Highlights, India vs Pakistan, Semi-final, U19 World Cup 2020, Full Cricket Score: India thrash Pakistan by 10 wickets, storm into final

Teams reaching into ICC Under-19 World Cup final most times:

7 : India
5 : Australia
5 : Pakistan

Highest stands for India in Under-19 World Cup:

183 : M Bisla/P Patel v Canada, Auckland, 2002
180 : M Kalra/P Shaw v Australia, Mount Maunganui, 2018
176 : Y Jaiswal/D Saxena v Pakistan, Potchefstroom, 2020*
175 : S Dhawan/R Uthappa v Scotland, Dhaka, 2004
155* : H Desai/S Gill v Zimbabwe, Mount Maunganui, 2018

Players to score a century in Under-19 a World Cup semi-final match:

Ravneet Ricky v Aus, Colombo, 2000
Cheteshwar Pujara v Eng, Colombo, 2006
Shubman Gill v Pak, Christchurch, 2018
Yashasvi Jaiswal* v Pak, Potchefstroom, 2020*

Yashaswi Jaiswal is Player of the Match for his unbeaten 105.

Jaiswal: It is a dream come true for me. I am happy. I did this for my country. I will never forget this ever. This hundred against Pakistan in a World Cup. This is a start. I will work harder. We were talking that we need to stay there as wicket was pretty good to bat on. Pakistan bowled well initially but we planned to stay as long as possible. It is all hardwork. All of us, physio, support staff, their effort has worked wonders. Also, so many Indians who have prayed for us.

After 35 overs,India Under-19 168/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 99 , Divyaansh Saxena 59)

Qasim back on. Just one over for Tahir. He had bowled a maiden over but has been taken off strangely. Jaiswal making full use of the opportunity and smashes one for a maximum, then takes two to reach 99. Five to win. One for Jaiswal’s ton. Will he get it?

After 34 overs,India Under-19 161/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 93 , Divyaansh Saxena 58)

Rohail is off the field now courtesy of an injury. He was looking in extreme pain as he walked out. Haris to keep in his place but not for long. Jaiswal and Saxena may end this match soon. Just 12 runs needed for win. Five off the over.

After 33 overs,India Under-19 156/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 92 , Divyaansh Saxena 56)

Tahir Hussain comes back on. One question that comes to mind is why was he held back for such a long time for another spell? Pakistan stuck to spinners, thinking for a miracle. Lack of creativity and planning against Indian opening batters has only made job easy for the boys in blue. Maiden over. India U19 need 17 runs.

After 32 overs,India Under-19 156/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 92 , Divyaansh Saxena 56)

Aamir continues. Starts off with a wide. Two off the first ball. Followed by two dots. Two runs off the next two balls and ends with a dot. Five runs off the over. Indi U19 need 17 runs to win. Jaiswal is in 90s.

After 31 overs,India Under-19 151/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 89 , Divyaansh Saxena 55)

India are racing away with this. 18 runs came off the Afridi over. Jaiswal with two lusty blows, both maximums, in the last over, has brought India very close to the win. He is on 89 and India need 22 to win. He should get to his hundred.

After 30 overs,India Under-19 133/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 76 , Divyaansh Saxena 50)

Fahad Munir continues after the drinks break. Saxena too gets to his fifty. What a time to bring your best. This is his second fifty in the tournament. India U19 need 40 runs.

After 29 overs,India Under-19 128/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 74 , Divyaansh Saxena 47)

This is called bossing around. He had been silently dealing in singles for some time and now he in unleashing himself is Jaiswal with some lusty blows and intelligent strokes to score runs quick runs. This has been one classic knock from the UP-born Mumbai batsman. India U19 need 45 runs.

After 28 overs,India Under-19 116/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 63 , Divyaansh Saxena 46)

Fahad Munir continues. Easy going Indians, stealing runs in singles and slowly inching closer to win. Saxena is on 46. And should score his second fifty of the tournament soon.

After 27 overs,India Under-19 113/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 61 , Divyaansh Saxena 45)

Abbas Afridi back into the attack after a long spell of bowling by spinners. He is still coming round the wicket. No change of angle to try something new. Just 2 off the over but just stopping runs would not do much for Pakistan at this stage. India U19 need 60 runs.

After 26 overs,India Under-19 111/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 60 , Divyaansh Saxena 44)

Fahad completes another over. Just two off it. But India unworried. There are too many deliveries left and both are in no hurry here. India U19 need 62 runs to win. They are in total control.

After 25 overs,India Under-19 109/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 59 , Divyaansh Saxena 43)

Qasim Akram continues. Two dots to start with but both these balls could have been hit for runs. Yet there is no fuss in either Jaiswal and Saxena to play a risky shot. Just 3 off the over. India U19 need 64 runs.

Century stands in U-19 World Cup semi-final matches:

R Ricky/M Sharma v Aus, Colombo, 2000
S Ervine/G Lamb v SA, Candy, 2000
A Puttick/G Smith v Zim, Kandy, 2000
T Doropoulos/T Paine v Ire, Chattogram, 2004
C Pujara/R Sharma v Eng, Colombo, 2006
A Asad/R Kali v Aus, Colombo, 2006
K Brathwaite/A Creary v Pak, Lincoln, 2010
C Fortuin/A Markram v Aus, Dubai, 2014
Y Jaiswal/D Saxena v Pak, Potchefstroom, 2020*

After 24 overs,India Under-19 106/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 57 , Divyaansh Saxena 42)

Fahad Munir, right-arm leg break, brought into the attack. India had brought in Jaiswal to try and pick up some wickets when Pakistan were batting and he straightaway had picked one wicket. Maybe Munir is expected to do the same job. Just 2 off the over. India U19 need 67 runs to win.

After 23 overs,India Under-19 104/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 56 , Divyaansh Saxena 41)

Qasim Akram continues and this is looking far too easy in the middle. Easy on eyes. Difficult to do what the two have done. Such calmness and compsure, while chasing a target in a World Cup semi-final – easier said than done. India U19 need 69 runs.

After 22 overs,India Under-19 101/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 54 , Divyaansh Saxena 40)

Jaiswal knows a thing or two about chasing the target. He is choosing just the right balls to play the boundary shots and then runs hard between the wickets to convert singles into doubles. Proper limited overs cricket. Great co-ordination between the teo batsmen. 100-run stand comes up between the two. India U19 need 73 runs to win.

After 21 overs,India Under-19 89/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 42 , Divyaansh Saxena 40)

Qasim Akram continues. Three dots to start with and then three runs off the next two balls. Ends the over with a dot. Three off the over. India U19 need 84 runs to win. Pakistan just cannot find the first wicket. Helpless in the middle.

After 20 overs,India Under-19 86/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 39 , Divyaansh Saxena 40)

Aamir continues and bowls a good tight over before the inside edge off the bat ruins it all. Saxena is now into 40. India need 87 to win. This is a cakewalk from here.

After 19 overs,India Under-19 81/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 38 , Divyaansh Saxena 36)

Qasim Akram returns to the attack. The ease and calmness the two opening batsmen have showed oozes class and maturity. This Indian U-19 team have shown great level of professionalism with both bat and ball. The result of playing more than 30 matches between the last World Cup and this edition is there to be seen. Job is still not done but have to say India cruising in this chase. WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE. India U19 need 92 runs.

After 18 overs,India Under-19 77/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 36 , Divyaansh Saxena 34)

Aamir continues. Jaiswal and Saxena making it look very easy out in the middle. He gets the right length to flex his muscles and powers the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six. The target now is below 100. India need 96 to win. 10 runs off the over. Drinks called.

After 17 overs,India Under-19 67/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 27 , Divyaansh Saxena 33)

Abbas Afridi continues. Five dots in the over before he went too straight in line and was whipped for two in the leg side by Saxena. He should be coming from over the wicket maybe in the next over to try another angle. Two runs off the over.

After 16 overs,India Under-19 65/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 27 , Divyaansh Saxena 31)

Aamir Ali, left arm orthodox, brought into the attack. Huge LBW appeal on the second ball, denied by the umpire. Saxena powers Aamir for four runs in front of square. Pakistan completely on back foot here. India going strong. Seven runs off the over.

After 15 overs,India Under-19 58/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 27 , Divyaansh Saxena 25)

Abbas continues. He manages to produce an edge off Saxena and that falls just short of first slip. Jaiswal ticks the fourth ball of the over for two after seeing the deep square leg fielder sent to third man. There are plenty of runs in the leg side and both the batters are making sure that they run hard to collect runs after tapping the ball on that side of the wicket. Six runs off the over. India in total control in this chase.

After 14 overs,India Under-19 52/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 23 , Divyaansh Saxena 24)

Qasim continues. Jaiswal collects two boundaries in the over, one with a on drive and another with a cover drive. Textbook batting happening currently in the middle. Eight runs off the over. Fifty has also come up for India on the board.

After 13 overs,India Under-19 44/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 15 , Divyaansh Saxena 24)

Abbas continues. He is running in hard from round the wicket to bowl at the two left-handed batsmen. There is no movement whatsoever on offer and wonder if he is looking to attack the stumps from this line. The two batsmen, however, have not looked at any discomfort with that attack so far. Saxena gets one easy delivery, and he makes most of it, collects four at wide third man region. Pakistan pacers putting in a lot of effort yet the wickets are hard to come by here.

After 12 overs,India Under-19 40/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 15 , Divyaansh Saxena 20)

Qasim Akram returns to the attack to bowl his off spinners. Starts off with four dots before Saxena drives it through cover for one run. And that’s that from this over. Just one off it. Pakistan still searching for the first wicket.

After 11 overs,India Under-19 39/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 15 , Divyaansh Saxena 19)

Abbas Afridi comes into the attack and starts off with a boundary. A wide next ball to make matter worse. Sticks to good length delivery, coming round the wicket to Jaiswal and Saxena. Just give six in the over after giving away 5 off the first ball.

After 10 overs,India Under-19 33/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 15 , Divyaansh Saxena 14)

Amir Khan continues. Saxena plays a dream cover drive and holds the pose for the photographers. Both the openers comfortable in the middle and Pakistan need to make some changes now in the attack. Five runs off the over.

After 9 overs,India Under-19 29/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 15 , Divyaansh Saxena 9)

Tahir Hussain continues. Jaiswal has been solid so far but has missed out on crunching some half volleys for four runs through the covers. To his and India’s relief, he is still middling the balls. Just 2 off the over.

After 8 overs,India Under-19 26/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 14 , Divyaansh Saxena 8)

Amir starts off the new over with a wide. That was angling across the left-handed Saxena way too much. He needs to get that length right to make him drive the ball, to keep the slips and keeper interested. Pakistan fielding very well. Just one of the over courtesy of the wide. Wickets still hard to come by.

After 7 overs,India Under-19 25/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 14 , Divyaansh Saxena 8)

Tahir continues. Pakistan pacers have bowled well but Indian opening batsmen have been equally good, not taking any risks, solid behind the ball as they defend good deliveries. Jaiswal pulls the fifth ball of the over but Amir cuts it off with a gutsy dive at deep square leg. He certainly 2 runs there. Five runs off the over.

After 6 overs,India Under-19 20/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 12 , Divyaansh Saxena 5)

Amir Khan continues. Top stuff from him. A maiden over as a result of disciplined bowling. Jaiswal could not score a single run but he looks solid and more importantely he is not looking in hurry.

After 5 overs,India Under-19 20/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 12 , Divyaansh Saxena 5)

Tahir bowling a great length, in the right corridor, asking the left-handed batsmen questions with the movement. It is the inswinger which has not come off well so far. Jaiswal easily ticking off a single on the third ball which came in to him. India openers very calm in the middle. They are off to a slow but steady start. Just 3 off the over.

After 4 overs,India Under-19 17/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 11 , Divyaansh Saxena 3)

Mohammad Amir Khan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack. Just one over for Qasim Akram. He starts off with a wide but betters his line and length on the next delivery. Amir is generating good pace. Saxena cuts it away for just one after playing some dots. The fifth ball of the over, pitches outside leg stump and moves big, bamboozles Jaiswal as keeper collects it diving to his left. One off the last ball. Three runs off the over.

After 3 overs,India Under-19 14/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 10 , Divyaansh Saxena 2)

Tahir Hussain continues. And this a better over from him. Made the batsmen play the ball, asked them to come forward. Just 2 off the over. Pakistan need a few quick wickets here.

After 2 overs, India Under-19 12/0 ( Jaiswal 9,  Divyaansh 1)

Qasim Akram, right-arm off break, bowls from the other end and starts off with a bad ball, gets hit for four runs. So pace and spin from two ends from Pakistan at the start. Will this move pull off? Let’s see. Seven runs off the over.

After 1 over, India Under-19 5/- ( Jaiswal 3,  Divyaansh 0)

Tahir starts off with two outswingers before bowling one down the leg stump line for a wide. Gorgrous cover drive from Jaiswal to get off the mark, as he collected two runs. Tahir bowled another wide down the leg stump line. Jaiswal collects one off the penultimate ball of the over. Five runs off the first over.

OUT! Sushant Mishra picks up the last wicket off Pakistan’s innings. Aamir Ali departs. Mishra digs it short, the batsmen tried the pull and the ball went straight to Siddhesh Veer at cover. 

Pakistan have been bundled out for 172. Sheer dominance from the Indian bowlers!

After 43 overs, Pakistan Under-19 172/9 ( Aamir Ali 1 ,  Tahir Hussain 2 )

Tyagi returns. Right on the money on the very first ball with a yorker outside off. Pakistan don’t wanna be losing any more wickets — that’s quite visible are they are simply sneaking in for singles and doubles. Removes Tahir Hussain with a short delivery that hurried on to the batsmen. Three runs and a wicket from that over.

OUT! Tahir Hussain is the man to depart. Tyagi picks up his second wicket. 

Again, it the short ball that has worked. Hussain tries the pull top-edges it and the keeper completes a simple catch.

After 42 overs,Pakistan Under-19 169/8 ( Tahir Hussain 1 , Aamir Ali 0)

Sushant Mishra returns. He’s testing the batsmen out with short stuff. He removes skipper Rohail Nazir for 69, who tried to smack it over deep mid wicket for a maximum but ended up hitting it straight to Tilak Varma at short mid-wicket. Two runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! No, Nazir, what have you done! Short ball from Akash and it skidded on to the skipper, who ended up hitting it straight to short mid-wicket. Can Pakistan play out the remaining overs? 

Rohail Nazir c Tilak Varma b Sushant Mishra 62(102)

After 41 overs,Pakistan Under-19 167/7 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 61 , Tahir Hussain 0)

Bishnoi takes the ball for the 41st over. Looks too good for Pakistan at the moment, especially with his wrong-un’s. Just the one run off the over. Right, Bishnoi completes his spell — 7-0-29-1.

After 40 overs,Pakistan Under-19 166/7 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 60 , Tahir Hussain 0)

Tyagi steams in for his seventh over. Starts off with an inswinging yorker and Nazir failed to read that one. He gets warned for his first beamer on the second ball — it was a no-ball but the free hit didn’t cost anything. Pakistan batsmen looking shaky at the moment, especially against Tyagi, who concedes only two runs in that over.

After 39 overs,Pakistan Under-19 164/7 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 59 , Tahir Hussain 0)

Bishnoi back and he starts off with a wrong one, which traps Abbas Afridi in front of the wicket. Pakistan are crumbling at the moment. The leggie completely bamboozled Tahir Hussain on his fifth ball. Just the one run off that over — from the wide.

OUT! More like the Bishnoi we’re used to watching. Wrong-run and traps Abbas Afridi in front of the wicket. 

Abbas Afridi lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 2(3)

After 38 overs,Pakistan Under-19 163/6 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 59 , Abbas Afridi 2)

Tyagi steams in for his sixth over and dismisses Irfan Khan with a yorker off the second delivery. More than half of the batsmen are back in the hut for Pakistan. A rare misfield from Jaiswal at third man and its a boundary. Seven runs and a wicket from it.

Captains to score a fifty in an U-19 WC semi-final match:

Denesh Ramdin v Eng U-19, Dhaka, 2004
Mitchell Marsh v SL U-19, Lincoln, 2010
Will Rhodes v Pak U-19, Dubai, 2014
Mehidy Hasan Miraz v WI U-19, Dhaka, 2016
Shimron Hetmyer v Ban U-19, Dhaka, 2016
Rohail Nazir v Ind U-19, Potchefstroom, 2020*

After 37 overs,Pakistan Under-19 156/5 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 54 , Irfan Khan 3)

Ankolekar returns for his seventh over. He has been all over the place in this over, concedes a four from Nazir, who brings up his half-century. Eight runs off the over.

After 36 overs,Pakistan Under-19 148/5 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 49 , Irfan Khan 1)

Akash Singh returns to bowl his seventh over. Starts off with two short deliveries — Nazir picks up a single off the first. Testing out Nazir, who’ll have to wait a little longer for his fifty. This over fetches two runs for Pakistan.

After 35 overs,Pakistan Under-19 146/5 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 48 , Irfan Khan 0)

Ankolekar is back. Just when things were looking good for Pakistan, Ankolekar gets a breakthrough, removes Haris for 21 but what a stunning catch by Saxena there. Two runs and a wicket in that over.

OUT! What a spectacular catch by Saxena! Half the side back in the pavilion for Pakistan. Ankolekar removes Haris for 21. 

Mohammad Haris c Saxena b Ankolekar 21(15)

After 34 overs,Pakistan Under-19 144/4 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 47 , Mohammad Haris 20)

Akash Singh comes around the wicket for his sixth over. Meanwhile, Haris and Nazir are silently stitching a partnership. They’re nudging the ball for singles and doubles if they can’t fetch a boundary — sensible cricket from them. A single each off the first five deliveries. Short mid-wicket has been called in. Full toss — the last ball off the over and the bowler’s lucky there. Five singles in the over.

After 33 overs,Pakistan Under-19 139/4 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 45 , Mohammad Haris 17)

Bishnoi returns.Hasn’t lived up to his reputation so far in the match in terms of picking wickets or Pakistan batsmen have done their homework right. Concedes two single off the first two balls. The third delivery was loosener really and got the treatment it deserved — a slog sweep from Haris for a maximum. Expensive over that, 11 off it. Time for drinks.

After 32 overs,Pakistan Under-19 128/4 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 42 , Mohammad Haris 9)

Akash Singh comes into the attack for his fifth over. Pakistan batsmen happy to rotate the strike in this over. The run rate is just above four at the moment. Five runs from the over.

After 31 overs,Pakistan Under-19 123/4 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 41 , Mohammad Haris 5)

India’s standout bowler, Ravi Bishnoi into the attack. Troubles the batsmen right away in his first two deliveries. A little mix up between the two batsmen out in the middle on the third delivery, but Pakistan pay the price there — Qasim departs for 9. Haris steers the fifth delivery off the over towards third man and collects a boundary. Five runs — a wicket and four off the over.

OUT! Chaos and carnage there for Pakistan. A little mix-up between the two batsmen and there’s a run out. Qasim is the man to depart. 

Qasim Akram run out (Ankolekar/Dhruv Jurel) 9(16)

After 30 overs,Pakistan Under-19 118/3 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 41 , Qasim Akram 9)

Jaiswal into the attack for his third over. He’s really got into the act, chipping in beautifully with his leg break. Concedes a four off his fourth delivery. He gives an option to the skipper to save his best bowlers for the death overs. Six runs off the over.

After 29 overs,Pakistan Under-19 112/3 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 40 , Qasim Akram 4)

Sushant Mishra steams in for his seventh over. There has been a lot of short stuff from him so far. Again, the fourth delivery was short and Nazir pounced on it, steering it towards backward point for a boundary. Eight runs off the over.

After 28 overs,Pakistan Under-19 104/3 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 35 , Qasim Akram 1)

Jaiswal into the attack once again. Skipper Priyam Garg has showed his faith in him. The third delivery was a tad bit short and Nazir rocked back and slapped it behind point for a boundary. Four runs off the over.

After 27 overs,Pakistan Under-19 100/3 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 31 , Qasim Akram 1)

Sushant Mishra steams in for his sixth over. Starts off with one that nipped away and tangled Nazir. Then bowls a wide on the second one. Mishra has been all over the place so far, but thankully, the field is adjusted well and so good shots from the batsmen don’t fetch many runs. Four runs off the over.  

Thankfully, 100 is up for Pakistan.

Pakistan openers with 50-plus runs in an U-19 WC semi-final match:

Shahid Anwar v WI YC, Adelaide, 1988
Ahmed Shehzad v SA U-19, Kuala Lumpur, 2008
Haider Ali v India U-19, Potchefstroom, 2020

After 26 overs,Pakistan Under-19 96/3 ( Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 29 , Qasim Akram 0)

Yashasvi Jaiswal, right-arm leg break, into the attack for the first time. He removes Haider Ali, who looked good for his 56-run knock but departed trying to up the ante. Successful over that, just the one run and a wicket off it.

Out! Jaiswal has been phenomenal with the bat so far but on this occasion with the ball. Wasn’t that good a delivery. Haider Ali smacks it way towards point and a simple catch for Bishnoi. 

Haider Ali c Ravi Bishnoi b Jaiswal 56(77)

After 25 overs,Pakistan Under-19 95/2 ( Haider Ali 56 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 28)

Ankolekar returns, bowls a flighted delivery upfront, no runs off it. Haider Ali pushes forward on the next delivery and sneaks a single. Ankolekar is not afraid to flight the ball at all. just four runs off it.

After 24 overs,Pakistan Under-19 91/2 ( Haider Ali 54 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 26)

Bishnoi is back for his sixth over. Starts off with a wide delivery to Haider Ali, who brings up his 50 on that one with a four that ran past the slip. Five runs off the Bishnoi over.

After 23 overs,Pakistan Under-19 86/2 ( Haider Ali 49 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 26)

Ankolekar returns. He has been right on the money with his lengths in this over, deceived the batsman off the last delivery. Just two runs off that one. The batsmen are just nudging the ball for one’s and two’s.

After 22 overs,Pakistan Under-19 84/2 ( Haider Ali 48 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 25)

Bishnoi into the attack for his fifth over. Indian spinners have been trying to slow down the scoring from Pakistan. The fifth one was drifting on the pads and Haider got down on one leg and smacked it towards fine leg for a boundary. That apart, tidy over that from Bishnoi, just the one boundary off it.

After 21 overs,Pakistan Under-19 80/2 ( Haider Ali 44 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 25)

Ankolekar is back and he’s been accurate with his line and length so far. Concedes only three runs off the over. Meanwhile, the run rate is improving but only slightly — 3.81 at the moment.

After 20 overs,Pakistan Under-19 77/2 ( Haider Ali 42 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 24)

Bishnoi is bowling in tandem with Ankolekar. Bowled well for all his balls except the third, which was outside off and Haider Ali steered that turning delivery towards third man for a boundary. Six runs off it.

After 19 overs,Pakistan Under-19 71/2 ( Haider Ali 37 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 23)

Ankolekar, left-arm spinner, back for his second over. Tosses the first two delivery up and concedes a single off the second one. Asking a lot of questions at the moment is the spinner. Bowls the last delivery on the leg side and Haider smacks it four a four behind square.

After 18 overs,Pakistan Under-19 64/2 ( Haider Ali 32 , Rohail Nazir 21)

Akash Singh into the attack for his fourth over. Starts off with the yorker, no runs off it. Comes around the wicket for the second ball and cramps the batsmen for room. Haider Ali nudges the ball towards cover and sneaks in single off the fourth delivery. The fifth delivery was a short one and Nazir swatted it away though mid-wicket for a double. Four runs off the over.

After 17 overs,Pakistan Under-19 60/2 ( Haider Ali 31 , Rohail Nazir 18)

Right, spin in the form of Atharva Ankolekar, who is bowling his first over. Tosses the first delivery up to Haider, who was beaten on that occasion. Three runs off the over again and that has been Pakistan’s story so far, going at about three-and-a-half runs per over.

After 16 overs,Pakistan Under-19 57/2 ( Haider Ali 30 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 16)

Akash steams in post the drinks break. The left-arm seamer tries to angle the ball into the right-hander Nazir in his first three deliveries and concedes no run off them. The fourth one was short and Nazir tried to smoke it over long-on for a maximum but didn’t time that at all and it landed just short of the charging mid-on. The over fetches just two runs for Pakistan.

After 15 overs,Pakistan Under-19 55/2 ( Haider Ali 29 , Rohail Nazir 15)

Tyagi back for his fifth over. He really has been the standout speedster in the tournament and match so far. Pitches the first two deliveries wide outside off, Haider picks up a single off the second as he pushes the drive wide of backward point. Gives width to Nazir on the third delivery and the batsmen steers it towards third man for a double. The current run-rate is 3.67 — so far good display by the Indian bowlers. 

Time for the drinks break!

After 14 overs,Pakistan Under-19 51/2 ( Haider Ali 28 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 12)

Akash Singh returns. Gives width to Nazir to free his arms on the second delivery and Nazir slaps it square off the wicket for a boundary. Singh varied his lengths very well in that over. Just the four off it.

After 13 overs,Pakistan Under-19 47/2 ( Haider Ali 28 , Rohail Nazir (C) (W) 8)

Tyagi steams in for his fourth over. Bowls the first one outside off and Haider sneaks a quick single. Beautiful second delivery, right in that corridor of uncertainity, could have taken the edge off Nazir’s bat there. Tyagi has mixed it up really well in this over and the batsmen have no reply for his inch-perfect line and length.   Concedes a single towards third man off his last delivery. Good over that, just the two runs off it.

After 12 overs,Pakistan Under-19 45/2 ( Haider Ali 27 , Rohail Nazir 7)

Akash Singh into the attack for the first time. Bowls two short deliveries upfront and concedes a single off the first. The bowler has a few words to say after conceding no runs off the third and fourth deliveries — the mind games are on. The fifth deliveri was going away from the right-hander Nazir, who got bat onto it and picked up two runs as the ball went to third man. Three runs off the over.

After 11 overs,Pakistan Under-19 42/2 ( Haider Ali 26 , Rohail Nazir 5)

Bishnoi returns for his third over. Starts off with two googlies, no runs off them. Then, pitches it up right in the slot for Nazir, who hist it through the covers for a boundary. Six runs off the over.

After 10 overs,Pakistan Under-19 36/2 ( Haider Ali 25 , Rohail Nazir  0)

Sushant returns for his fifth over. Starts off with three dots, all short deliveries which seem to be doing the trick at the moment. Then goes fuller on the next three. Just one off that over — the wide.

After 9 overs,Pakistan Under-19 35/2 ( Haider Ali 25 , Rohail Nazir 0)

Ravi Bishnoi back and he’s bowling in tandem with pacer Sushant. Bowls the first three deliveries around the middle stump, giving no room to the batsmen to free their arms. He reaps the benefit on the fifth delivery, where he bowled on the good length and removed Munir, who tried to smack it towards the point region but it was a simple catch for Ankolekar. A wicket and two runs off the over, including a wide.

OUT! 

Watch out for Bishnoi. Bowls one which was moving away from the Munir, the left hander tried to smack it towards point but hit it straight to Ankolekar.

After 8 overs,Pakistan Under-19 33/1 ( Haider Ali 24 , Fahad Munir 0)

Sushant back for his fourth over and starts off with two short deliveries, both left by Haider Ali, who nudges the third ball towards point for a single. Fahad Munir faces the last three deliveries of the over but fails to get off the mark. Just one run off the over.

After 7 overs,Pakistan Under-19 32/1 ( Haider Ali 23 , Fahad Munir 0)

Spin has been introduced for the first time in the form of Ravi Bishnoi, India’s standout bowler so far in the tournament. Bowls stump to stump until the third delivery, the fourth ball was a loosener and got smacked for a four by Haider Ali. Five runs off Bishnoi’s first.

Did you know?

 – Pakistan U-19 have a win/loss record of 5/4 against India U-19 in the U-19 World Cup – the most no. of wins for any team against India in the tournament.

 – India U-19 have won each of their last three matches against Pakistan U-19 in U-19 World Cup.

 – India U-19 have won each of their last five semi-final encounters in U-19 World Cup – 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2018.

 – This is the ninth semi-final appearance for India U-19 and Pakistan U-19 both in U-19 a World Cup which is a record.

After 6 overs,Pakistan Under-19 27/1 ( Haider Ali 18 , Fahad Munir 0)

Sushant returns for his third over. Starts with a wide but improves his line and length in the next three deliveries — no runs off them. Frustrating for the batsmen as the fifth one was a loosener but straight into the hands of the point fielder. Just one run off the over.

After 5 overs,Pakistan Under-19 27/1 ( Haider Ali 18 , Fahad Munir 0)

Tyagi returns. Starts off with a toe-crushing yorker measuring 141 clicks. Then tests Haider with one outside the off stump,could have taken the bat’s edge there. Bowls one wide, down the leg side — the fourth ball off the over. Gets smacked for two fours by Haider off the last two deliveries. Nine runs off the over.

After 4 overs,Pakistan Under-19 17/1 ( Haider Ali 10 , Fahad Munir 0)

Sushant steams in for his second over. Bowls a wide down the leg side for the second delivery. Pitches the third ball on the off stump and Haider Ali responded with a majestic cover drive. Short and menacing stuff from the bowler on the third and fourth delivery and Ali looked in trouble there, Six runs off it.

After 3 overs,Pakistan Under-19 11/1 ( Haider Ali 5 , Fahad Munir 0)

Kartik Tyagi returns for his second over and he’s getting the ball to move around, asking questions from the batsmen. He’s bowling around 135 clicks and mostly around the off-stump. Huge appeal by the bowler and the keeper off the fifth delivery against Fahad Munir, but the umpie isn’t interested. Perfect yorker to end the over. Just two runs off the over.

After 2 overs,Pakistan Under-19 9/1 ( Haider Ali 4, Fahad 0 )

Sushant Mishra, left-arm quick, comes into the attack. He starts off with a freebie into the pads of Huraira, who flicks it away towards mid-wicket and collects four runs. Mishra is getting that inswing into the right hander. Has been right on the money for the next four deliveries. He tried a bit too much on the fifth delivery, which was signalled wide by the umpire for going down leg. Finally removes Huraira off the final delivery. Five runs off it.

After 1 over ,Pakistan Under-19 4/0 ( Haider Ali 4 , Mohammad Huraira 0)

Kartik Tyagi starts the proceedings for India against Pakistani opener Haider Ali, who leaves the first two deliveries outside the off stump. The third delivery was a beautiful inswinger but it took the inside edge of Haider’s bat and raced away to the fence. Tyagi has mixed it up really well in the first over. Good over that, four runs off it.

India captain Priyam Garg: We were actually looking to bowl first. We are going with the same squad that played against Australia. 

Pakistan captain Rohail Nazir: We are looking to make a mark since it’s the semi-final. Looking forward to a good match and we’re going with the same team.

Teams

Pakistan U19 XI: Haider Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Rohail Nazir(w/c), Fahad Munir, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Tahir Hussain, Aamir Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan

India U19 XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Priyam Garg(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh

Ravi Bishnoi is in top form and is expected to play a big role in the semi-final clash as well. 

"Apart from the cricket I am a very funny character!"

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Both the teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far! Catch their journey…

Two outstanding teams.

Recap on how both India and Pakistan made the 2020 #U19CWC semi-finals 👇 #INDvPAK | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/zmWRWi6Qbi

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Having clinched a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, Pakistan set up a high-profile semi-final clash against arch-rivals India, who had earlier defeated Australia by 44 runs in the last eight.

Prior to the quarter-finals, India registered comprehensive victories against Sri Lanka (by 90 runs), Japan (by 10 wickets) and a testing win against New Zealand by 44 runs by virtue of the DLS method. Pakistan, on the other hand, were equally impressive and notched up triumphs against Scotland (by 7 wickets) and Zimbabwe (by 38 runs), before their match against Bangladesh was washed out.

Whether it’s the senior side or the junior, India vs Pakistan is one of the fiercest rivalries on the cricketing field

Here’s a look at all the previous clashes between India and Pakistan in the Under-19 World Cup along with the standout performers from those.

Battle of pace in the offing as India aim to outmuscle Pakistan at their own strength

Dig up a list of top wicket-takers at youth level (Under-19 record alone) in ODIs and we get an all-Asian list. Unsurprisingly, the first quick bowler in the list — coming in behind six spinners — is a Pakistani left-arm pace bowler, Zia-ul-Haq. That he hasn’t even debuted yet despite being 25 goes on to reinstate Pakistan’s depth in the fast bowling department.

Click here to read Rohit Sankar’s analysis of India and Pakistan’s pace attacks.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ICC U-19 World Cup!

Today sees four-time champions India take on two-time winners Pakistan in the Semi-Final 1. These two teams have a storied rivalry in cricket, and today’s encounter should be no less thrilling than any of the other nail-biting matches that have taken place over the course of this tournament’s history, so stay tuned as we bring you all the latest updates!