India upheld their ‘no-handshake’ policy against Pakistan at the toss for their U-19 Asia Cup match on Sunday. At the ICC Academy grounds, India captain Ayush Mhatre and his Pakistani counterpart Farhan Yousaf avoided interaction during the toss.

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first, with India scoring 240 all out in 46.1 overs. Both teams began their tournament campaigns with victories.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was unable to assert his growing prowess against Pakistan, being dismissed for 5 runs off 6 balls on Sunday (December 14). Opening the innings alongside Ayush Mhatre after being asked to bat first at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai, Sooryavanshi started with an early boundary. However, on the second ball of the fourth over, left-arm pacer Mohammad Sayyam delivered a ball o

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