Pakistan bat first in Under-19 Asia Cup final after winning toss
Captain Farhan Yousuf chose to bat at Al Amerat in Oman, with Pakistan unchanged for the final and India making one change.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat against India in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup at Al Amerat in Oman, with captain Farhan Yousuf opting to set a target in the title match.
Yousuf said at the toss that the pitch looked suited to batting, Aaj News reported. Express News reported that India's captain said he would have preferred to bowl first, and that India made one change to their side for the final.
Pakistan, the defending champions, named an unchanged XI and are unbeaten in the tournament, Express News reported. Their place in the final came with a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in the semifinal. Aaj News reported that Rizwanullah took five wickets in that match, that Hayan Khan made 69 and that Usman Khan finished 64 not out.
India reached the final by beating Afghanistan by eight wickets in the other semifinal.
The final is the second meeting of the two teams in this tournament. Pakistan beat India by three wickets in the group stage, Aaj News reported.
Pakistan won the Under-19 Asia Cup for the first time in the previous edition, beating India in that final. The side is playing at Al Amerat for a second successive title.
Because Pakistan chose to bat, India take the field first, the opposite of the preference their captain expressed at the toss.
How the reports differ
Aaj News carried the semifinal figures, naming Rizwanullah's five wickets and the scores of Hayan Khan and Usman Khan, and recalled Pakistan's three-wicket win over India in the group stage. Express News reported that Pakistan are unbeaten in the tournament and named an unchanged XI, that India made one change, and that India's captain said he would have preferred to bowl first. The reports spelled the venue differently, Aaj News as Al Amerat and Express News as Al Amirat.
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