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Far superior performance than any side in the tournament. Congrats #TeamIndia. Just one step away from a huge milestone. The opportunity to play in a world cup final does not come everyday.. so, make the most of it. #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/S0nlUXxuc8
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) January 30, 2018
Pragyan Ojha tweets:
Far superior performance than any side in the tournament. Congrats #TeamIndia. Just one step away from a huge milestone. The opportunity to play in a world cup final does not come everyday.. so, make the most of it. #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/S0nlUXxuc8
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) January 30, 2018
Pragyan Ojha tweets:
Well deserved win for India in the semis. #ShubhamGill and #IshanPorel
Congratulations to the India U19 team. What a win against Pakistan they've played like real champions. Win the final now! #INDvPAK #U19WC
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) January 30, 2018
That was brutal. What a win for our boys, thoroughly out playing Pakistan. Best wishes for the finals #INDvsPAK #U19WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Ij4HWfAJnk
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 30, 2018
The young guns from India and Pakistan have shown great sportsmanship and camaraderie. Congratulations to Pakistan for making it to the semi-final. Good luck to the young boys. India were absolutely brilliant. The final should be a cracker of a contest.
What an incredible performance by the Under 19 boys. Mighty impressed with the fielding and not giving Pakistan even an inch. As comprehensive as it gets. Best wishes for the finals #INDvPAK
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 30, 2018
Shubman Gill in #U19WC
63(54)
90*(59), MOM
86(94), MOM (Quarters)
101*(94) today, MOM (Semis)That's 340 runs at 170 with 3 50s & 1 100 and 3 MOMs in 4 innings.
Gill in U19 ODIs:
1107 runs at 110.7 with 7 50s and 4 100s in JUST 14 INNINGS.
A SENSATIONAL SUPERSTAR IS BORN!
— Srini Mama
KKR tweets:
#Knight Shubman Gill rises to the occasion on the big day, with a classy unbeaten 102 against Pakistan in the semi-final of ICC U-19 World Cup. Thanks to this effort, the Boys-in-Blue have posted 272/9 in 50 overs. #INDvPAK #U19WC #BleedBlue #KnightsOf2018
Much deserved 100 for #ShubmanGill superbly played. India will believe they have enough. Pak fielding horrible I must say. #INDvPAK #U19WC
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) January 30, 2018
#INDvPAK Woohoo… Can we call it Champions Trophy Final's Revenge?
No it's more than that. Congratulations Indian U19 for Finals.@BCCI #ICCU19WorldCup— Yash Gautam (@ImYashGautam) January 30, 2018
This is as comprehensive a win as is possible in a semi-final of an ICC tournament. A lot of the Indian boys look ready for this level. #ICCU19CWC
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 30, 2018
Last three ICC events:
CT 2017:
India's first game – vs Pakistan
Final – India vs PakistanWomen's CWC 2017:
India's first game – vs England
Final – India vs EnglandU19 CWC 2018:
India's first game – vs Australia
Final – India vs Australia#INDvPAK #U19CWC— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 30, 2018
How ruthless have India been in this #U19CWC
Beat Australia by 100 runs
Beat PNG by 10 wickets (with 252 balls remaining)
Beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets (with 170 balls remaining)
Beat Bangladesh by 131 runs (Quarter-final)
Beat Pakistan by 203 runs (Semi-final)#INDvPAK— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) January 30, 2018
So India U19 into the final. 203 runs. Played at a different level to Pakistan today.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 30, 2018
Harbhajan tweets:
Top Inn by our own lad #shubmanGill in U-19 India vs Pakistan World Cup semi final..so proud of you..keep going guys.. Cup Jeet kar aana hai.. All the best for the finals #Rahuldravid
Man of the Match: Shubhman Gill
“Not a very easy wicket to bat. I thought 250-260 was good enough. I will like to play all formats. Looking forward to play Australia in the final.”
Abhishek Sharma strikes with his third delivery. Porel, the man who blew the Pakistan top-order with 4-for, takes a simple catch. Pakistan are bowled out for 69. India enter sixth U-19 World Cup Final.
OUT! Arshad Iqbal c Ishan Porel b Abhishek Sharma 1 (4)That's it. India complete 203-run against Pakistan to enter #ICCU19WorldCup Final#INDvPAK https://t.co/taoWPHVaL6
— CricketCountry (@cricket_country) January 30, 2018
OUT! Saad Khan is stumped for 15. Anukul adds the first to his tally. Hasn’t he been impressive in this competition. He is rightly rewarded with an IPL spot. He bowls it wide, Saad charges down, misjudges the length and is stumped by Desai.
OUT Saad Khan st Desai b Roy 15 (33)Afridi’s struggles at the crease end. Shiva Singh pitches it half way, Afridi goes for a pull over midwicket, doesn’t connect as the ball balloons up. Shiva takes a regulation catch.
OUT Shaheen Shah Afridi c & b Shiva Singh 0 (11)Shubman Gill:
Career Batting avg: 111.80
World Cup average: 171.50— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 30, 2018
Mr Gill at it again! What a game Shubhman Gill has had. Once again caught Gill and bowled Parag. It’s captain Hassan Khan. Full outside off, Hassan goes for a slog, trying to clear mid-off. Doesn’t connect and Gill back peddles to complete a brilliant catch. Shaheen Shah almost follows his captain but he Prithvi at slip, grasses the catch.
OUT! Rohail Nazir departs after scoring 18 off 39. Pakistan sink further. Six down. Riyan Parag tosses it up outside off-stump, the batmsan goes for a wile slog. Gill takes a simple catch at mid-off. India reach closer to the final.
OUT! That boy Porel again, he has four now! Too quick for Ammad, he tried to drive but never middled, and Mavi took the high catch easily. Pakistan in tatters now…
Ammad Alam c Shivam Mavi b Ishan Porel 4!
OUT! Porel you beauty! Different shot but sane fielder at same position! Zayrab almost middled it, but Shaw takes a neat catch to his right.
Ali Zayrab Ashraf c Prithvi Shaw b Ishan Porel 1!
OUT! Porel has taken out both openers! This time Imran pokes at one outside off, and Shaw takes a good catch to his left at gully!
Imran Shah c Prithvi Shaw b Ishan Porel 2!
OUT! Porel strikes! Of course, one may say it was really Mavi’s wicket. It was a loose, overpitched ball, and was soaring over Mavi at deep fine leg. Mavi held the catch, almost overbalanced, but eventually pulled off a very good catch.Muhammad Zaid Alam c Shivam Mavi b Ishan Porel 7!
India have got 272 for 9. Prithvi Shaw (41) and Manjot Kalra (47) got them off to a breezy start, adding 89 for the first wicket in 93 balls. Then Shubman Gill took over, carving out a brilliant hundred, the first in the history of India-Pakistan Under-19 ODIs. Gill’s 102 not out took him 94 balls. The salient feature of the innings was the fact that he hit only 7 fours. Anukul Roy got 33, but the other wickets fell in a heap towards the end, mostly to Arshad Iqbal (3 for 51) and Muhammad Musa (4 for 67).Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of India vs Pakistan, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018 semi-final. This is the second semi-final, hosted by Hagley Oval, Christchurch. We, at CricketCountry, will be presenting to you all the live happenings from the match. India are certainly the favourites, having won 12 out of 21 encounters against their arch-rivals. In addition, India have been unbeaten in the current edition.
India have been unchallenged in all their encounters, so far, in the tournament. They commenced their campaign by defeating Australia by 100 runs. Next in line were minnows, PNG and Zimbabwe. They posed no threat and Prithvi Shaw’s team continued to perform across departments. On the other hand, Pakistan had a rough start. They were stunned by Afghanistan by 5 wickets. Nonetheless, they revamped their journey with a win versus Ireland. Pakistan have entered the last four by beating a formidable unit in South Africa. Will they take the Indian camp by surprise? India have been on a roll, but we have seen in many ICC events how ‘past success’ proves to be nothing in a knockout clash.
In the first semi-final, Australia sailed past Afghanistan by 6 wickets. In pursuit of 182, Australia emerged on top with 75 balls to spare. In the tournament history, Australia and India are the most successful sides — with three titles each — and cricket pundits would have their money on both sides to lock horns in the final.
Can Pakistan live up to their unpredictable image to cause a big turnaround?
First Published on Last updated on January 30, 2018 10:37 AM UTC
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