India Beat Sri Lanka to Set Up Under-19 Asia Cup Final Clash with Pakistan

The Indian team will face Pakistan in the title match of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025. The second semi-final match played on the ICC Academy Ground on Friday saw the Indian team beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets and qualify for the final match. Sri Lanka, batting first, could manage a score of only 138 runs in the given 20 overs. The Indian team requirement of eight wickets in 20 overs was met within 18 overs. Aaron George and Vihaan Malhotra performed amazingly well in the match by smacking fifty each.

Earlier, because of the rains, the match began late, thereby cutting it short to 20 overs each instead of 50. Sri Lanka has had a poor start, losing the opening wicket of Dulnith Sigera in the third over. Sri Lanka has incurred another loss in the next over, that of Kavija Gamage in the sixth over. Captain Vimath Dinasara and Chamika Heenatigala then steadied the innings, holding off another wicket for 11 overs. Dinasara was dismissed for 32 in the 12th over.

Thanks to Heenatigala's 42, Sethmika Seneviratne's 30, and captain Vimath Dinasara's 32, Sri Lanka scored 138 for 8 in 20 overs. Anil Patel and Kanishk Chauhan took two wickets each for India.