Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], February 1 (ANI): 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 fours and one six during the eighth over.

Sayyam got his second wicket in the over after he removed captain Ayush Mhatre for a two-ball duck as India slumped to 47/2. In the very next over, pacer Abdul Subhan cleaned up George (16 off 25 balls). After the end of 10 overs, India scored 49/3.

Vedant Trivedi and Vihaan Malhotra stabilised India's innings as they reached 85/3 at the end of the 17th over. India made 94/3 in 20 overs.

During the fourth ball of the 24th over, Ahmed Hussain broke the 62-run stand after dismissing Vihaan for 21 off 43 balls, including one four.

Vedant Trivedi reached his half-century in 74 balls as India made 140/4 in 30 overs. During the second ball of the 33rd over, Ali Hassan Baloch took the wicket of Abhigyan Kundu (16 off 27 balls, one four). After 35 overs, India made 153/5.

Momin Qamar got the huge wicket during the 41st over after he removed Vedant, who played a fighting knock of 68 off 98 balls, with three boundaries. India crossed the 200-run mark during the 44th over.

Towards the end, a crucial eighth-wicket partnership of 50 runs between Khilan Patel and Kanishk Chouhan helped India cross the 250-run mark.

Khilan Patel made 21 off 15 balls, with two fours and one six. Kanishk departed after scoring 35 off 29 balls, including four boundaries and one six, as India were all out for 252 in 49.5 overs.

For Pakistan, Ali Raza (1/56), Mohammad Sayyam (2/69), Ahmed Hussain (1/33), Momin Qamar (1/41), Ali Hassan Baloch (1/19) and Abdul Subhan (3/33) were among the wicket-takers.