IND U19 vs SA U19 Under-19 World Cup Semifinal HIGHLIGHTS: India Beat South Africa By 2 Wickets To Reach Final
IND U19 vs SA U19, Under 19 World World Cup Semifinal HIGHLIGHTS: India become the first finalist of the tournament.
India have beaten South Africa by 2 wickets! They are into the finals once again as they chase their sixth title.
Raj Limbani Releases Pressure with a much-needed six off Norton. India sniff a win.
What a dramatic finish is loading here in Benoni as India lose two quick wickets. Maphaka first removes Aravelly Avanish last ball of his spell, Abhishek got run out very next over. IND U19- 227/7 after 47.2 Overs. Target- 245.
Aravelly Avanish has joined Saharan in the middle.
And the 171-run stand gets broken. Dhas won't get to a hundred as Maphaka adds to his wickets tally. The bowler bowled a good length delivery with Dhas pushing at it. Batters get caught at short cover. IND- 203/5 after 42.1 Overs.
200 Up For India and that's exactly their score at the end of 41 overs. They need 45 more runs. Uday Saharan- 66*, Sachin Dhas- 94*.
India U19 need 67 runs in 66 balls. With 6 wickets in hand and 2 set batters out in the middle, seems like it should be their game to lose from here on.
Half-century for the Indian skipper as well. Gets there off 88 balls but important has not let the game slip away but instead taken them closer to a place in the final. He still has unfinished busines.
Goes Past The 100-Run Mark This Partnership for the fifth wicket between Saharan and Dhas. It's nearing 130 at the moment with the skipper approaching his half-century and Dhas approaching heading into the 80s. South Africa in need of a wicket and they have turned to Maphaka who concedes 5 in the over. After 35 overs, IND U19- 161/4 after 35 overs.
What a partnership this has been for India. These two have added more than 80 runs already and are looking good to add a lot more. Dhas has brought up his fifty in the process. After 27 overs, IND U19- 117/4.
Sachin Dhas joins Uday Saharan.
It's getting bad to worse for India who lose another wicket with Moliya departing 5 off 10. IND U-19: 32/4 after 11.2 Overs. Luus gets a third wicket in the match. What a spell this is turning out to be for the hosts.
WICKET!! Luus strikes again. Arshin Kulkarni falls for 12 off 30 as a tentative push from the batter gets the edge which is caught at slips by who else but James. IND- 25/3 after 9.2 Overs.
Uday Saharan, Arshin Kulkarni Out In The Middle for India at the moment. Crucial phase of the game this as India desperately need a partnership.
WICKET! Another one goes down. This time it's the leading run-scorer of the tournament Musheer Khan who falls for 4 off 12. Tristan Luus gets the extra bounce off the pitch and it's caught at second slip after deceiving the batter, producing the edge. IND- 8/2 after 3.2 Overs.
Wicket first ball. Adarsh Singh departs first ball. What a delivery first up from Maphaka as it gets the extra bit of bounce, takes the batters' glove and finds the keeper. IND U19- 0/1 after 0.1 overs.
244 is what the hosts have managed after being asked to bat first. The equation then for India to win: 245 From 300 balls.
Last Over Then. Limbani running in for India.
Tristan Luus joins Riley Norton in the middle.
Third wicket for Limbani who gets rid of Juan James. Big heave from the all-rounder but he only manages an edge which is pouched by the keeper. James out for 24 off 19. SA- 220/7 after 47.4 overs.
Riley Norton new batter for South Africa.
Big setback for South Africa as Seletswane falls for 64 off 100. Moliya with a great diving catch as batter walks back with SA now 214/6 after 46.3 Overs. Naman Tiwari gets the wicket.
16 Runs Off The 46th Over. Just what the doctor ordered for the hosts. Two boundaries in that Limbani over off the bat of Seletswane with captain James also finding a boundary. After 46 overs, SA U19: 211/5.
Captain Juan James gets a chance to bat. SA need a bit of an impetus in the final few overs.
Saumy Pandey adds to his wickets tally this World Cup. Dewan Marais went for the slog sweep but is caught in the deep where Abhishek takes a fine catch. SA U19: 174/5 after 42.2 Overs.
Richard Seletswane brings up his half-century. But it's taken him 90 balls.
Dewan Marais is the new batter for South Africa.
And another wicket goes down. This time it's Whitehead who tries to go for the big one but gets caught by Dhas who was stationed at point and had to a bit to his right. Musheer Khan finisheds with figures of 2 for 43 with that wicket as Whitehead falls for 22 off 34. SA U19- 163/4 aftr 40 overs.
Oliver Whitehead is the new batter who has come out to the middle.
Musheer Khan gets a wicket! And he has got the big one as Pretorius falls for 76 off 102. Murugan Abhishek pulls off a superb catch to make that wicket possible at the midwicket region. SA-118/3 after 30.2 Overs.
Pretorius into the 70s. South Africa would be saying: "Get A hundred." He has faced 88 balls. SA U19- 110 into the 28th over.
Again A Double Bowling Change. Priyanshu Moliya and Musheer Khan from the two ends for India.
Half-century For Pretorius. It's been a fine innings in this semifinal. But he needs to continue and get a big one if South Africa are to challenge India in this fixture. 21 Overs bowled. SA U19- 90/2.
SA19: 63/2 after 13 overs. Richard Seletswane- 5 *off 17 balls. Lhuan-dre Pretorius- 38* off 42 balls.
Bowling change at both ends. Arshin Kulkarni and Saumy Pandey operating from the ends for India U19.
Richard Seletswane comes in at number 4 for the hosts.
Wow start for India now with Limbani removing David Teeger for a 2-ball duck. Straight from Bhuvneshwar Kumar school of swing bowling. He has got one to nip back and it finds the gap between bat and pad to rattle the stumps. SA U19: 46/2 after 8.1 Overs.
5 Off The 6th Over. A boundary and a single off the last two balls from the bat of Pretorius. SAU19: 28/1 after 6 overs.
9 runs and a wicket off the fifth over which saw Stolk smash a six and then depart. David Teeger has come in at number 3. SA U19: 23/1 after 5 overs.
And there's an early breakthrough that India were after. Raj Limbani strikes! He produces the edge on a ball which is a bit wide but only manages a thin edge which is grabbed by wicketkeeper Aravelly Avanish. SA U-19: 23/1 after 4.5 Overs. Steve Stolk falls for 14 off 17.
Great Over From Tiwari. He has conceded just 2. SA U19: 14/0 after 4 overs.
And Once Again A Boundary To End The Over. It's off the bat of Stolk again who has connected the pull off Limbani. 5 off the over. SA U19: 12/0 after 3 overs.
Boundary To End The Second Over. The first one off the match and it's a glorious drive off the bat of Stolk. SA U19- 7/0 after 2 overs.
Naman Tiwari from the other end for IndiaU19.
Just 1 Off The First Over then. SA19: 1/0 after the 1st over. The only run coming off the bat of Pretorius.
The National athems are done and out come the South African openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Steve Stolk. Raj Limbani has the new ball for India. Bright day in Benoni and seems like a superb atmosphere for a day of cricket.
The National athems are done and out come the South African openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Steve Stolk. Raj Limbani has the new ball for India. Bright day in Benoni and seems like a superb atmosphere for a day of cricket.
India Under-19s: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Priyanshu Moliya, Uday Saharan (captain), Sachin Dhas, Musheer Khan, Aravelly Avanish (wicketkeeper), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey.
South Africa Under-19s: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wicketkeeper), Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Dewan Marais, Juan James (captain), Oliver Whitehead, Riley Norton, Tristan Luus, Nqobani Mokoena, Kwena Maphaka.
India captain Uday Saharan has won the toss and they will bowl first.
India are unbeaten in the tournament so far. South Africa, on the other hand, have lost just one match and have registered four convincing victories. It would be fair to say though that India enter into this competition as favourites. But these are home conditions for the Proteas and the pressure of a semifinal will also be there which makes things interesting heading into this fixture toss in just a bit.
While Uday Saharan is leading the India U19 side, Juan James will lead the South Africa U19 contingent.
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Background
IND U19 vs SA U19, Under 19 World World Cup Semifinal LIVE SCORE: It's time for the business end of the ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup to kickstar. The first of the two semifinals will be played between giants India and hosts South Africa. India is no alien to this round of the tournament, with this being their fifth successive semifinal. On the other hand, the Proteas would reckon this is a massive opportunity to make a statement and enter the finals.
The word 'choker' has often been associated with the Proteas and this would be quite the most perfect opportunity for some of the superstars of tomorrow to break that tag and play their best cricket in a knockout fixture. On the other hand, whenever India plays, be it at the Under-19 level or at the senior level, eyeballs tend to follow with people mad about the sport in their part of the world.
It will be a do-or-die match for both the teams with the winner meeting the winner of the other semifinal between Australia and Pakistan in the Under-19 World Cup final and the team succumbing to a defeat getting knocked out of the tournament. Both the teams have some match-winners in their ranks. While Musheer Khan, the India U19 star, is the leading run-scorer in the tournament so far with 334 runs, captain Uday Saharan is not far behind either with 308 runs. South Africa's Kwena Maphaka is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 18 scalps to his credit. Steve Stolk, Lhuan-dre Pretorius have been the highest scorers for South Africa this tournament with 214 and 211 runs respectively while Saumy Pandey has been India's leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets to his credit.
All and all, this looks set to be a riverting encounter.
Probable Playing 11s:
India U19: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (captain), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish (wicketkeeper), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Saumy Pandey, Aaradhya Shukla
South Africa U19: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wicketkeeper), Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Dewan Marais, Romashan Pillay , Juan James (captain), Riley Norton, Tristan Luus, Nqobani Mokoena, Kwena Maphaka
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