Published: Feb 06, 2016, 03:02 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 06, 2016, 03:36 PM (IST)
Indian spinners have wrecked havoc over the Namibian batsmen chasing 349 for a victory in a bid to qualify for the semi-finals stage in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Chasing India’s set total of 349 Namibia could only manage 152 runs as Mayank Dagar, Washington Sundar, Anmolpreet Singh cramped hopes of a Namibian victory picking as many as eight wickets together. The collapse started as Dagar bamboozled the middle order picking up the wickets of Lohan Louwrens, Eben van Wyk and Charl Brits. It was Washington Sundar who started it all picking up wickets of SJ Loftie-Eaton, cleaning him up for 22 from 43 balls. After that it was all the Dagar show cleaning up Louwrens who was caught by Avesh Khan for 5 runs. Next to go in his kitty was van Wyk who got out for 1 giving a simple catch to wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. LIVE SCORECARD: India vs Namibia, Quarter-Final-2 of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Next to go for Namibia was Zane Green who was Sundar’s second wicket making 27 runs in 37 balls. Dagar then picked up Brits with a lovely driving catch by Sarfaraz Khan at slips. Anmolpreet Singh came to his own after that picking wicket after wicket as he cleaned up the tail. Anmolpreet’s first wicket was Francois Rautenbach who gave a simple catch to fielder standing at mid-off for 8. Then it was a briiliant catch and bowl by Anmolpreet to get rid of Michael van Lingen for 9. Anmolpreet’s third wicket was Jurgen Linde who almost watched his team collapse after making a 25 ball 33. Final wicket to fall for Namibia was Fritz Coetzee who gets a perfect yorker to get bowled by Khaleel Ahmed, his only wicket.
India batting first were helped by a Rishabh Pant century as they inched towards an imposing total of 349 for 6 in their 50 overs. Pant scored 111 at blistering pace which included 14 four’s and 2 humongous six’s in just 96 balls. Sarfaraz Khan and Armaan Jaffer continued that over taking Pant’s belligerent form hitting the Namibian bowlers all over the park. Sarfaraz ended up making 76 off 76 balls, while Jaffer 64’s included four boundaries and single six. Anmolpreet Singh chipped in with a 41 balls 42 . It was Mahipal Lomror’s final over anhilation of Coetzee which propeled them to a score of near 350 as he cashed in 24 runs, hitting three huge sixes.
Namibia’s best bowler was Coetzee picking up three wickets in his quota of 10 over giving away 78 runs, which included 24 runs in the last over.
Brief scores:
India Under-19: 349 for 6 (Rishabh Pant 111, Sarfaraz Khan 76; Fritz Coetzee 3 for 76) defeats Namibia Under-19: 152 (Niko Davin 33, Zean Green 27; Anmolpreet Singh 3 for 27) by 197 runs
