24.1 OUT! CAUGHT! This was coming. Osman Sadat tries to break free but perishes in the process. Chouhan tosses it up from way behind the crease, full and outside off. Sadat extends his hands and collapses his back knee. He looks to go down the ground and takes on the long off fielder. Fails to get the timing right and holes out to D. Deepesh at long off, who takes a few steps in off the ropes and does the rest. Sadat departs for 39 off 70, and Afghanistan Under-19 are 117/2 now. 117/2

12.2 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! D. Deepesh draws first blood and breaks the budding 53-run opening stand. He goes fuller and on the fifth stump line, threatens to angle in but just nips away after hitting the deck. Khalid Ahmadzai gets drawn forward for the drive, but only manages to get a thin outside edge behind, where the keeper, Abhigyan Kundu, makes no mistake. Khalid walks back for a decent 31 off 39. 53/1

45.5 OUT! BOWLED 'EM! D. Deepesh gets the big fish and gives India Under-19 the breakthrough they desperately needed here. This is on a good length and around middle, skids through a bit. Faisal Khan makes room and has a wild swing across the line, probably for the first time in the game. He loses his shape and misses the ball as it sends the middle stump cartwheeling. Khan walks back for a fabulous 110 off 93, to a big applause from everyone present at the ground. The massive 148-run stand has been broken now. 265/3

48.3 OUT! TAKEN! This is turning out to be a great bowling change from Ayush Mhatre. Flighted up from Kanishk Chouhan, full and around off. Aziz Mia Khil goes down and tries to slog it but has to reach out for it. He does not get the power and mistimes it straight towards long on, where Khilan A. Patel comes forward and takes a good catch. Afghanistan Under-19 are 293/4! 293/4

39.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Aaron George throws his head back in disappointment. He wanted to be there right till the end. This is dropped short by Zadran, on off. Aaron stays on the back foot and looks to slice it behind square with an open bat face. Hits it flat and straight to the sub fielder, Nazif Amiri at backward point, who takes the catch around his waist. George walks off for 115 (104) with the finishing line in sight for his team. The 96-run stand is broken. India are 300/3, needing 11 runs more. 300/3

9.3 OUT! TAKEN! Nooristani gets the massive wicket here, and Afghanistan Under-19 can breathe a sigh of relief. This is a well-directed short ball, on middle, takes off a bit. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again goes for the pull shot but the ball just gets big on him. It goes off the top edge high in the air, and Osman Sadat at mid-wicket runs forward and manages to hold on to a crucial catch. Sooryavanshi has got out in a similar fashion in the last game, and against Bangladesh and USA as well, so he will need to work on that. However, he has done his job here, with a quick-fire 68 off 33. 90/1

26.2 OUT! TAKEN! It is the same duo that gave Afghanistan Under-19 the first breakthrough. This is fuller and angling into leg. Ayush Mhatre looks to flick it away, but goes at it half-heartedly and closes the bat face early as well. It takes the top edge and flies high in the air over mid-wicket. Osman Sadat turns around and runs after it. He dives in front to take a stunning catch. Mhatre goes back for a well-made 62 off 59. India Under-19 are 204/2, still needing 107 runs in 142 balls. 204/2