The younger Indian stars are on the verge of reaching the semifinals of the U19 World Cup 2023 as they’re nonetheless unbeaten in the match up to now. The India U19 staff has gained every of its earlier 4 matches and is ready to face Nepal U19 in its final match of the Super Six stage at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.Â
The defending champions mauled New Zealand U19 in their first match of the Super Six stage earlier this week on January 30. A Musheer Khan century adopted by a bowling masterclass from Saumy Pandey, blew the Kiwis away to assist the Uday Saharan-led staff clinch the sport by 214 runs. Sarafaraz Khan’s brother Musheer Khan struck a 126-ball 131 to energy the Men in Blue to 295 earlier than Pandey took 4/19 in his 10 overs to bowl the Kiwis out for simply 81. They hope to finish the Super Six now with a win and a confirmed ticket to the semis in Bloemfontein.
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein pitch report
The surface at the Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein affords help for each – the willow holders and in addition to the bowlers. The venue has hosted a number of matches until now, which suggests the spinners can come into play as nicely. Out of the eight matches performed at the venue in the match, groups batting first have gained 5 matches, in comparability to the groups chasing rising out victorious 3 times. India have performed all their matches right here solely and have gained all 4 batting first.
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein – The Numbers Game
STATS – ODI
Total Matches – 35
Matches gained batting first – 15
Matches gained bowling first – 18
Average 1st innings Score – 248
Average 2nd innings Score – 205
Highest whole recorded – 399/9 (50 Ovs) By ENG vs RSA
Lowest whole recorded – 78/10 (24 Ovs) By ZIM vs RSA
Highest rating chased – 347/5 (49.1 Ovs) By RSA vs ENG
Lowest rating defended – 203/6 (50 Ovs) By AUS vs RSA
Team squads:
India U19 Squad: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan(c), Aravelly Avanish(w), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Murugan Abhishek, Naman Tiwari, Raj Limbani, Saumy Pandey, Ansh Gosai, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Rudra Patel, Prem Devkar, Mohamed Amaan, Innesh Mahajan
Nepal U19 Squad: Arjun Kumal, Bipin Rawal(w), Aakash Tripathi, Dev Khanal(c), Bishal Bikram KC, Gulsan Jha, Deepak Bohara, Dipesh Kandel, Subash Bhandari, Aakash Chand, Durgesh Gupta, Tilak Bhandari, Hemant Dhami, Uttam Thapa Magar, Dipak Bohara, Deepak Dumr
