Indian Captain creates History, Scores Unbeaten Century against Japan in Asia Cup U-19 Tournament

Amaan creates history with century against Japan in U-19 Asia Cup

India’s under-19 cricket team gave a brilliant show of batting against Japan in the second league match of the Asia Cup under-19 tournament 2024. The Boys in Blue made a great comeback after they lost their clash against historic rival, Pakistan. The team scored 339 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs against Japan.

Indian captain Mohamed Amaan made a spectacular knock against Japan. He played an unbeaten game of 122 runs. He became the first-ever Indian batter to smash a century against Japan in Under-19 Asia Cup, and in international cricket as well.

Ayush Mahatre, another batter from Indian side, scored half-century in this match as well.

As the team was asked to bat, Indian captain Amaan played a massive knock of 122 runs, smashing 7 fours in 118 balls. Hardik Raj on the other hand, also smashed 35 runs in 12 balls, including 2 sixes.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mahatre, KP Karthikeya, and Andre Siddharth were some of the players who had an important role in the team’s inning.