Bulawayo, Feb. 1 -- Vedant Trivedi's fighting half-century and a crucial partnership between Kanishk Chouhan and Khilan Patel helped India to post 252 on the board against arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC U19 World Cup Super Six match at the Queens Sports Club.

To qualify for the semi-finals, Pakistan needs to chase the 253-run target in 33.4 overs, whereas if Pakistan chase down the target after the 33.4 overs, India will qualify for the semis in the ongoing tournament.

After being asked to bat first, openers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Aaron George provided India a decent start. They scored 24/0 in three overs.

However, Mohammad Sayyam provided the first breakthrough for Pakistan as he removed Sooryavanshi for 30 off 22 balls, with five ...