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India vs New Zealand, ICC U19 World Cup Group A match, Live Updates: India win the match by 44 runs and finish on top of their group. They will now play Australia in the quarter-finals. Preview: Already through to the quarter-finals after two resounding wins on the trot, defending champions India will be keen to maintain their unbeaten run when they face New Zealand in the final Group A tie of the ICC U-19 World Cup on Friday. India, who are atop their group with four points, had cruised to a 90-run victory over Sri Lanka in their opening encounter before outclassing debutants Japan by 10 wickets withe disciplined bowling effort. The Priyam Garg-led side will start as favourites against New Zealand on Friday. New Zealand, on the other hand, were unlucky to share a point with Japan after their match was washed out in Potchefstroom last week. However, they managed to clinch a late winner against Sri Lanka and book a place in the last eight. New Zealand, who had finished eighth on home soil in 2018, will be looking to follow a similar trajectory as their senior counterparts, who reached the finals of the men’s World Cup last year, in this edition of the U-19 showpiece. Having won the warm up matches against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan and the quadrangular series, the Indian team would not want to lose the rhythm at any cost. In their previous outing, India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (4/5) took four wickets while pacers Kartik Tyagi (3/10) and Akash Singh (2/11) shared five scalps among themselves to help the four-time champions bundle out Japan for 41, the joint second lowest total by a team in the U-19 World Cup and joint third lowest in the U-19 cricket history. India then completed the formalities with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kumar Kushagra remaining unbeaten on 29 and 13 respectively. The bowling performance prompted skipper Garg to heap praise on his pace unit. “Very happy with the performance. The spinners were good, but the lines and lengths could have been better from the pacers. There’s no pressure as such. We want to do well, we take every game as it comes,” Garg had said after the match. On the batting front, Jaiswal (59), Garg (56) and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel (52 not out) impressed with half centuries against Sri Lanka while Tilak Varma (46) and Siddhesh Veer (44 not out) also provided useful contributions. However, the Indian team is yet to be tested against a strong opposition. The Teams (from): India U-19: Priyam Garg (capt), Akash Singh, Atharva Ankolekar, Shubhang Hegde, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Kartik Tyagi, Kumar Kushagra, Sushant Mishra,Vidyadhar Patil, Ravi Bishnoi, Shashwat Rawat, Divyaansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Siddhesh Veer, Divyansh Joshi. New Zealand U-19: Jesse Tashkoff (capt), Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Hayden Dickson, Joey Field, David Hancock, Simon Keene, Fergus Lellman, Nicholas Lidstone, Rhys Mariu, William O’Rourke, Ben Pomare, Quinn Sunde, Beckham Wheeler-Greenall, Ollie White.
Highlights, India vs New Zealand, U19 World Cup 2020: India beat New Zealand by 44 runs, finish on top of Group A
India vs New Zealand, ICC U19 World Cup 2020, Live scores: Bishnoi finishes his spell. An excellent one for his nation. He picks up four wickets, giving away 30 runs. Three overs remaining in the match. Kiwis need 46 runs for victory with two wickets in hand.
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That’s all we have for tonight. Before rain intervened in the match which resulted in a 23-over game. the Kiwis made India to bat first and the openers put up a good show. India score 115 for no loss in their 23 overs and the Kiwis had to chase 192 for victory. They started the chase really well, with Rhys Mariu, Ollie White and Fergus Lellman scoring quick runs. But then, the Indian bowlers bounced back and picked important wicket to derail their opponents. Spinners Ravi Bishnoi took four wickets while Atharva Ankolekar grabbed three.
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Ravi Bishnoi is the man of the match
“It was a good surface to bowl. I kept bowling wicket to wicket and it helped. I would like to be like Shane Warne and Anil Kumble.”
RUN-OUT!
David Hancock hits to the mid-off and takes off but the fielder, Priyam Garg, smashes the stumps with his throw. David Hancock run out (Priyam Garg) 5(8).
India win the match by 44 runs and top finish their group on top. They will now play Australia in the quarter-final.
YORKED!
Stumps are shattered as Kartik Tyagi removes Adithya Ashok. Terrfic delivery. Adithya Ashok b Kartik Tyagi 6(8).
After 20 overs,New Zealand Under-19 146/8 ( Adithya Ashok 6 , David Hancock 5)
Bishnoi finishes his spell. An excellent one for his nation. He picks up four wickets, giving away 30 runs. Three overs remaining in the match. Kiwis need 46 runs for victory with two wickets in hand.
After 19 overs,New Zealand Under-19 141/8 ( Adithya Ashok 2 , David Hancock 4)
It’s just a matter of time now. Tyagi continues his spell and gives away just six runs. All the balls targetted at the stumps, but some of them ended as full-tosses. No boundaries in the over.
After 18 overs,New Zealand Under-19 135/8 ( Adithya Ashok 1 , )
What an over from Ravi Bishnoi. Two googlies in the over and both resulted in wickets. Wheeler-Greenall then takes a big risk of playing a big shot against Bishnoi and ends up losing his wicket. Great catch by Akash Singh. India need just two more wickets to win this one.
WHAT A CATCH!
Akash Singh runs hard from deep mid-wicket and takes a blinder. Another wicket for Ravi Bishnoi. B Wheeler-Greenall c Akash Singh b Ravi Bishnoi 13(11).
Another one bites the dust!
Bishnoi’s tricks is bit too much for the Kiwis. Another googly as Dickson misses his shot and is out stumped. Dickson st Dhruv Jurel b Ravi Bishnoi 0(2)
Bishnoi is back into the attack and it’s a wicket!
A wrong one as Ben Pomare walks down the track but misses the ball. Ben Pomare b Ravi Bishnoi 2(5).
After 17 overs,New Zealand Under-19 131/5 ( Beckham Wheeler-Greenall 11 , Ben Pomare (W) 2)
Tyagi is into the attack. Wheeler-Greenall goes for the scoop in the first ball and collects three crucial runs. He tries for the same shot in the third ball but this time, he didn’t get the connect. Tyagi bowls a big wide down the leg and thanks to the keeper, the ball didn’t run away to the boundary. Seven runs from the over.
After 17 overs,New Zealand Under-19 131/5 ( Beckham Wheeler-Greenall 11 , Ben Pomare (W) 2)
Tyagi is into the attack. Wheeler-Greenall goes for the scoop in the first ball and collects three crucial runs. He tries for the same shot in the third ball but this time, he didn’t get the connect. Tyagi bowls a big wide down the leg and thanks to the keeper, the ball didn’t run away to the boundary. Seven runs from the over.
After 16 overs,New Zealand Under-19 124/5 ( Beckham Wheeler-Greenall 7 , Ben Pomare (W) 1)
Sushant Mishra takes an important wicket but he also goes for runs in the over. He tries for yorkers but they didn’t quite come off. Three singles, a wide and a boundary from the over apart from the wicket.
Sushant Mishra back into the attack and he gets rid of Jesse Tashkoff!
Short-ball as Tashkoff tries the pull shot but hits it to the mid-on fielder. The skipper departs. Tashkoff c Priyam Garg b Sushant Mishra 8(12).
After 15 overs,New Zealand Under-19 116/4 ( Jesse Tashkoff (C) 8 , Beckham Wheeler-Greenall 2)
Ankolekar gives away a boundary but again he make amends by taking a wicket. A really good spell comes to an end. Five overs, three wickets for just 28 runs. He has done the job for his team.
Third wicket for Ankolekar!
Targets the pads and traps Lidstone in front of the wickets. The umpire raises his finger in no time. Nick Lidstone lbw b Ankolekar 8(15)
After 14 overs,New Zealand Under-19 110/3 ( Nicholas Lidstone 4 , Jesse Tashkoff (C) 8)
Akash concedes a boundary off his first ball but then comes back well in the rest of the deliveries. He uses the short balls in the third and fourth deliveries to beat the batsman and then bowls a perfect yorker in the fifth and final balls. Just too good from the left-arm pacer.
After 13 overs,New Zealand Under-19 104/3 ( Nicholas Lidstone 3 , Jesse Tashkoff (C) 3)
Ankolekar continues his spell. After three dots, he bowls a full-toss to Tashkoff but the batsman fails to connect his big hit. There’s a caught-behind appeal in the fifth ball but there’s nothing in it. Another good over from the spinner. Just a solitary run.
After 12 overs,New Zealand Under-19 103/3 ( Nicholas Lidstone 3 , Jesse Tashkoff (C) 2)
Akash Singh is back into the attack. There’s a run-out opportunity in the fourth ball. Akash bowls a good yorker and after blocking the delivery, Nick Lidstone calls for the single. Akash collects the ball and aims for the stumps with Tashkoff way behind the line, but the bower misses the target. Just four runs from the over.
After 11 overs,New Zealand Under-19 99/3 ( Nicholas Lidstone 1 , Jesse Tashkoff (C) 0)
Ankolekar removes the dangerous Lellman and the pressure is now on the Kiwis. The required run-rate is on the lower side, but they need to have wickets in hand. Just four runs from the over.
Ankolekar strikes again!
Lellman drags the wide ball to the stumps and it’s another big wicket for India. Fergus Lellman b Ankolekar 31(19).
After 10 overs,New Zealand Under-19 95/2 ( Fergus Lellman 28 , Nicholas Lidstone 0)
After two good overs, Bishnoi goes for the runs in his third over. The two boundary balls are really poor, giving too much room to the batsman on the off-side. 11 runs from the over.
After 10 overs,New Zealand Under-19 95/2 ( Fergus Lellman 28 , Nicholas Lidstone 0)
After two good overs, Bishnoi goes for the runs in his third over. The two boundary balls are really poor, giving too much room to the batsman on the off-side. 11 runs from the over.
SHOT!
Lellman with another solid cover-drive. Top batting!
After 9 overs,New Zealand Under-19 84/2 ( Fergus Lellman 18 , Nicholas Lidstone 0)
A succesfull over for India. Ankolekar who went for runs in his first over, comes back to bowl a good one. He concedes just four runs and picked up the big wicket of Kiwi captain.
Big breakthrough for India!
Mariu tries to clear the long-off fielder but fails as Ankolekar gets the big wicket. Rhys Mariu c Kartik Tyagi b Ankolekar 42(31)
After 8 overs,New Zealand Under-19 79/1 ( Rhys Mariu 42 , Fergus Lellman 16)
Bishnoi Continues his spell. This is good over from the leg-spinner as he concedes just five runs. Three singles and a double. The required run-rate is 7.5 while the current run rate is close to 10.
After 7 overs,New Zealand Under-19 74/1 ( Rhys Mariu 38 , Fergus Lellman 16)
Atharva Ankolekar is welcomed into the attack with two might sixes from Lellman. New Zealand are going for the target and they are doing a reaqlly good job. Indian bowlers need to stop the run flow. 16 runs from the over.
Another one!
This time, the bowler Atharva pitches it up but Lellman sweeps the ball over mid-wicket region for another maximum.
After 6 overs,New Zealand Under-19 58/1 ( Rhys Mariu 38 , Fergus Lellman 1)
Ravi Bishnoi, the leg-spinner comes to bowl. He’s looking for the flight straightaway and concedes two singles. He changes his line and length in the next ball to great effect as it fetches him the wicket of White. After conceding a boundary, Bishnoi comes back well the final delivery to beat Mariu but the leg-before wicket appeal is turned down by the umpire.
GONE!
Ravi Bishnoi strikes to break the partnership. Bowls a slider as Oli White comes down the track but misses the shot. Easy stumping for Jurel. Ollie White st Dhruv Jurel b Ravi Bishnoi 14(12).
After 5 overs,New Zealand Under-19 51/0 ( Rhys Mariu 33 , Ollie White 13)
Akash Singh is introduced into the attack. He starts off with a short-pitches ball down the leg-side and it hits White on the body. The second one is short and wide and Mariu collects a double. Four. Dot. Six and a four to end the powerplay. The openers are doing a great job.