ICC Under-19 World Cup | Feb 7, 2016 | Matches Thread

[Abdul]

Canada U19 v Ireland U19

England U19 v S Lanka U19

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Bring it on [MENTION=137677]Thivagar[/MENTION] [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=138318]Belawal2014[/MENTION] [MENTION=100918]Square Drive[/MENTION]

 

[Justcrazy]

31 / 2

Big game !

 

[Justcrazy]

31 / 2

11 overs

 

[Square Drive]

[MENTION=136108]Donal Cozzie[/MENTION] Abraash Khan will take you dowwwwwwn.

 

[Justcrazy]

48 / 3

15 overs

England struggling

 

[Donal Cozzie]

[MENTION=136108]Donal Cozzie[/MENTION] Abraash Khan will take you dowwwwwwn.

2nd ball duck )

31/5 and we just dropped a dolly.

Anders having a screamer of a tournament.

 

[anuk]

asitha bowled with real heart and pace. shame he is so short, probably will never amount to anything in international cricket.

 

[Square Drive]

2nd ball duck )

31/5 and we just dropped a dolly.

Anders having a screamer of a tournament.

I meant next WC.

 

[Justcrazy]

69 / 3

20 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

four down

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Wouldve been interesting to see the Australian U19 team. A shame that they aren't playing this time.

 

[Justcrazy]

108 / 4

30 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

120 . 5

34 overs

 

[Nikhil_cric]

[MENTION=136108]Donal Cozzie[/MENTION] How long before we see Anders playing for England?

 

[Thivagar]

Bring it on [MENTION=137677]Thivagar[/MENTION] [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=138318]Belawal2014[/MENTION] [MENTION=100918]Square Drive[/MENTION]

1-1 this battle isn't over yet . We shall you see the next time

 

[Thivagar]

2nd ball duck )

31/5 and we just dropped a dolly.

Anders having a screamer of a tournament.

He was invited by PCB to be analyzed at PCB national academy. From what I heard(meaning not sure what the real story was), he was viewed as an outsider and it is normal it happens to a lot of Canadian players, most of them arrived here when they were 5-6 or either born here like Nitish Kumar. Dutta played for BPL, he is Bengali but he couldn't understand most of the Bangladeshi players so that is an issue. Not sure if Adihetty can speak understand most of the Sri Lankan players either. Im sure most of the players won't be poached. We never had all our players available to be selected. So we'll always have weaker teams representing Canada. Are there many Irish players making themselves "unavailable" for selection as well ?

 

[Thivagar]

Minnows match being broadcasted but not the other 2 teams. #ShameonICC

 

[Thivagar]

Wouldve been interesting to see the Australian U19 team. A shame that they aren't playing this time.

Minnows. Nobody cares about their U-19 team, even the Aussies don't.

 

[Thivagar]

asitha bowled with real heart and pace. shame he is so short, probably will never amount to anything in international cricket.

He chose to become a fast bowler. He has to live with that. It is kind alike an unattractive person wanting to be a model.

 

[Thivagar]

England being England as usual, but it is okay, they will import few immigrants from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ireland and will manage to stay afloat for another 20 years in international cricket.

 

[street cricketer]

Another India SL semifinal on the cards

 

[#GreenRoars]

Another India SL semifinal on the cards

Are you ready to face us in the final?? But for this, you have to pray for our success in QF SF which seems very tough

 

[IAJ]

Just tuned in, can't believe England decided to bat first on this wicket

 

[Nikhil_cric]

SL are winning is easily

 

[HitWicket]

England being England as usual, but it is okay, they will import few immigrants from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ireland and will manage to stay afloat for another 20 years in international cricket.

Wait, don't you support Canada? Talk about throwing stones from a glass house...

 

[hur rizvi]

So semi Finals are

India vs Srilanka

WI/Pak vs Bangladesh

Am i right?

 

[Thivagar]

Wait, don't you support Canada? Talk about throwing stones from a glass house...

Canadian players don't live most of their lives in their somewhere else and move to Canada for cricketing reasons.

 

[HitWicket]

So semi Finals are

India vs Srilanka

WI/Pak vs Bangladesh

Am i right?

Yep, think the India v SL will be on Tuesday and the other Thursday.

 

[hur rizvi]

I think it is pretty clear we will have a Ban v Ind Final.

 

[IAJ]

I think it is pretty clear we will have a Ban v Ind Final.

Those two are favourites no doubt.

But toss has alot to say, team batting first really struggles to put up a good total, especially with these early starts.

If Pakistan had played the team which toured SL last year I would not have given them any chance but the current team, though weaker than previous WC-squads, bat quite deep and have many bowling options.

Gauhar Hafeez, the captain who missed out against SL due to injury should stand up now as he is the only batsman with some senior domestic cricket experience.

 

[SunTzu]

Fernando misses century as Sri Lanka sets-up semi-final date with India

England bowled out for 184 after Hasaranga’s three for 34

Pakistan plays the West Indies in last quarter-final on Monday


Avishka Fernando hit 95 off 96 balls after Wanidu Hasanranga grabbed three wickets as Sri Lanka entered the semi-finals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 with an impressive six-wicket win over England in Mirpur on Sunday.

In an excellent all-round performance, Sri Lanka dismissed the strong England batting for 184 and then surpassed the modest target in the 36th over.

Sri Lanka will take on India in the first semi-final in Mirpur on Tuesday. The second semi-final on Thursday will feature host Bangladesh against the winner of Monday’s Pakistan-West Indies match.

This is only the third time Sri Lanka has reached the semi-final of this tournament since its inception in 1988. In the home event in 2000, it reached the final where it lost to Mohammad Kaif’s India, while in 2010 in New Zealand, Sri Lanka reached the last four and finished in fourth position.

England failed to match its earlier run-feast in Group C where it raked up totals of 371 for three against Fiji, 282 for seven against the West Indies and 288 for four against Zimbabwe.

Callum Taylor top-scored with 42 after England won the toss and elected to bat, but the rest of the batting fell apart against the sustained pressure applied by the Sri Lanka bowlers.

Leg-spinner Hasaranga finished with three wickets for 34 runs after seamer Asitha Fernando had wrecked the start with two dismissals.

Sri Lanka made a breezy start to its reply, racing to 51 for no loss in eight overs before the lunch break, with Fernando contributing 35 of those runs.

Kaveen Bandara helped Fernando put on 76 for the first wicket by the 14th over when he was run out for 22.

Fernando hit 11 boundaries and a six to steer Sri Lanka towards an emphatic win before he was caught behind off Saqib Mahmood when just 14 runs were needed for victory in 17 overs.

Skipper Charith Asalanka, who put on 69 for the third wicket with Fernando, fell for 34 soon after, but Sri Lanka cruised home easily.

Asalanka said he was delighted to see his team bounce back after losing to Pakistan in the last league match.

“We had not batted well against Pakistan, so it was important to settle down and build big scores, which is what Avishka was able to do today,” he said.

“But the bowlers won us the game today. We bowled well and fielded very well too. But the plus point is that we have improved our batting.”

Asalanka said Sri Lanka will test India with spin in the semi-final.

“We know India players are good facing spin, but spin is our strength and we will stick to that,” he said. “We are confident of doing well in the semi-final.”

England captain Brad Taylor said he was disappointed to lose after his team did so well in the league stage.

“I genuinely believe we had an off-day,” said Taylor. “You have days when it does not come off. I think Sri Lanka played very well, but on another day, we would back ourselves.

“We expected Sri Lanka to rely on spin, but the batsmen did not stay long enough to build partnerships. We had come here to win the tournament, so obviously we are very disappointed.”

In the Plate Championship play-off in Cox’s Bazar, Ireland defeated Canada by six wickets to ensure it does not finish amongst the bottom two in the 16-nation tournament.

Rory Anders took four for 21 as Ireland bowled Canada out for 139 and then coasted home in the 35th over with Jack Tector and Stephen Doheny scoring 33 runs each. Gary McClintock remained unbeaten on 31.

Scores in brief:
Super League quarter-final: Sri Lanka beats England by six wickets in Mirpur
England 184 all out, 49.2 overs (Callum Taylor 42, Ben Green 26; Wanidu Hasaranga 3-34, Asitha Fernando 2-16)
Sri Lanka 186-4, 35.4 overs (Avishka Fernando 95, Charith Asalanka 34)


Plate Championship play-off: Ireland beats Canada by six wickets in Cox’s Bazar
Canada 139 all out, 48.2 overs (Arslan Khan 47; Rory Anders 4-21)
Ireland 142-4, 34.3 overs (Jack Tector 33, Stephen Doheny 33, Gary McClintock 31 not out)


Forthcoming Super League quarter-finals:

8 Feb – Pakistan v West Indies, Fatullah


Semi-final line-up:

9 Feb – India v Sri Lanka, Mirpur

11 Feb – Bangladesh v Pakistan/West Indies, Mirpur


Plate Championship (play/offs):

8 Feb - South Africa v Zimbabwe, Cox’s Bazar; Scotland v Fiji, Cox’s Bazar

9 Feb - New Zealand v Afghanistan, Cox’s Bazar

 

[HitWicket]

Canadian players don't live most of their lives in their somewhere else and move to Canada for cricketing reasons.

Garry Ballance moved here to complete his education and I'd rather have a couple of players who moved here in their late teens and usually had some strong family connections of some kind than a joke of a 'national' team where nearly everyone was born in a different country.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Anders has the second most wickets in the tournament. Averages 11!!!