Ayaan Misbah's 163 against Malaysia keeps UAE's semi-final hopes alive
His big innings took UAE to 298 in 47-over game, before Malaysia were stopped at 220
ESPNcricinfo staff
14-Dec-2025 • 14 hrs ago
Ayaan Misbah hit 163 in 153 balls • CREIMAS/ACC
UAE Under-19s 298 for 7 (Misbah 163, Rayan 48, Akram 3-62) beat Malaysia Under-19s 220 for 9 (Aalif 54, Asim 3-28, Asgar 2-36) by 78 runs
Ayaan Misbah scored 163 out of UAE Under-19s' total of 298, in a game reduced to 47 overs due to a wet ground. They beat Malaysia Under-19s by 78 runs - a result that keeps UAE's hopes of a place in the semi-final of the Asia Cup alive. If UAE upset Pakistan in their last group game, then they are certain of a place in the final four.
The next highest score by a UAE batter was Muhammad Rayan's 48. Misbah and Rayan added 98 for the second wicket, after Misbah started the innings with an 87-run stand with captain Yayin Kiran Rai, who scored 44.
Misbah's score came off 153 deliveries, and included nine fours as well as seven sixes. But it was an innings of two parts. While he ticked to just 43 off his first 77 balls with one four and six each, he changed the pace of the game by thumping 120 runs in his next 76 balls, with eight fours and six sixes.
Despite that acceleration, though, UAE lost a bit of zip towards the end. Four wickets fell while scoring just 15 runs off the final 31 deliveries of the innings, a phase during which Muhammad Akram got two of his three wickets.
In reply, Malaysia's chase hardly took off. The highest partnership of their innings was 54 for the sixth wicket, but that came a little too late. Muhammad Aalif - their top-scorer with 54 - fell, and the stand broke. Malaysia managed only nine runs in the next 6.1 overs. They ended at 220 for 9, as Muhammad Bazil Asim bagged three wickets for UAE.