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Which side will win the U19 Cricket World Cup semi-final clash between India and Pakistan?

Which side will win the U19 Cricket World Cup semi-final clash between India and Pakistan?

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Big game and both teams looking very solid indeed but can this group of Pakistani youngsters beat India to go to the Semis?
 
Pakistan should bat first if they win the toss, India hasn't chased ecept against Japan and will surely be under pressure if anything about 240-250 has to be chased.

Haven't seen Pakistani kids play but the scoreboards suggest they are quietly confident and happy to be under the radar away from the limelight.

India have issues, too many dots while batting and leaving a lot to the lower middle order. Barring Akash and Bishnoi, the other bowlers seem vulnerable. Overall this bunch isn't as talented as the last one that lifted the WC.

So if Pakistan bat first they are the favorites hands down
 
India favourites but let’s hope things can be good for Pakistan on the day
 
The way NZ played against India, i have hope. India will surely go into the semis as the favourites but i hope Pakistan win.
The semi final will be a lot harder than the Final so passing this hurdle is really important
 
India should win on paper but Pakistan is always very unpredictable (even at U-19 level).

It should be a good game.
 
Pakistan team looks very united!!

Pakistan U19 players should start playing “Tayyar Hain” song for their preparation with India.
 
Tough to say. Both teams look equally strong. I thought Pak batting might be a little weak but looks like it's as good as India's if not better.
 
Both are pretty solid teams and any team can win on the day. In last U19 WC even though Pak reached the semis their batting clearly was pretty bad but this time a good game is expected.
 
Pak fielding today was club level.

That might just be the difference. IND seems way more professional.

I haven't heard of any quality bowler in Pak u19 team. That's concerning. People say batting looks decent but it's always prone to failure and nerves against IND.

40/60 in favor of IND.
 
India’s main weapon are their pacers not spinners. This is good as pretty much all the Pakistani batsmen are ridiculously good against pace, from what I’ve seen so far. We’ll need Haider and Hurraira to set the foundation with at least one of them getting a 50, and both of them have the potential to get a 100. Rohail will surely do better against pace, and I can see him finally cashing in with a 50 knock. I think we’ll end up with a solid 250ish score if we bat first, would be excellent to put India under pressure chasing, as Tahir and Amir guarantee at least one or two wickets in the first ten overs.

If we lose the toss and end up chasing, we’ll probably lose. Hurraira, Rohail, and Haris have all at some point showed good chasing abilities but the rest are quite mediocre so far in pacing an innings with scoreboard pressure. Hope I’m proven wrong
 
Hawkeye said:
Pak fielding today was club level.

That might just be the difference. IND seems way more professional.

I haven't heard of any quality bowler in Pak u19 team. That's concerning. People say batting looks decent but it's always prone to failure and nerves against IND.

40/60 in favor of IND.
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Did you even watch Hurraira and Amir Ali’s fielding efforts?
 
Hype has hit PP and it is real!


Christchurch was a disappointment but this will be different.
 
You never know there could be an upset. On a given day any team out there can surprise you. Besides at Under 19 level, Pakistan is almost as good as Bangladesh.
 
Pakistan's chance of winning was 25% in 2018 compared to 42% in 2020. (3/1 to 11/8)

This Pakistan team is far better than the one that played in 2018. India's team is a bit worse compared to the one that played in 2018.

Should be a good match
 
Apart from Ashes, England vs Australia rivalry is not that big a deal. But when it comes to India vs Pakistan, even gully cricket will make waves. Hoping for a good game!
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Apart from Ashes, England vs Australia rivalry is not that big a deal. But when it comes to India vs Pakistan, even gully cricket will make waves. Hoping for a good game!
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Even the Ashes pales in comparison with the Indo-Pak rivalry. It has much longer history and all but the euphoria of an Indo-Pak game is always on another level irrespective of the format.
 
Mesozoic said:
Even the Ashes pales in comparison with the Indo-Pak rivalry. It has much longer history and all but the euphoria of an Indo-Pak game is always on another level irrespective of the format.
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Yes remember the warm up game before world T20 in England. Stadium was packed.
 
This India team is weaker compared to one in 2018, while Pakistan team is much stronger. I believe it’s Pakistan’s game to lose.

60-40 in favour of Pakistan.
 
Either way, I just want our boys to go out their and express themselves. Beating Afghanistan is not a joke at this level because they proved to be a great side lad time. The talent is there, the captain seems to be someone who will eventually be in the Pakistan set up very soon. Decent batsmen this time round
 
freelance_cricketer said:
You never know there could be an upset. On a given day any team out there can surprise you. Besides at Under 19 level, Pakistan is almost as good as Bangladesh.
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Upset will be India beating Pakistan but alas! there will be nothing but phainta for the boys in blue.
 
Pakistan are a much better team this time. Last time the GOAT under 19 team made a mockery of PAK U19 like they were below minnow level. This time, we don't have the players to stop PAK. Hoping that the margin of defeat won't be too high.
 
India are favourites but that means nothing at this stage. Anything can happen. India are a slightly better team particularly in batting. 60/40 india.....but hoping to be wrong.
 
This kid Hurraira is a future star, he is the best opening under 19 batsman from Pakistan I seen since Babar Azam. He has given a new balance to the historically fragile Pakistan batting line up. Now we have 4-5 good batmen, including Haider, Hurraira, Haris, and Rohail. India has a very good Rt arm leggie in Bishnoi but he is not better than Afghani spinners and he can be handled.

India's batting is very good but their main batsman, Captain is not performing and with pressure of captaincy in a big match, hope he will stay quite.

India's fast bowling is also very good. particularly Tyagi, IMO is the best fast bowler in this tournament but Hurraira and Haris are capable of taking care of him, hope they won;t give Tyagi lots of wickets upfront.

Unlike Pakistan's senior team, Pak juniors have beaten India many time in under 19 WC and they will carry that confidence in the match, I hope.

Overall , India is not favorite, both team are almost equal. If Pakistan bats 2nd facing 200 plus score, which they most likely have to, chances of India winning it will be 60:40.
 
Some questions have answers that are not pleasing.

Since Indian cricket is lightyears ahead of Pakistan cricket, if both teams are at their best on the day, it is obvious that India will win.

Those who want Pakistan to win should hope that the Indian team performs below its capacity while Pakistan brings its A game.
 
The conditioning of the Indian players, their mindset, their confidence etc. is at a different stratosphere compared to their Pakistani counterparts.

Pakistan should hope that they are at their best while the Indians have an off-day.
 
I am glad India don’t have many spinners. This Pakistani team is much better against pace than v spin.

And Pakistan do bat deep, with Haris, Qasim and Afridi all very handy.

And they have shown fight even when Haider and Rohail have been dismissed early and with Huraira things look better.

India, as usual are very good and also favourites, but our prayers are with the young pakistani boys.
 
IAJ said:
I am glad India don’t have many spinners. This Pakistani team is much better against pace than v spin.

And Pakistan do bat deep, with Haris, Qasim and Afridi all very handy.

And they have shown fight even when Haider and Rohail have been dismissed early and with Huraira things look better.

India, as usual are very good and also favourites, but our prayers are with the young pakistani boys.
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India has two main spinning all rounders. Siddhesh veer can bowl as well. Bishnoi is like Anil kumble. His flipper is close to 100 kph. Bowling to Josh butler in the nets for RR. This year bought for 2 crores in the IPL
 
Its all about whether Pakistan can fluke a win or not. India are favourites IMO.
 
Titan24 said:
Both are pretty solid teams and any team can win on the day. In last U19 WC even though Pak reached the semis their batting clearly was pretty bad but this time a good game is expected.
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For the first time in many years Indian u19 team doesn't look very impressive even on papers, 50-50 i'd say. I am looking forward to watching Akash and Jaiswal. Heard a lot of good things about them. Let's see.
 
Ab Fan said:
Its all about whether Pakistan can fluke a win or not. India are favourites IMO.
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The formula is easy as [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] bhai put, if India gets the pounding that is coming for them - its a fluke. If not, then its India being better than Pakistan.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
India has two main spinning all rounders. Siddhesh veer can bowl as well. Bishnoi is like Anil kumble. His flipper is close to 100 kph. Bowling to Josh butler in the nets for RR. This year bought for 2 crores in the IPL
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From what I've seen, Bishnoi doesn't spin the ball an inch. I think we should be able to play him fine.
 
Hyperion66 said:
For the first time in many years Indian u19 team doesn't look very impressive even on papers, 50-50 i'd say. I am looking forward to watching Akash and Jaiswal. Heard a lot of good things about them. Let's see.
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I think bowling has been pretty impressive from both Tyagi and Akash. In batting Jaiswal as well as Garg are pretty impressive, Garg already has a FC average if 66 in 12 matches. On the day some unkown player can also stand up from both sides as Ankolekar did in QF with a pretty decent knock.
 
Titan24 said:
I think bowling has been pretty impressive from both Tyagi and Akash. In batting Jaiswal as well as Garg are pretty impressive, Garg already has a FC average if 66 in 12 matches. On the day some unkown player can also stand up from both sides as Ankolekar did in QF with a pretty decent knock.
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Yes, totally forgot about Tyagi, looks like a very good prospect. Hope he isn't as fragile as Nagarkoti.
 
lol? are you guys blind. if anything indian bowling is the best in the tournament. tyagi akash have been impressive. bishnoi too. tyagi and akash are great talents.

batting is average. pakistan batting vs indian bowling. pakistan batting is better than india' imo.

comes down to that.
 
what happened to Akhtar shah, shiraz khan and big hitting irfan niazi
 
Whoever wins, we need to understand that they are kids and we must not be harsh to them. I like Pakistan as they give their U19 boys a chance in international cricket. Shaheen Afridi, Musa etc all played for national side. In India, we are still criminally keeping Shaw/Gill out of the side even though they are a better batsman that most playing in the team.
 
This is shaping up as a good context , Indian team has slight edge as they are mentally more strong and show more composure under pressure. If our batting can handle Tyagi then the contest would be on .
 
Rajdeep said:
Whoever wins, we need to understand that they are kids and we must not be harsh to them. I like Pakistan as they give their U19 boys a chance in international cricket. Shaheen Afridi, Musa etc all played for national side. In India, we are still criminally keeping Shaw/Gill out of the side even though they are a better batsman that most playing in the team.
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India gave Shaw a chance in their Test team and it was his own injuries and carelessness that kept him out of the team.
Regarding Gill, they gave him two chances in Newzealand and he struggled both the times. He is a top order player and clearly miles behind our current top order in LOIs. He has to have some good seasons in FC like how Mayank and Vihari did.
Shaheen Afridi is a tall left armer and batsmen need more time than bowlers to mature from U19 to International cricket.
 
tyron_woodley said:
lol? are you guys blind. if anything indian bowling is the best in the tournament. tyagi akash have been impressive. bishnoi too. tyagi and akash are great talents.

batting is average. pakistan batting vs indian bowling. pakistan batting is better than india' imo.

comes down to that.
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No one’s denying that you have the best bowlers. The only thing is that your spinners aren’t as good as Afghanistan’s and our batsmen play fast bowlers pretty well. Bishnoi is decent not exceptional
If you had an exceptional spinner or two like Afg had alongside your fast bowlers, then it would have been very difficult for us to win this contest.
It all comes down to how good Tyagi bowls
 
aloo paratha said:
From what I've seen, Bishnoi doesn't spin the ball an inch. I think we should be able to play him fine.
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If spin is the issue, then Kumble didn't spin an inch either - if you can't pick between googlies and straighter ones, then there is a similar danger.
But from what I saw, his googlies spin decent; And I did see him spinning his leg breaks too. I think Bishnoi will be a bigger threat for Pak batsmen than anyone else, especially seeing how low on confidence and indecisive they were facing Afghan spinners. They weren't able to read the balls from the hand at all.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
No one’s denying that you have the best bowlers. The only thing is that your spinners aren’t as good as Afghanistan’s and our batsmen play fast bowlers pretty well. Bishnoi is decent not exceptional
If you had an exceptional spinner or two like Afg had alongside your fast bowlers, then it would have been very difficult for us to win this contest.
It all comes down to how good Tyagi bowls
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pakistan batting is better though. I think pakistan can win. 50 50 imo. this game.
 
Indian team looks like an allround team and also tested in different situations. Australian game was one of those comeback victories.

Pakistan has scored good victories until now but some big statements from the start of wc. Probably bcos of more experience in side??

We should realise these are all just youngsters and playing one of their biggest games of their lives and anything can happen on big day .. just wish both india and Pakistan all the best 👍
 
globalcitizen said:
Indian team looks like an allround team and also tested in different situations. Australian game was one of those comeback victories.

Pakistan has scored good victories until now but some big statements from the start of wc. Probably bcos of more experience in side??

We should realise these are all just youngsters and playing one of their biggest games of their lives and anything can happen on big day .. just wish both india and Pakistan all the best 👍
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Aus was a good team but not Exceptional
They drew with BD in the warm up match and very very nearly lost to England and lost to WI. I’d say they were probably on par with England.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
Aus was a good team but not Exceptional
They drew with BD in the warm up match and very very nearly lost to England and lost to WI. I’d say they were probably on par with England.
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It’s not about Australia. It’s about comeback. It gives huge self belief to a team.. india bowled out Afghanistan for 44 if you are bringing in warmup matches to justify form..
 
globalcitizen said:
It’s not about Australia. It’s about comeback. It gives huge self belief to a team.. india bowled out Afghanistan for 44 if you are bringing in warmup matches to justify form..
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The Afg warmup game was when I realised Ind had an exceptional lineup.
I was actually talking about the QF. 230 on THAT pitch was very defendable, par basically so using the word “comeback” here might be a bit redundant.

Anyways, you start as favourites and hopefully it’ll be a good game.
Good luck to both of the sides. May the better side on that day win
 
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aloo paratha said:
From what I've seen, Bishnoi doesn't spin the ball an inch. I think we should be able to play him fine.
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I am not saying whether you can play him well or not. But his wrong uns does turn. Looks like you are very confident. I only go by articles. Don't have first hand knowledge of many of these guys. Seen here and there.
 
Pakistan

They had a good combination. Their captain need a go and this is the match where he has to show why his is the captain of this team.
 
Hawkeye said:
Pak fielding today was club level.

That might just be the difference. IND seems way more professional.

I haven't heard of any quality bowler in Pak u19 team. That's concerning. People say batting looks decent but it's always prone to failure and nerves against IND.

40/60 in favor of IND.
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Tahir Hussain is as quality as they come. Did you watch the match?
 
The player who I think should be fast tracked to the senior team immediately is Haider Ali. His brief innings proved his talent. A class player.

PCB should invest heavily and develop the following excellent talents also :

Hurraira
Qasim
Haris
Tahir - Waqar needs to help him develop an inswinger
Aamir
Rohail - not seen enough of him
Waseem
Amir Khan - sort out his run up - the pace is there


Some very encouraging talent win or lose.
 
Hawkeye said:
Not much, going by the comments mostly. Nobody is hyping some youngsta beauty bowler like people usually do here.
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Cautious possibly.

Very good bowler. The lengths he hit in the game were immaculate to say the least. Remains to be seen how quick he really is, but one to watch out for certain.
 
Hawkeye said:
Pak fielding today was club level.

That might just be the difference. IND seems way more professional.

I haven't heard of any quality bowler in Pak u19 team. That's concerning. People say batting looks decent but it's always prone to failure and nerves against IND.

40/60 in favor of IND.
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Depends what you mean by quality bowler. If you rate Musa as a quality bowler than both Tahir and Amir Khan has better potential
 
As much as I want we win over India but in reality we have to play far better this and India needs a bad day. Batting, bowling and fielding wise we are far behind than them. We should just go there and try to give 150%. No need to hype otherwise it will be another one sided match.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Pakistan are a much better team this time. Last time the GOAT under 19 team made a mockery of PAK U19 like they were below minnow level. This time, we don't have the players to stop PAK. Hoping that the margin of defeat won't be too high.
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Nice Sarcasm!!!!
 
Pak U19 is a better all round team, should be good game if we bat first we have a better chance of winning
 
Stick to cricket knowledge for this thread please.
 
04/02 - 09:00 AM CET
Semi-Final, ICC Under-19 World Cup at Potchefstroom, Feb 4 2020
India Under-19s

Pakistan Under-19s
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It will be a close and well fought game. Voted for Pakistan :akhtar
Where can I watch it?
 
Pakistan and India is really about keeping who doesn’t let the occasion go to their heads.

Tactics, selections will not be the deciding factors.
 
Should Pakistan bat or bowl first? Last four sides to bat first at the JB Marks oval were skittled out for low scores (this is where Pakistan crushed Bangladesh to 106/9 and where an otherwise unthreatening Australian side knocked out most of the Indian line up for low scores before the pitch got easier and the number 7 and 8 batsmen put on 50 and 30 runs to get India to 230).

Pitch wise every sign points to fielding first after winning the toss. However, it is a pressure game and a semi final against India. Should Pakistan bat first if given the choice?
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Should Pakistan bat or bowl first? Last four sides to bat first at the JB Marks oval were skittled out for low scores (this is where Pakistan crushed Bangladesh to 106/9 and where an otherwise unthreatening Australian side knocked out most of the Indian line up for low scores before the pitch got easier and the number 7 and 8 batsmen put on 50 and 30 runs to get India to 230).

Pitch wise every sign points to fielding first after winning the toss. However, it is a pressure game and a semi final against India. Should Pakistan bat first if given the choice?
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Sides batting first at this ground:
Zimbabwe 137/6 in just 28 overs against Bangladesh (rain prevented further play)
Bangladesh 106/9 in just 25 overs against Pakistan (rain prevented further play)
South Africa 349/8 in 50 overs against Canada (weak Canadian bowling line up, and depended heavily on one player's performance who made 121, most other players failed to make a mark)
India 144/6 in 38 overs against Australia (before getting to 233, i.e. 90 runs in the last 12 overs)
Bangladesh 261/5 in 50 overs against South Africa (weak bowling, strong batting line ups, yet still a sub 300 score)
South Africa 143/10 in just 38 overs against West Indies

Of these 6 matches, 5 of the calls by the team winning the toss were to field first and bat second. Only exception to this was SA vs WI, which turned out horribly for them.

Moreover, Pakistan's best bowling performance so far was bowling first at this ground against Bangladesh, and India's worst batting performance so far in the tournament was batting first at this ground against Australia.

And yet, despite all of the above stated facts, I cannot convince myself that Pakistan should chase in a Pak-India semifinal.
 
Good Analysis Thunderbolt.

I agree - I prefer Pak to bat first whatever the history at the ground. If we can somehow make 220 - you never know. India are favourites and maybe the slightly better side - but anything can happen at this stage.
 
A half-century from opener Muhammad Huraira on debut and a fine bowling performance powered Pakistan to a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Friday, setting up an exciting semifinal against arch-rival India.

Defending champions India and Pakistan play their semifinal in Potchefstroom on February 4. India had beaten Australia in its quarterfinal match.

India and Pakistan have played each other nine times in the U-19 World Cup, five have been won by Pakistan while India has emerged the winner four times.

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 1988- Pakistan won by 68 runs

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 1998- India won by 5 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2002- Pakistan won by 2 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2004 (Semifinal) - Pakistan won by 5 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2006 (Final) - Pakistan won by 38 runs

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2010 (Quarterfinal) - Pakistan won by 2 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2012 (Quarterfinal) - India won by 1 wicket

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2014- India won by 40 runs

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2018 (Semifinal) - India won by 203 runs

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...mi-final-previous-results/article30709763.ece
 
MenInG said:
A half-century from opener Muhammad Huraira on debut and a fine bowling performance powered Pakistan to a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Friday, setting up an exciting semifinal against arch-rival India.

Defending champions India and Pakistan play their semifinal in Potchefstroom on February 4. India had beaten Australia in its quarterfinal match.

India and Pakistan have played each other nine times in the U-19 World Cup, five have been won by Pakistan while India has emerged the winner four times.

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 1988- Pakistan won by 68 runs

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 1998- India won by 5 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2002- Pakistan won by 2 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2004 (Semifinal) - Pakistan won by 5 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2006 (Final) - Pakistan won by 38 runs

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2010 (Quarterfinal) - Pakistan won by 2 wickets

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2012 (Quarterfinal) - India won by 1 wicket

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2014- India won by 40 runs

India vs Pakistan- U19 World Cup 2018 (Semifinal) - India won by 203 runs

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...mi-final-previous-results/article30709763.ece
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Woah never knew in U19 WC we have won more
 
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