India, Nov. 12 -- The Indian Under-19 team has booked a berth in the final of the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup. They defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets to set up their summit clash against Pakistan on Saturday, November 14. The Indian captain, Lakshay Raichandani, led the batting effort, while Ishan Sood laid the foundation for the convincing win with the ball. Earlier in the day, Pakistan steamrolled Bangladesh by nine wickets to become the other finalists.

Raichandani would have been happy with how his bowlers started after Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first. The Indian seamers kept the scoring rate under control and picked up early wickets to put the team in the driver's seat.

Noman Salarzai arrived at the crease when Afghan...