The India vs Malaysia match was held in Dubai. Malaysia won the toss and opted to bowl first. Bowling first was a bad decision.
Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened for India. Captain Ayush Mhatre got out early on 14 runs. Vaibhav, a young talent, scored a quick 50. Vihaan Malhotra scored 7 runs only. Here come the heroes of the match, Vedant Trivedi and Abhigyan Kundu. Vedant missed a century as he scored 90 runs. Abhigyan Kundu scored a double century with 209 runs in just 125 balls.
Muhammad Akram got his fifer. N Sathnakumaran and Jaashwin Krishnamurthi each picked 1 wicket. India posted a total of 408 runs.
Malaysia wasn’t in the game from the start. This total was like climbing himalayas without any gears. Both openers fell without scoring any runs. Muhd Afinid scored 12 runs, and Captain Deeaz Patro scored only 13 runs. In the end, Hamzah Panggi scored 35 runs,s but this was only a rock in front of a mountain. Malaysia got all out for 93 runs. Deepesh Devendran took five wicket haul. Kishan Kumar, Khilan Patel, and Kanishk Chouhan each picked up 1 wicket. Udhav Mohan picked up 2 wickets. India won by 315 runs.
Semi-Finals 1 will play between India and Sri Lanka, and Semi-Finals 2 will play between Bangladesh and Pakistan.