For India, Sarfaraz Khan, Avesh Khan and Rishabh Pant will need to continue their incredible form in today’s game as well if India wants to finish on the top of the table in Group D. The concerning point for Indian U19 team is that their skipper, Ishan Kishen has not performed according to the expectations and has managed to score only 4 runs in 2 matches.
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Armaan Jaffer and Mahipal Lomror however, pushed India in the reckoning with quick-fire 45s but the later was dismissed at a crucial time by Ravindra who ended his spell of left-arm of slow orthodox for 41 runs with 2 wickets in 6 overs, unsettling India in the 45th over at 220/6.
Both teams have had contrasting results in their opening fixture with India comfortably beating Ireland by 79 runs after initial jitters while New Zealand were stunned by qualifiers Nepal, who won by 32 runs.
Nepal, on the other hand also beat New Zealand in Fatullah in their first game. Both India and Nepal are through to the quarter-finals.
Harry Tector (30) provided the lone fight while Lamichhane completed a five-wicket haul as Nepal restricted Ireland to 131 for nine in 50 overs.
India reached 258-8 after being asked to bat in Mirpur and New Zealand’s chase was rocked by the loss of their first four wickets for 16 runs. Pakistan and Sri Lanka advanced from Group B, which also includes Afghanistan and Canada, and will play each other on Wednesday to determine who tops the group.
In Sylhet, Sri Lanka survived a tense run chase by Afghanistan before clinching win and a place in the quarters. Seamer Avesh Kumar, who took three wickets in his first four overs to reduce the Kiwis to five for three, finished with four for 32. The win takes India to top of their group and takes them into quarters with an all-win record.
After the fall of Dhamala, Aarif Sheikh (31 not out) put on an unbeaten 77-run unbeaten stand with Karki, who brought up his fifty in 74 balls. Skipper Charith Asalanka top-scored with 71 in Sri Lanka’s modest 184 all out, but Afghanistan were themselves bowled out for 151 despite opener Karim Janat’s 40 and Waheedullah Shafaq’s 47.
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Canada 178 in 48.3 overs (B.S. Adhihetty 51, Abraash Khan 44, Hasan Khan three for 36) lost to Pakistan 180 for three in 40.5 overs (Zeeshan Malik 89 n.o., Saif Badar 44).
