Bloemfontein (South Africa), Feb 2 (IANS) India put up a dominating show towards minnows Nepal, recording an enormous 132-run victory to e book their place within the semifinals of the ICC U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup right here on Friday.
Uday Saharan (100) and Sachin Dhas (116) have been the architects of the win, recording a century every and sharing a 215-run partnership for the fourth wicket to assist India put up 297 for five in 50 overs. Nepal’s chase of the goal was derailed by Saumy Pandey’s four-for they usually have been restricted to 165/9 in 50 overs as India U19 received the match by 132 runs.
Opting to bat first, India capitalised on the contemporary pitch in Bloemfontein, with Adarsh Singh displaying intent from the phrase go. The southpaw was dealing solely in boundaries, hitting 4 within the first 4 overs however was quickly caught behind down leg-side by the dynamic Gulshan Jha.
Arshin Kulkarni, enjoying a supporting position alongside Adarsh, discovered his rhythm within the final over of the Powerplay with two boundaries. The partnership was ticking alongside properly earlier than confusion between the pair resulted in Priyanshu Moliya, promoted up the order for at present’s sport, being run out whereas trying to steal a fourth run.
Arshin couldn’t make amends both as Aakash Chand’s tempo acquired the higher of the opener who may solely prod a thick outdoors edge into the gloves of Uttam Magar.
There was nonetheless no signal of two-time centurion Musheer Khan as India opted to experiment with their batting line-up within the remaining Tremendous Six match.
Regardless of the highest three batters failing to capitalize on their begins, captain Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas assumed the accountability of steering the group in the direction of an enormous complete.
Following a interval of measured play, Dhas unleashed an aggressive onslaught towards Chand within the twentieth over, hitting three trendy boundaries straight again previous the bowler. Even the spinners could not evade his onslaught, as Dhas executed a exceptional inside-out cowl drive for a six, adopted by a 4 in Dipesh Kandel’s over.
Saharan too quickly acquired in on the act as he took on Durgesh Gupta for consecutive boundaries. Each batters achieved their particular person half-century milestones, propelling the partnership to over 100 at a brisk tempo.
The Nepal bowlers had no reply to the relentless assault from the batting duo, as boundaries flowed effortlessly. Probabilities got here few and much between – Chand did induce an outdoor edge from Dhas however with no slip in place, the ball travelled to the boundary.
Dhas went on to attain a century within the forty fifth over, changing into the fourth centurion for India within the event.
The marathon partnership of 215 runs, the best by an Indian pair for any wicket in U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup historical past which improved the earlier document of 170-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Bhui, lastly got here to an finish within the forty seventh over when Dhas departed.
Saharan quickly turned the fifth India to document a century however was out the very subsequent ball in an try to complete with a flourish.
Gulshan bowled a superb remaining over, giving freely solely 5 runs to cease India from crossing 300.
In pursuit of 298, Nepal’s opening pair, Deepak Bohara and Arjun Kumal, established a powerful basis with a 48-run partnership. Regardless of a gradual begin, the duo managed to interrupt free in the direction of the tip of the Powerplay, hitting two fours every within the final two overs of the fielding restrictions.
Raj Limbani lastly broke the resistance, delivering a brief ball that resulted in Bohara’s dismissal, finishing a simple return catch. The bowlers maintained self-discipline, successfully controlling the run fee and prompting errors from the Nepal batters.
Uttam Magar turned the primary casualty underneath the mounting strain, trying a slog towards Pandey’s bowling solely to be caught at mid-wicket by Adarsh.
Pandey claimed two extra wickets in his following over, placing an finish to Arjun Kumal’s resistance and in addition dismissing Bishal Bikram in fast succession. The wickets additional intensified the strain on Nepal throughout their chase.
Kulkarni joined the wicket-taking spree, securing dismissals in consecutive overs to take away Deepak Dumre and Gulshan Jha. Murugan Abhishek made an instantaneous influence in his opening over, eliminating Dipesh Kandel for a duck.
This sudden burst of wickets noticed Nepal’s innings take a pointy downturn, sliding from 48/0 to a precarious 77/7.
Dev Khanal put up a resistance with a captain’s knock whereas Subash Bhandari performed a vital supporting position by enjoying solidly on the different finish.
Because the partnership was creating, Aaradhya Shukla deployed the short-ball tactic from across the wicket. The tactic proved efficient, as Bhandari awkwardly fended an edge to the wicketkeeper.
Pandey ended Khanal’s resistance, who performed on making an attempt to dab down behind sq..
The ultimate-wicket pair managed so as to add 45 runs, efficiently batting out all the 50 overs, though they fell brief by 132 runs.
Transient scores:
India 297/5 in 50 (Sachin Dhas 116, Uday Saharan 100, Adarsh Singh 21; Gulsan Jha 3-50) bewat Nepal 165/9 in 50 (Dev Khanal 33, Arjun Kumal 26, Deepak Bohara 22; Saumy Pandey 4-29, Arshin Kulkarni 2-18).
–IANS
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