India take on South African pace force in U-19 Cricket World Cup final. Uday Saharan and his team defeated the hosts by two wickets in a game full of excitement till the last stage. It is India’s fifth consecutive final in the Youth World Cup. Ninth overall.
The winners of tomorrow’s Pakistan vs Australia semi match will face each other in the final. The final is on Sunday.
Indian captain Uday won the toss and sent South Africa into bat. South Africa scored 247 runs for the loss of seven wickets on a pitch that helped the pacers. In response, India was initially crushed. However, Sachin Das (96 off 95 balls) and Uda (81 off 124 balls) were leading to victory. The win came with seven balls to spare. The captain was out just one run short of victory. Man of the match is also Uday.
India started by fearing the balls of the pacer Kwena Mafaka, who gave a great performance in this World Cup. Mafaka sent opener Adarsh Singh back on the very first ball. On the other hand, Tristan Luce also bowled at a fast pace and India collapsed. Luz returned key batsmen Musheer Khan (4), Arshin Kulkarni (12) and Priyanshu Molia (5). India collapsed at 32/4 in the twelfth over.
Then Uda and Sachin come together. While Sachin played aggressively, Uday provided excellent support. This partnership added 171 runs for the fifth wicket. Mafaka returned Sachin four runs short of his century. Then two more wickets were lost. Uday did not give up. Meanwhile, Raj Limbani, who reached the ninth position, put pressure on the first ball he faced by hitting a six. The winning run was by four. Luan de Pretorius scored 76 runs and Richard Seletswane scored 64 runs for South Africa. Limbani took three wickets.
