a big total, in the range of 350-400 against the inexperienced Japanese bowling attack. Aarav Tiwari was the only Japanese bowler who looked impressive so far, with everyone else leaking plenty of runs.

[Iranus]

The third and final match of the series between Ireland Women and Bangladesh Women is now being played. Neither Ireland Women nor Bangladesh Women are very strong teams. The overall performance of both the teams is weak and erratic. However, Bangladesh Women are playing quite well in this series. Bangladesh Women have won the first two matches.

In the first match, Bangladesh Women had set a target of 253 runs. Bangladesh won the match by a huge margin of 154 runs. I have never seen Bangladesh Women win by such a huge margin before.

Ireland Women won the toss today and decided to bat. However, they are not able to bat well. Ireland Women have lost two wickets in 20 overs. However, they have scored only 58 runs. Ireland are not able to score even at an average of 3 runs per over.

Bangladesh women's team will win today's match too. I knew Bangladesh women's team as weak. But Bangladesh women's team's performance in this series has surprised me a lot. Ireland women's team players could not gain any advantage in the first two matches. Bangladesh women's team dominated and won. The result will probably go in Bangladesh's favor in the third match too.

Ireland women's team could not bat well even after winning the toss and deciding to bat. Ireland's innings was stopped at 185 runs. Except for Gaby Lewis, no other batsman could play a big innings. Gaby Lewis managed to score 52 runs.

Bangladesh women's team won the second match by batting at a target of 194 runs. Bangladesh needs to score 186 runs to win today's match. Bangladesh will win only if Bangladesh's top order can bat somewhat stably.

If Bangladesh women's team can win all three matches of the ODI series, it will be a big achievement for them. I have never seen Bangladesh women's team win all the matches of the series in the past.

[Sithara007]

India Under-19s have reached 273/4 after 42 overs against Japan Under-19s. With 8 overs remaining, anywhere between 350 and 380 seems possible. Skipper Mohamed Amaan is still batting with 93, while Nikhil Kumar has come out to join him. That said, Aarav Tiwari and Nihar Parmar have bowled well for Japan, and they have been economical so far. This is the second group match for both India and Japan. The loser of this match is effectively out of the tournament, as Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates already have 2 points each.

[Out of mind]

Bangladesh Women vs Ireland Women, 3rd ODI (ICC Championship Match), batting first, Ireland Women scored 185 runs. Ireland Women tried to bat well, and they played very well against Bangladesh Women. Bangladesh Women played very well, and they bowled well, which made the Island Women easily under their control. Bangladesh Women are playing much better than Bangladesh Men, however, we can see that Bangladesh are batting to achieve the target of 185 runs. At the moment, Bangladesh have lost 1 wicket and have scored 88 runs in 20 overs, if Bangladesh Women can play well and patiently, they will definitely win. Since Bangladesh Women still have enough wickets, they can easily achieve the target of 98 runs if they can bat patiently.

[CryptoBuds]

Bangladesh Women vs Ireland Women, 3rd ODI (ICC Championship Match), batting first, Ireland Women scored 185 runs. Ireland Women tried to bat well, and they played very well against Bangladesh Women. Bangladesh Women played very well, and they bowled well, which made the Island Women easily under their control. Bangladesh Women are playing much better than Bangladesh Men, however, we can see that Bangladesh are batting to achieve the target of 185 runs. At the moment, Bangladesh have lost 1 wicket and have scored 88 runs in 20 overs, if Bangladesh Women can play well and patiently, they will definitely win. Since Bangladesh Women still have enough wickets, they can easily achieve the target of 98 runs if they can bat patiently.

I am very surprised to see the performance of Bangladesh women's team. We have been seeing weak and irregular performance of this team so far. But Bangladesh women's team players are performing brilliantly against Ireland women's team. Bangladesh won the first match by 154 runs. Bangladesh women's team also won the second match easily. Bangladesh team is going to win today's match too.

Ireland team gave a target of 186 runs. Bangladesh lost their first wicket by just 9 runs. But the interesting thing is that Bangladesh made a big collection in the second wicket pair. After 31 overs, Bangladesh's collection is 140 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. Fargana Hoque is unbeaten with 51 runs and SHarmin 67 runs. Bangladesh team is moving towards the goal of victory very easily. This is a memorable series for Bangladesh women's team.

[Cheema02]

India Under-19s have reached 273/4 after 42 overs against Japan Under-19s. With 8 overs remaining, anywhere between 350 and 380 seems possible. Skipper Mohamed Amaan is still batting with 93, while Nikhil Kumar has come out to join him. That said, Aarav Tiwari and Nihar Parmar have bowled well for Japan, and they have been economical so far. This is the second group match for both India and Japan. The loser of this match is effectively out of the tournament, as Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates already have 2 points each.

India Under 19 team outstanding comeback in this match winning by a huge margin of 211 runs against Japan. While chasing down a huge total, the Japan under-19 team only managed to score 128 runs in a loss of eight wickets. Hardik Raj's bowling performance is out-classed, picking up 2 important wickets by just giving only nine runs with an impressive economy rate of one run per over. Chetan Sharma also bowled well, picking up two crucial wickets by giving 14 runs in his bowling spell and restricting the Japan under-19 teams to under 130 runs. The man of match is Mohammad Amaan for his amazing batting performance scored 122 runs unbeaten from 118 balls and helped indian under 19 team to score 330 plus runs. After this defeat, the Japan Under 19 team is out of the Asia Cup.

[Farhan99]

Pak U-19s Vs UAE U-19s

Today's in 7th game of under-19s Asia cup tournament, Pakistan U-19 played first and made 314 runs excellent batting by Pak team they start their innings very well openers played a partnership of 94 runs which put pressure on UAE U-19 team. Pak U-19 Top order performed well Shahzaib Khan brilliant batting hundred again scored 132 runs such an talented players help pak to gave a good target of 315. UAE U-19 team fought hard but unluckily lost the match by just 69 run after brilliant batting Pak team bowled also well Abdul Subhan takes six wickets UAE U-19 didn't save thier wickets and scored only 245 runs. Mohammad Ahmed also bowled well and took two wicket and finally helped Pak team to winning back to back games and climbed to top position on point table.