India v UAE U19 Asia Cup — India to bat first in Al Amerat; 10.30am start

India will bat first against the United Arab Emirates in an Under-19 Asia Cup fixture at Al Amerat, with play scheduled to start at 10.30am.

Aaryavir Sehwag and Lakshya Raichandani are opening the innings for India. UAE's Naseem - right arm fast - starts the bowling with 2 slips in the cordon. India lost the toss and were asked to bat first by the UAE captain; in their previous match India had won the toss and had opted to bat first, and the call turned out to be a horrible one.

UAE do not have the same bite as Pakistan's bowling attack, but the extra bounce and seam in the first hour could bear bad news for India if the ball is pitched in the right areas. Both Lakshya Raichandani and Aaryavir Sehwag will need to find ways of getting through that opening hour. The onus will be on the Indian top order to negotiate those early overs.

Captain Lakshya Raichandani returns after being dismissed for a 2-ball duck in the last game. India are coming off a hard loss against Pakistan, where their batting unit was blown away by the fast bowlers. Recovering the batting confidence will be a primary objective for the side today.

Attention will also fall on Aaryavir Sehwag and Anvay Dravid after their struggles from yesterday. There will be close interest in Ankit Rajput, the defiant centurion from the Pakistan game. This match is seen as a chance for India's batters to regain form.

The game is live on SonyLiv. If viewers do not have time to watch, live updates are available on India Today's blog.

"Hello and good morning to you all. And happy bhai dooj to all those who are celebrating," wrote Kingshuk Kusari, reporting live from Al Amerat in Oman, and he asked readers to stay tuned as India Today brings live updates from the match.