Sehwag’s quickfire fifty, Ishan Sood’s three wickets propel India U-19 to big win over Nepal in U-19 Asia Cup opener

Aaryavir Sehwag, son of former Indian opener Virender Sehwag India Under-19 started their Asia Under-19 campaign with a 10-wicket victory over Nepal Under-19 on Friday after fast bowler Ishan Sood’s three-wicket haul with the new ball set up a straight chase for the opening matches in Oman’s Al Amerat.Aaryavir Sehwag and Lakshya Raichandani remained unbeaten as India chased down a target of 129 in just 19.1 overs, with 30.5 overs to spare. Sehwag scored 70 off 52 balls, hitting seven fours and four sixes, while Raichandani made 53 off 63 balls, including seven boundaries.Earlier, India captain Lakshya Raichandani opted to field after winning the toss and Sood soon struck with the new ball. He dismissed opener Prashiddha Jaishi (1 for 7), No.3 batsman Suryanshu Koirala (5 for 6) and No.4 Nischal Kshetri (0 for 12), leaving Nepal struggling at 27/3 in the ninth over.Manal Chauhan then bowled a left-armer to Niraj Yadav to claim Nepal’s fourth wicket. Darsh Sonal (43 off 93) and Aashish Luhar (29 off 45) tried to steady the innings with a 43-run partnership for the fifth wicket. However, Yashveer Goud broke the stand by dismissing Aashish, triggering another collapse.Nepal were eventually bowled out for 128 in 42.3 overs. Darsh Sonal was their top scorer followed by Aashish.Sood finished with figures of 3/18 while Arjun Rajput also took three wickets for just eight runs. Goud claimed two wickets while Kavya Paresh Patel and Chauhan took one each.India Under-19 will take on Pakistan Under-19 in their second match of the tournament on Sunday.