So, India qualifies for yet another U19 World Cup final. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyansh Saxena finish unbeaten on 105 and 59 respectively. The defending champions will either face New Zealand or Bangladesh in the final. The second semi-final now takes place on February 06 while the final is scheduled on February 09. India beat Pakistan in U19 CWC semis- Full Report.
India win by 10 wickets! That's it, India are through to the finals. Yashasvi Jaiswal hits the winning runs and also completes his century in style.
Jaiswal finishes off in style!
He reaches his hundred with a six and India qualify for the final.
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Pakistan captain Rohail Nazir is off the field. He was hit on the knee. Meanwhile, India need 12 more runs to seal their place in the final. This has been a superb batting display by Indian openers.
Superb batting this by Yashasvi Jaiswal as he smashes Abbas Afridi for two back to back sixes. India just 22 runs from victory and a place in the finals. Meanwhile, Jaiswal is batting on 89.
India need 69 more runs to win from 27 overs now. Looks like, it is going to be a ten-wicket victory for the Boys in Blue. Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal has completed his half-century.
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India's dominance continues as Pakistan bowlers fail to separate the openers. India is cruising towards the victory now and it appears the match is slipping from Pakistan's hands.
That's fifty up for India. The Boys in Blue are inching towards a place in the finals. India now needs 115 more runs to win from 35 overs and they have all ten wickets in hand.
Indian openers are off to a good start and are dominating the Pakistan pace attack. The required run-rate was never an issue and India have it in their control.
Pakistan's search for first wicket continues as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyansh Saxena look solid in the middle. Both the players are taking their time and look in no hurry.
Just one over for Qasim Akram and it is Aamir Khan who has the ball in his hand. The pacer starts off well, gives away three runs from his opening over but looked on target.
Traditional rivals India and Pakistan lock horns in the semi-final of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Both India and Pakistan made it to the semifinals after impressive wins in their respective quarterfinal matches. India faced Australia in quarterfinals and defeated them by 74 runs while Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by six wickets. Stay tuned for IND vs PAK live cricket score updates of ICC U19 CWC 2020 semifinal match. India U19 vs Pakistan U19 Head-to-Head Record in Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
While at senior World Cup Pakistan is yet to beat India, the U19 teams leads the head to head record against their rivals in the Under-19 World Cup. In total nine meetings, Pakistan have won five while India have merged victorious in four. However, in last three U19 World Cup outings, Pakistan have failed to defeat India. So, the Boys in Blue will be looking to extend the domination set by their seniors. Pakistan, on the other hand, will be keen to change the tide in their favour. India U19 vs Pakistan U19 Dream11 Team Prediction in ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2020: Tips to Pick Best Team for IN-U19 vs PK-U19 1st Super League Semi-Final Clash.
India finished group stage unbeaten, winning three out of three matches and thus topped the Group A which featured New Zealand, one of the semifinalists, Sri Lanka and Japan. Pakistan ended on second place in Group C after winning two matches. One of their matches was washed out. Bangladesh, who also qualified for semis, Zimbabwe and Scotland were other teams in Group C.
Meanwhile, both the teams will be looking to make it to the finals and what better than beating your arch-rivals before making it to the summit clash. The India vs Pakistan U19 match will be followed across the globe by millions of cricket fans.