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India (195/6) beat England (189) by 4 wickets to be crowned 2022 U19 Cricket World Cup champions

MenInG said:
Bangladesh U19 (Playing XI): Mahfijul Islam, Iftakher Hossain Ifti, Prantik Nawrose Nabil, Aich Mollah, Md Fahim(w), Ariful Islam, SM Meherob, Rakibul Hasan(c), Ashiqur Zaman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol

India U19 (Playing XI): Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harnoor Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Yash Dhull(c), Raj Bawa, Siddarth Yadav, Kaushal Tambe, Dinesh Bana(w), Vicky Ostwal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi Kumar

India U19 have won the toss and have opted to field
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bhai, any separate thread on this match?
 
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BD U19 37/5 (15.4/50 ov)

IND U19 Yet to bat

India U19 won the toss and chose to field.

CRR: 2.36
• Last 5 ov (RR): 16/2 (3.20)
 
MenInG said:
Ireland U19 vs Zimbabwe U19, Plate Semi-Final 2

Toss delayed rain
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9th Place Play-off Semi-Final

ZIM U19 63/3 (17/50 ov)

IRE U19 Yet to bat

Zim U19 won the toss and chose to bat.

CRR: 3.70
• Last 5 ov (RR): 20/1 (4.00)
 
The pitch is not easy to bat - its got someting for all kinds of bowlers.
Wont be easy when our guys come out to bat - Bangla has some good bowlers as well.
That said am most impressed with Hangargekar - good strong lad - will only get better - has pace. he needs to learn how to set up the batsman.
Vicky ostwal is a real star for the future.
 
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India bowl out Bangladesh for 111.

Three wickets for Ravi Kumar, while Vicky Ostwal picks up two.
 
India Under 19s - 5/1 3.2/50 ov CRR: 1.50
Bangladesh Under 19s - 111 37.1/50 ov RR: 2.98

IND u19 require 107 runs with 280 balls remaining | Req RR: 2.29
 
Very happy to see we are smashing them. Still remember how in last U19 World cup BD players were acting so arrogant after beating us. It is giving me immense pleasure to see them getting owned (like they always do against India).
 
Rajdeep said:
Very happy to see we are smashing them. Still remember how in last U19 World cup BD players were acting so arrogant after beating us. It is giving me immense pleasure to see them getting owned (like they always do against India).
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Couple of them from that unit is playing this world cup as well. Tanzim and Rokibul.
 
India Under 19s - 53/1 16.1/50 ov CRR: 3.27

Bangladesh Under 19s - 111 37.1/50 ov RR: 2.98

INDu19 require 59 runs with 203 balls remaining | Req RR: 1.74
 
India Under-19s won by 5 wickets

India Under 19s - 117/5 30.5/50 ov RR: 3.79
Bangladesh Under 19s - 111 37.1/50 ov RR: 2.98
 
This Indian team may not have the superstars. But a good unit with better depth than previous teams. But England looks very strong.
 
Ireland Under-19s won by 8 wickets

Ireland Under 19s - 169/2 32/50 ov RR: 5.28
Zimbabwe Under 19s - 166 48.4/50 ov RR: 3.41
 
The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 has approved Ronan Herrmann as a replacement for Joshua Stephenson in the South Africa squad.

Stephenson has sustained a left hamstring strain and will be unable to take any further part in the event. The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.

The Event Technical Committee consists of the Chair Chris Tetley (ICC Head of Events), Ben Leaver (ICC Senior Event Manager), Fawwaz Baksh (Tournament Director) Roland Holder (CWI Representative) Alan Wilkins and Russel Arnold (both independent representatives).

South Africa will face Sri Lanka on 30 January in the Super League play off semi-final at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda.
 
India set up an ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 Super League semi-final clash with Australia after knocking out defending champions Bangladesh.

In a repeat of the 2020 Final, India bowled first and dismissed the Tigers for 111 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda before their batters chased down the modest target for the loss of five wickets.

On a day where bowling first proved decisive, Ireland beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets to seal their path through to the Plate Final, where they will face United Arab Emirates.

Toss proves vital as India power through

India have a remarkably strong record in ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup quarter-finals, with this their seventh win in nine matches – and they had their bowlers to thank.

India batted first in each of their Group B matches but this time their bowlers had the chance to set the tone after they won the toss.

Deciding to field proved a masterstroke and Ravi Kumar ripped through the top order. The 18-year-old had taken just one wicket in the tournament but finished with figures of three for 14 from seven overs here, as he dismissed the top three Bangladesh batters to leave the defending champions on 14 for three.

Bangladesh struggled to get a foothold in the match and slipped to 56 for seven, before Meherob Hasan came in and hit six boundaries in a crucial 30.

However, just two other Bangladesh batters reached double figures and they were eventually all out for 111.

India hoped for a comfortable run chase but they got off to a bad start when Bangladesh bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib removed opener Harnoor Singh for a duck.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44) and Shaik Rasheed (26) put on 70 for the second wicket to seemingly secure victory, but Bangladesh threatened a late comeback.

Ripon Mondol had Raghuvanshi caught at cover point and then returned two overs later to remove Rasheed, caught behind. New batter Siddarth Yadav then became Ripon’s third wicket when he was caught at cover to leave India on 82 for four.

Captain Yash Dhull came to the crease and hit four boundaries to calm the nerves, around Ripon dismissing Raj Bawa to take his final figures to four for 31, before Kaushal Tambe heaved a six into the stands to seal victory with 115 balls remaining.

Huge stand sends Ireland through

Jack Dickson and Tim Tector put on a batting masterclass with a 159-run partnership and Muzamil Sherzad took five wickets as Ireland comfortably beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets to reach the Plate Final.

Zimbabwe won the toss in Port of Spain and elected to bat but they made a slow start, with Matthew Welch run out for a nine-ball duck and captain Emmanuel Bawa trapped lbw by Matthew Humphreys for four.

Steven Saul (24) and Brian Bennett (37) put on 52 for the third wicket before Saul was clean bowled by Humphrey, while Bennett became the first of Sherzad’s victims eight overs later.

David Bennett hit three boundaries in his 35 but he had little support down the order, as Zimbabwe were eventually dismissed for 166 in 48.4 overs.

Sherzad was the pick of the Ireland bowlers, taking his tournament wicket tally to 13 with five for 20.

Zimbabwe made an equally strong start with the ball, as Mcgini Dube had Nathan McGuire caught in just the third over for six.

Joshua Cox then followed McGuire back to the pavilion as he was trapped lbw by Tendekai Mataranyika for a duck but Ireland quickly settled down.

But Dickson and skipper Tector quickly developed a partnership and they went on to see Ireland over the line, with Dickson finishing 78 not out and Tector 76 not out in an unbeaten third-wicket stand of 159.

Sunday 30 January matches

Super League Semi-final play off

South Africa v Sri Lanka, Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda

Plate 13th/14th play off

Uganda v Scotland, Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad and Tobago
 
South Africa U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, Super League Playoff Semi-Final 1

Sri Lanka U19 won the toss and opted to bat.

Squads:
Sri Lanka U19 Squad: Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Shevon Daniel, Sakuna Liyanage, Anjala Bandara(w), Ranuda Somarathne, Yasiru Rodrigo, Dunith Wellalage(c), Raveen de Silva, Vinuja Ranpul, Treveen Mathew, Sadeesh Jayawardena, Pawan Pathiraja, Wanuja Sahan, Malsha Tharupathi, Abisheak Liyanaarachchi, Matheesha Pathirana

South Africa U19 Squad: Ethan John Cunningham, Valintine Kitime, Dewald Brevis, Gerhardus Maree(w), George Van Heerden(c), Andile Simelane, Michael Copeland, Liam Alder, Matthew Boast, Aphiwe Mnyanda, Asakhe Tshaka, Jade Smith, Joshua Stephenson, Kaden Solomons, Kwena Maphaka
 
ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup13th/14th Playoff: Uganda vs Scotland

Uganda Under 19s - 216/6 33.1/50 ov CRR: 6.51

UGAu19 Projections: 326 @ Current Run Rate | 317 runs @ 6 RPO | 351 runs @ 8 RPO
 
RESULT
Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 65 runs

South Africa Under 19s - 167 37.3/50 ov RR: 4.45
Sri Lanka Under 19s - 232/6 50/50 ov RR: 4.64
 
Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by 65 runs to advance to the 5th place play off at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022.

Captain and the tournament’s leading wicket taker Dunith Wellalage posted 113 for Sri Lanka as they set South Africa 233 to win.

The Proteas scored well but lost wickets cheaply as they were bundled out for 167 as Sri Lanka set up a meeting with either Bangladesh or Pakistan.

Uganda did not let the rain dampen their spirits as they beat Scotland by 51 runs in a shortened match to earn 13th place overall.

Wellalage stars with the bat to lead Sri Lanka to victory.

Sri Lanka won the toss and skipper Wellalage chose to bat and it was not long before the star man was out in the middle.
Openers Chamindu Wickramasinghe and Sadisha Rajapaksa could put on only 14 for the first-wicket stand as Kwena Maphaka bowled Rajapaksa.

The left-arm seamer then dismissed Wickramsinghe three balls later before Sakuna Liyanage went for an eight-ball duck to bring Wellalage out to the middle with Sri Lanka precarious on 25 for three.

Alongside Shevon Daniel, the skipper added 62 runs before forming an even more fruitful partnership with Ranuda Somarathne, putting on 130 runs for the fifth wicket.

Wellalage was eventually dismissed by Maphaka but only after hitting 113 off 130 for his first century of the tournament.

Somarathne would end on 57 not out as Sri Lanka set South Africa a chase of 232, which would prove too much for the Proteas.

Opener Jade Smith was run out for one as Sri Lanka took regular wickets to stint South Africa’s progress.

The usually free-flowing Dewald Brevis was next to go before Ronan Hermann and Gerhardus Maree added 34 and 44 respectively to move South Africa to 112 for six.

The Proteas were scoring above the required run rate but frequent dismissals hampered their progress as the Sri Lankan bowlers split the wickets between them.

Wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara took his second stumping to dismiss Maphaka as South Africa fell 67 runs short and will now go into the 7th place play-off.

Uganda win rain-affected match to seal 13th place.

The 13th-place play off between Uganda and Scotland got off to a delayed start in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago as rain prevented the two sides taking the field for over an hour and the game was initially reduced to 45 overs a side.

Before the weather intervened, Uganda had won the toss and chosen to bat first – a decision which saw four of their top five make scores over 30.

Ronald Lutaaya top-scored with 64 adding 75 runs for the third wicket alongside captain Pascal Murungi.

Both were eventually dismissed by Jamie Cairns, two of the left arm spinner’s four caught and bowleds, on his way to the best bowling figures of the tournament with six for 24.

Cairns took the final wicket of Edwin Nuwagaba to bowl Uganda out for 226 with 14.2 overs of their innings remaining.
Charlie Tear was out for a first ball duck, with Muhaymen Majeed following him back to the dugout not soon after having both been dismissed by Juma Miyaji before Oliver Davidson and Tomas Mackintosh steadied the Scottish ship with a partnership of 46 runs.

Jack Jarvis then came in to replace Mackintosh and scored quickly as he added 37 off 33 balls but rain would intervene again with Scotland on 122 for seven and two new batters at the crease.
The weather brightened but Scotland’s task only got harder as they were now chasing the same target but only had 11 overs in which to do it.

Captain Charlie Peet played a cautious innings as he looked to stay the distance, but could not find a partner, as Rafay Khan fell for 10 and Cairns a duck before Sean Fischer-Keogh's dismissal left him stranded on 29 not out.

Scotland ended their World Cup 51 runs short (D/L method) of Uganda finishing 14th in the tournament, meaning the Baby Cranes claim 13th spot at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022.

Monday 31 January matches
Super League Play off semi final Bangladesh vs Pakistan, Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda
Plate Final - United Arab Emirates vs Ireland, Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
11th/12th Playoff - West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad and Tobago
All matches start at 09h00
 
United Arab Emirates Under-19s won by 8 wickets

United Arab Emirates Under 19s - 128/2 26/50 ov RR: 4.92
Ireland Under 19s - 122 45.3/50 ov RR: 2.68

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West Indies Under 19s - 195/1 34.5/50 ov CRR: 5.59
Zimbabwe Under 19s - 256/4 50/50 ov RR: 5.12

WIu19 require 62 runs with 91 balls remaining | Req RR: 4.08
 
ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup West Indies 2022

SWANN’S ADVICE BOOSTING ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP KNOW-HOW


Tom Prest is tapping into the knowledge of England stars past and present as he looks to lead his country to a first ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final since 1998.

England go into Tuesday’s Super League semi-final against Afghanistan having won all four of their matches in the tournament so far, sweeping past South Africa by six wickets in the last eight having topped Group A.

The Young Lions’ progress has been followed by the senior side, who have just finished a T20 series elsewhere in the Caribbean, while Graeme Swann has also been offering his advice as the current crop look to emulate the achievements of a squad the spinner was part of 24 years ago.

“Before the quarter-final, we had a few messages from the guys out here,” Prest said. “Knowing they are taking an interest and following what we’re doing gives us that extra confidence.

“It would be an unbelievable honour to captain a side in a World Cup final. Graeme Swann [working as part of the media covering the tournament] was playing in the team that won it in ‘98, so he’s chatted to us a couple of times about what it takes to get through tournament cricket.

“He’s just been telling us to continue what we’re doing, not be complacent and compete through the 100 overs, regardless of the score.

“We’ve played some really good, positive cricket in the group games and the quarter-final. It’s been brilliant so far and we came here with the intention of winning the competition, so to get to the final would be amazing.”

Prest has led from the front in England’s campaign to date, compiling scores of 93 and 154 not out in the group stage, while Jacob Bethell starred against South Africa with a brutal 42-ball 88.

With the ball, Rehan Ahmed is again set to play a vital role having taken four wickets in each of his two matches, though Prest knows Afghanistan have spinners of their own who can cause his side problems.

“It will be a great challenge for us, we’ve not played them [Afghanistan] before,” he said. “We’ve seen a bit of footage and they have some good mystery spinners, so it’ll be a good experience.

“We’ve done some good training sessions on methods against spin and hopefully that’ll stand us in good stead.

“Rehan has been huge for us since coming back in, and he’s a great asset for us as he can spin it both ways.

“Jacob’s knock obviously gives him a lot of confidence. He’s been threatening to do something like that for a while and it’s pretty amazing to watch from the sidelines when he’s in that form.”

Afghanistan also head into the last four contest full of confidence having successfully defended 134 in a thrilling four-run quarter-final victory over Sri Lanka.

Noor Ahmad picked up the Player of the Match award after bludgeoning four sixes in his 30 and taking 1 for 20 from 10 miserly overs, with the left-arm spinner one of several dangerous bowlers looking to cause England’s powerful batting line-up problems.

Suliman Safi’s side would become the first ever Afghanistan side to make the final of this competition should they win, going one stage further than the semi-finalists of 1998.

“We have a good bowling attack and our spin is very strong,” Safi said.

“If we get a good total on the board, we feel we can defend it. We’ve had two days of good practice and we are prepared.

“This has been a good experience and a semi-final is a great achievement. Now we are focusing on playing good cricket.”
 
England should beat Afghanistan and go to final.

I expect to see England U19 vs Australia U19 in the final.
 
UAE ease past Ireland in Plate final

United Arab Emirates concluded their best ever ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign in style with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Ireland in the Plate final.

Ireland won the toss and chose to bat but were quickly in trouble, falling to 27 for three when captain Tim Tector became the second of Jash Giyanani’s two scalps.

Philippus le Roux salvaged a similar situation against Canada earlier in the tournament but could make just 14 on this occasion as wickets continued to fall at regular intervals, with only in-form opener Jack Dickson displaying much in the way of resistance.

The wicketkeeper, who made an unbeaten 78 against Zimbabwe last time out, twice cleared the ropes on his way to 40 before falling to Dhruv Panashar (two for 15) to leave Ireland languishing on 91 for six.

Reuben Wilson was the final wicket to fall as Ireland were dismissed for 122 in the 46th over, leaving Tector’s side desperate for early scalps.

Their hopes were briefly raised when Parashar was clean bowled by Jamie Forbes with the score on 41 but Kai Smith and Punya Mehra quickly eased any UAE nerves.

Smith hit seven boundaries before falling one run shy of a half-century while Mehra finished with a flourish, striking the final ball of the 26th over for six to take his side past their target and his own total to an unbeaten 48.

UAE’s victory secured a ninth-placed finish, beating their previous best of 12th.

Bishop and Wickham centuries secure 11th place for West Indies

Teddy Bishop and Kevin Wickham each struck centuries as West Indies powered to an impressive eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the 11th-place play-off.

The host nation have had a mixed tournament but came out determined to finish on a high, with Johann Layne quickly reducing Zimbabwe to 25 for two.

Steven Saul and Brian Bennett steadied the ship and when Saul fell for 34, Bennett joined forces with twin brother David to put together an excellent fourth-wicket stand.

Both passed half-centuries and the partnership reached 102 when Brian was caught behind for 62, leaving his brother to continue the charge alongside Connor Mitchell.

Bennett finished unbeaten on 77 and Mitchell plundered a 26-ball 42 not out as Zimbabwe finished on what appeared to be a challenging 256 for four.

But following the early departure of captain Matthew Nandu, Bishop and Wickham made a potentially tricky chase look simple.

The pair rotated the strike effectively and found boundaries when they needed them, with Wickham striking 17 fours to beat his partner to three figures.

He soon fell for 104 while Bishop ensured he was there at the end, finishing unbeaten on 112 from 121 balls with 11 fours and a six.

It was left to Rivaldo Clarke to strike the winning runs, which he did by blasting the second ball of the final over for six.

After their play off match was cancelled due to COVID-19, Canada finished the tournament in 15th place as a result of having a better net-run-rate than PNG from all matches played in the event.

ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 placings

9 – United Arab Emirates
10 – Ireland
11 – West Indies
12 – Zimbabwe
13 – Uganda
14 – Scotland
15 – Canada
16 – PNG

Tuesday 1 February matches

Super League semi-final - England V Afghanistan, Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground
 
England U19 vs Afghanistan U19, Super League Semi-Final 1

England U19 have won the toss and have opted to bat

Teams:

Afghanistan U19 (Playing XI): Nangeyalia kharote, Allah Noor, Bilal Ahmad, Suliman Safi(c), Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Ishaq(w), Noor Ahmad, Izharulhaq Naveed, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran

England U19 (Playing XI): George Thomas, Jacob Bethell, Tom Prest(c), James Rew, William Luxton, George Bell, Rehan Ahmed, Alex Horton(w), James Sales, Thomas Aspinwall, Joshua Boyden
 
England Under 19s - 162/6 41/50 ov CRR: 3.95
 
England U19s turning up the heat on Afghanistan U19s - 231/6 in 47 overs.
 
England Under 19s 231/6 (47/50ov)
Afghanistan Under 19s 82/1 (19/50ov)
 
Afghans need 23 off 18 balls.

Also 1 over was only 5 balls called by the umpire. will that be crucial.
 
This is some effort from Afghanistan U19s.

What a performance.

21 off 16 needed.
 
19 needed off 12, this is the over they need to target the bowler.
 
2 wickets lost in over.

18 off 8 now.. looks like an england win
 
England win.

Afghanistan choked and panicked big time. They were in a winning position, then the expensive but valuable leg spinner Rehan Ahmed for England, comes in to bowl. First Noor Ahmed tries to go for a big shot, gets out. They don't cross over. So then the next tail-ender tries to hit a short ball for six, gets out. They don't cross over. Then the next tail-ender gets clean bowled. From there it was pretty much over with 18 from 7, still the batsman, Abdul Hadi not facing a single ball in that (46th) over. Afghanistan should've won, genuinely, but they panicked.
 
Afghanistan needed 23 runs from 18 balls (with 4 wickets in hand). How did they lose it? Damn!

Congratulations, England.
 
Bilal Ahmad15 said:
England win.

Afghanistan choked and panicked big time. They were in a winning position, then the expensive but valuable leg spinner Rehan Ahmed for England, comes in to bowl. First Noor Ahmed tries to go for a big shot, gets out. They don't cross over. So then the next tail-ender tries to hit a short ball for six, gets out. They don't cross over. Then the next tail-ender gets clean bowled. From there it was pretty much over with 18 from 7, still the batsman, Abdul Hadi not facing a single ball in that (46th) over. Afghanistan should've won, genuinely, but they panicked.
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When I say "They don't cross over" what I meant was Abdul Hadi, the batsman who was there for a long while, didn't cross with tail-enders that kept getting out, so he wasn't on strike at all in that huge 46th over. Bizzare really, the Afghan tail-enders were all bizarre and kept trying to hit a six, instead of taking a single for Abdul Hadi.
 
Bilal Ahmad15 said:
England win.

Afghanistan choked and panicked big time. They were in a winning position, then the expensive but valuable leg spinner Rehan Ahmed for England, comes in to bowl. First Noor Ahmed tries to go for a big shot, gets out. They don't cross over. So then the next tail-ender tries to hit a short ball for six, gets out. They don't cross over. Then the next tail-ender gets clean bowled. From there it was pretty much over with 18 from 7, still the batsman, Abdul Hadi not facing a single ball in that (46th) over. Afghanistan should've won, genuinely, but they panicked.
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When I say "They don't cross over" what I meant was Abdul Hadi, the batsman who was there for a long while, didn't cross with tail-enders that kept getting out, so he wasn't on strike at all in that huge 46th over. Bizzare really, the Afghan tail-enders were all bizarre and kept trying to hit a six, instead of taking a single for Abdul Hadi.
 
INDIA AND AUSTRALIA ALL SET FOR ICC U19 MEN’S CWC SEMI-FINAL


Cooper Connolly is backing Australia’s new batting prodigy Teague Wyllie to help fire his team into the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final 2022.

A talented India team stand between Australia and Saturday’s showpiece match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

However, Aussie captain Connolly believes his team have the ability to get there, particularly if his Western Australia teammate Wyllie can maintain his red-hot form as the three-week tournament reaches its conclusion.

Wiley has already scored 264 runs in four matches and going into the semi-finals is the fourth-highest run scorer at the World Cup.

“I said at the start of the tournament,” said Connolly. “That he (Teague Wyllie) was going to be a big run scorer for us.

“I backed him as a Western Australia man, I’ve seen him progress all the way from playing as a junior. He is a really talented guy.

“There is no reason why he can’t continue to do that and I think he can play a big role for us in these last couple of matches.”

The 18-year-old all-rounder also confirmed that facing their toughest opponent of the finals so far wouldn’t stop his team from playing positively.

His team chased down a big total in their group win over Scotland before putting 276 runs on the board in the Super League quarter-final win over Pakistan.

Connolly added: “There is no change from us in approach. We are just going to try and play some good cricket and hopefully we can knock off India.

“They are a very good side and we know that, but I think if we play our best cricket we can beat them.

“To reach the final would be pretty cool. I spoke to Mitch Marsh briefly about it, because he won the last one for Australia (in 2010)

“I’d love to be able to get to that spot and do the same as him.”

Meanwhile, India skipper Yash Dhull says his team’s warm-up victory over Australia last month won’t have any substantial impact on their forthcoming final four clash.

Dhull’s team thrashed the Aussies by nine wickets in Guyana prior to the competition proper getting underway, with the skipper himself scoring an unbeaten half-century.

That day the Indian spinners were in particularly fine form but Dhull believes the differences, in both conditions and the wicket, make Wednesday’s game an incomparable scenario.

“The wicket in the warm-up match against Australia Under-19s was different to the one we will have in the semi-final tomorrow (in Antigua),” he said.

“The game will be played depending on the pitch conditions. So, we will only know tomorrow how we will bowl and how we can put Australia under pressure.”

“We will look to play with a positive mindset. We will look to set the target as per the condition of the wicket and the situation of the match.

“Everyone is fit and fine and available for selection.”

Dhull was part of the group in the India team hit by a covid earlier in the tournament, but recovered to produce an excellent display in the quarter-final win over Bangladesh.

He was also full of praise for the team’s coach VVS Laxman, who scored over 8,000 runs in test match cricket for the men in blue.

Dhull added: “VVS Laxman has been sharing his experience with us and been talking about the mindset we need to have. His role has been important for us.”
 
England kept their nerve to become the first team to reach the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final after edging a thriller with Afghanistan by 15 runs.

Spinner Rehan Ahmed became the hero for the Young Lions, taking three wickets in the penultimate over at crucial point when their opponents needed just 18 runs from the last 10 balls.

England will now face the winner of the other semi between Australia and India on Saturday in the final – a remarkable turnaround from the previous tournament just two years ago in South Africa when they finished ninth.

As for Afghanistan they will head to the Coolidge Cricket Ground for the third-place playoff.

England end 24-year wait to return to the final despite brave Afghanistan effort

Rain delayed the first of the two Super League semi-finals at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground after England won the toss and chose to bat.

Once both sides were eventually able to take to the field in Antigua and Barbuda it was Afghanistan who made the stronger start.

Jacob Bethell, who lit up the quarter-final tie with 88 against South Africa last week, was trapped LBW by Naveed Zadran, an early sign that England faced a difficult task.

Skipper Tom Prest then joined vice-captain Bethell in making an early departure, reducing them to 2-56, as the Young Lions struggled to command with the bat.

George Thomas did steady the ship with an excellent 50 after a slightly nervy introduction at the crease, only beaten by an excellent delivery from Noor Ahmad.

And when William Luxton was clean bowled by Izharulhaq Naveed, Prest’s team were five wickets down having barely put 100 runs on the board.

However, the rain came again to delay play for a further half hour and led to revised conditions of 47 overs per side.

England’s back-end partnership of 95 from George Bell and Alex Horton then managed to put a different dynamic on their innings. The duo attacked the Afghanistan seamers fiercely which managed to top the final total up to 231.

The earlier interruptions from the weather meant Afghanistan had a revised DLS target to match this score and chasing their first ever ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final, they knew a good start was needed to seize control of the game.

Opener Nangeyalia Kharote was unable to provide it when English seamer Josh Boyden claimed his wicket with just the third ball of the innings.

But Kharote’s replacement Allah Noor, smashed a huge six to get off the mark and quickly gave his team a platform.

The 18-year-old produced a marvellous knock, which featured eight boundaries as the momentum of the semi swung back the Afghanistan’s way.

Along with wicketkeeper Mohammad Ishaq the pair got their team past 90, with Noor making a valuable half-century.

England’s crucial breakthrough came after some wonderful fielding led to a run-out for Ishaq with wicketkeeper Horton reacting quickly to a loose throw at the strikers end.

Noor remained stubborn but eventually went for 60, with Thomas Aspinwall claiming a vital wicket. That set-up a frantic-finish that could have gone either way.

The 44th over for England appeared to have turned the game when two no balls in-a-row gifted their opponents eight runs, before Abdul Hadi (37 no) smashed a huge six to take them to 200 and tantalising close.

But Ahmed’s late flurry and a nerveless final over from Boyden carried England over the line to their first ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final since 1998 in South Africa, when they lifted the trophy.

Wednesday 2 February match

Super League semi final - India v Australia, Coolidge Cricket Ground
 
India U19 have won the toss and have opted to bat

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2nd Semi-Final, Coolidge, Feb 2 2022, ICC Under-19 World Cup

IND19
(5.4/50 ov)
13/0

AUS19

India U19 chose to bat.
CRR: 2.29
• Last 5 ov (RR): 12/0 (2.40)
 
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India Under 19s - 97/2 27.5/50 ov CRR: 3.48
 
This Rasheed boy looks solid, we need to groom him for Test format.
Captain Yash is very good LOI player.
 
If Rasheed and Dhull keep going on like this, India's middle order problems will soon be a thing of the past.
 
India Under 19s - 227/2 44.3/50 ov CRR: 5.10
 
India can win this now.

But, Australia also have a strong batting lineup.

Should be an interesting and exciting 2nd innings.
 
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Rashid not too bad himself
 
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