Let’s do it! India will likely be eager to supply one other scientific present
because it appears to e book a berth in the summit conflict. Photo: X/ICC
Red-hot India would be the favorite when it takes on host South Africa in the semifinal of the Under-19 World Cup in Benoni on Feb. 6.
Defending champion India has marched into the last-four stage on the again of 5 consecutive wins in the match, with its thrilling expertise placing up a high-quality all-round present to make sure its dominance.
With two centuries and a fifty, the 18-year-old Musheer Khan has lit up the match as he sits atop the batters’ record with 334 runs in 5 outings at a median of 83.50.
India skipper Uday Saharan has raked up 304 runs with two fifties and a ton whereas averaging 61.60.
Sachin Dhas has additionally given a high-quality instance of himself, hitting a 116 in India’s final Super Six sport towards Nepal after his facet was put in a spot of hassle at 62 for 3.
Each of India’s opponents have hitherto discovered it tough to attain runs off India vice-captain and left-arm spinner Saumy Pandey with 16 wickets with three four-fors, inserting him third in the record of most profitable bowlers in this World Cup.
Pakistan will take on Australia in the second semifinal right here on the Willowmoore Park.
Before embarking on the World Cup marketing campaign, India had crushed South Africa in two consecutive ODIs of the Tri Nation Series whereas chasing, one thing which can give the Saharan-led facet confidence.
However, the knockout video games deliver a special sort of stress and the primary semifinal could possibly be a battle between India’s in-form batters and the on-song South African pacer Kwena Maphaka.
With three five-wicket hauls in 5 video games, Maphaka has not solely topped the charts amongst bowlers with 18 scalps however he has single-handedly arrange South Africa’s commanding wins in final two video games. The left-arm pacer ran by means of Sri Lanka with 6/21 in South Africa’s final Super Six sport.
The groups (from):
India: Uday Saharan (Capt.), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Aravelly Avanish Rao (wk), Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (wk), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari.
South Africa: Juan James (Capt.), Esosa Aihevba, Raeeq Daniels, Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marais, Nqobani Mokoena, Riley Norton, Romashan Pillay, Sipho Potsane, Ntando Zuma (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Richard Seletswane, Steve Stolk, David Teeger and Oliver Whitehead.
(Match begins at 1.30 p.m. IST).
