India vs South Africa Under-19 Cricket World Cup Semi-Final

 Date: February 6, 2024

Venue: Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa

Result: India won by 2 wickets

Toss: India won the toss and elected to field

Scorecard:

South Africa:

• Lhuan-dre Pretorius: 76 (71)
• Ethan John: 41 (52)
• Michael Judlin: 35 (50)
• Matthew Breetzke: 27 (32)
• George van Rooyen: 21 (25)
• Extras (b 5, lb 5, w 8): 18 Total: 244/7 (50 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Ethan John, 10.4 over), 2-105 (Michael Judlin, 21.3 over), 3-125 (George van Rooyen, 27.1 over), 4-157 (Matthew Breetzke, 35.2 over), 5-191 (Caleb Oliver, 41.1 over), 6-235 (Ethan John, 46.3 over), 7-244 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 49.5 over)

Bowling:

• Raj Limbani: 10-0-46-3
• Angad Roop: 10-0-49-1
• Vicky Ostwal: 10-0-42-1
• Nishant Kundu: 7-0-39-1
• Uday Saharan: 3-0-22-0

India:

• Angad Roop: 32 (42)
• Aarav Jindal: 22 (31)
• Hardik Singh: 15 (20)
• Nishant Kundu: 13 (19)
• Raj Angad: 8 (10)
• Sachin Dhas: 96 (95)
• Uday Saharan (c): 81 (82)
• Vicky Ostwal: 12 (14)
• Ravi Bishnoi: 9 (12)
• Raj Limbani: 7 (4)
• Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 12): 21 Total: 247/8 (49.3 overs)
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Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Angad Roop, 6.2 ov), 2-27 (Aarav Jindal, 9.1 ov), 3-32 (Hardik Singh, 10.4 ov), 4-36 (Nishant Kundu, 11.2 ov), 5-36 (Raj Angad, 11.4 ov), 6-207 (Vicky Ostwal, 44.2 ov), 7-229 (Ravi Bishnoi, 47.3 ov), 8-245 (Uday Saharan, 49.3 ov)

Bowling:

• Matthew Breetzke: 10-0-47-1
• George van Rooyen: 10-0-38-1
• Sinevaldo Makoni: 9-0-44-2
• Ethan John: 5-0-32-1
• Lhuan-dre Pretorius: 4-0-20-2
• Michael Judlin: 2-0-15-0

Man of the Match: Sachin Dhas (India)

Summary:

India won a thrilling match against South Africa in the first semi-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2024. Chasing a target of 245 runs, India were in early trouble as they lost their top order cheaply. However, a superb century partnership between Sachin Dhas and Uday Saharan brought India back into the game. Dhas fell just four runs short of a hundred, but Saharan and the lower order took India home with seven balls to spare.

Key moments:

• South Africa got off to a good start thanks to half-centuries from Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Ethan John.
• India's bowlers fought back well to restrict South Africa to a total of 244 runs.
• India lost their top order cheaply, but Sachin Dhas and Uday Saharan stitched together a crucial partnership.