U-19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat India to enter final; UAE stun Pakistan to reach summit clash | Cricket News – Times of India
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NEW DELHI: Pacer Maruf Mridha's fiery spell was followed by a dazzling fifty from Ariful Islam as Bangladesh beat India by 4 wickets in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup to enter final in Dubai on Friday.An all-round UAE too pulled off a stunning 11-run win over Pakistan to set-up the finale with Bangladesh. After Maruf led the bowlers with a four-for to restrict India to a 188, Ariful smashed a 90-ball 94 along with a cautious 44-run knock from Ahrar Amin as Bangladesh chased down the target with 43 balls to spare.On a slightly double-paced pitch, Indian batters struggled to get going before getting bundled out for 188 with Musheer Khan (50) and Murugan Abhishek (62) doing all the scoring for them.Maruf took 4 for 41 to give early jolts to India in the second semifinal.Despite some jitters, ...