India U19 and Malaysia U19 are set to face each other in the 10th match of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 at The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, on Tuesday, December 16. This match is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM IST (9:00 AM Local). Stay tuned with our IND U19 vs MLY U19 prediction, team preview, pitch report, player stats and winner prediction ahead of this exciting contest.
India U19 have been in their best form so far in this tournament, registering a big win against UAE in the first match, followed by a win over Pakistan in the last match. In the last match against Pakistan, India scored 240 runs while batting first, after which they won the match by 90 runs by dismissing Pakistan for just 150 runs. After two consecutive wins, India will definitely be full of confidence, and a win will secure them a place in the semi-finals.
On the other hand, Malaysia U19 performed completely opposite to that of India as they suffered defeats in both matches. Now, the danger of elimination from the tournament is also closer to them. However, they will try their best in this match.
Head-to-Head Record: A total of the 3 matches played between these two sides so far. India U19 has won all of them, while Malaysia U19 still needs to improve their game.
India U19 Preview
India has been consistently performing well, and in the last match, they defeated their biggest rival, Pakistan U19, by a good margin of 90 runs. India performed brilliantly in both bowling and batting, as a result of which their place in the semi-finals is almost confirmed. They would definitely like to register a big win against Malaysia U19.
As expected, the Indian batsmen will perform well in this tournament, and they did not disappoint their fans. Moreover, Batters continued their impressive form in the previous match. Moreover, Arun George scored 85 runs off 88 balls. Apart from him, Captain Ayush Mhatre and Kanishk Chouhan also played good innings of 38 and 40 runs, respectively. Moreover, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is also in outstanding form; fans will expect a brilliant innings from him in this game.
In bowling, Indian bowlers gave a tremendous performance in this tournament. In the previous match, they also bowled out Pakistan for just 150 runs. Deepesh Devendran and Kanishk Chouhan performed well, taking three wickets each in the last game against PAK U19. Moreover, Kishan Kumar also took two wickets. India’s excellent bowling unit makes them strong contenders to win the tournament.
Malaysia U19 Preview
Malaysia U19 has faced only disappointment in this tournament so far. They have lost both their matches so far and are about to be eliminated from the tournament. Although his players tried to do well in the last match against the UAE U19, they failed to win the match and lost by 78 runs. Now their chances of winning against India will be less, but from here onwards, they will definitely want to make their mark by playing well.
Malaysia’s batting definitely showed improvement in the last match. Mohammad Alif batted well and scored 54 runs in 55 balls, while top-order batsman Mohammad Harilal also played a good innings of 49 runs. This shows that the batsmen of Malaysia are talented and can do well against India U19 in the next game.
Malaysia U19 has a talented bowling unit, which also performed well against UAE U19 in the last match. Although they could not take early wickets of the top order batsmen, later they suddenly destroyed the UAE U19’s entire middle order. Muhammad Akram bowled brilliantly in the last match, taking three wickets, while Jaashwin Krishnamurthi also managed to take two wickets. These bowlers would like to continue excellent bowling against India U19 19 as well.
IND U19 vs MLY U19 Probably Playing XI
India U19: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (c), Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, D Deepesh, Kishan Kumar
Malaysia U19: Azib Wajdi, Mohammad Hairil, Mohammad Hariz Afnan, Deeaz Patro (c), Muhammad Aalif, Muhammad Akram, Hamzah Panggi, Muhammad Fathul Muin, Nagineswaran Sathnakumaran, Jaashwin Krishnamurthi, Muhamad Nurhanif
IND U19 vs MLY U19 Pitch Report
The pitch at the Sevens Stadium, Dubai, generally offers batting-friendly conditions. But in the four matches played so far in the tournament, the results have been in favour of the batsmen in two and the bowlers in two. This shows that batsmen here need to settle down and then make big scores while bowlers get early wicket-taking opportunities. Spinners also play an important role in the middle order and can be successful in taking wickets.
The weather at ICC Cricket Academy Ground, Dubai Sports City is expected to be partly sunny, with temperatures around 28°C, 0% chance of rain, slightly humid conditions at 60% humidity, and moderate winds near 26 km/h.
IND U19 vs MLY U19 Winner Prediction
India U19 have been consistently the best performers in this tournament, having won both matches. Furthermore, their past record against Malaysia U19 has been excellent, so they will be the favourites to win this match. India U19 has a strong and capable team that will not give Malaysia U19 a single chance to make a comeback in the match.
On the other hand, Malaysia U19 lacks good and experienced players, and due to this lack, they have not been able to win any match so far. But they would definitely like to come into the limelight by performing well against a strong team like India.
Our Prediction: India U19
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