India produced one other dominating efficiency to safe a semifinal berth with an enormous 132-run win towards Nepal of their final ICC U19 World Cup 2024 Tremendous Six stage match on Friday. Centuries from Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas charged India to a 297/6 whole after which one other stellar spell from spinner Saumy Pandey restricted Nepal to 165/9.
With 5 straight wins, the defending champions are main the Tremendous Six Group 1 and shall be going through both South Africa or Australia within the semifinal conflict. Pakistan and Bangladesh conflict within the essential Tremendous Six stage recreation on Saturday with the previous being the new favorite to succeed in the knockout spherical.
Coming again to the India-Nepal recreation, Saharan received the toss and elected to bat first at Bloemfontein Mangaung Oval. Pacer Aaradhya Shukla got here in for in-form Naman Tiwari for India whereas Nepal made three adjustments to their taking part in eleven.
India’s in-form top-order didn’t make a big effect at present as they misplaced three wickets on simply 62. However in-form Saharan and struggling Sachin Dhas staged a sensational comeback for the younger Blue Weapons with a record-breaking 215-run stand for the fourth wicket.
The duo dominated Nepal bowlers by scoring 100 every and charged India to an enormous whole of 297/6. Saharan scored 100 off 107 balls whereas Sachin top-scored with 116 off simply 101 balls with the assistance of 11 fours and three sixes. The 17-year-old in-form pacer Gulshan Jha took three wickets for 57 in solely constructive for Nepal at Mangaung Oval.
Chasing an enormous goal, Nepal openers Deepak Bohara and Arjun Kumal brilliantly added 48 runs for the primary wicket. Pacers Raj Limbani and debutant Shukla weren’t capable of finding any motion with a brand new ball as Nepal appeared able to make issues fascinating.
However Limbani gave a breakthrough with a caught and daring wicket to dismiss Bohara within the 14th over after which Nepal witnessed an embarrassing collapse. In-form spinners Saumy Pandey and Arsheen Kulkarni dominated the center overs with a mixed 5 wickets as Nepal misplaced seven wickets inside 29 runs.
Subash Bhandari and captain Dev Kamal tried to keep away from the inevitable by including 28 runs for the eighth wicket. Shukla offered a breakthrough within the thirty fifth over together with his maiden wicket within the event. Saumya took his fourth wicket of the sport by eradicating Dev within the thirty ninth over however the final pair of Durgesh Gupta and Aakash Chadn denied India the pleasure of an all-out win by including an unbeaten 45 runs for the tenth wicket.
In the meantime, the event hosts South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 119 runs to change into the primary crew to succeed in the semifinal. Australia and West Indies shared some extent resulting from dangerous climate in Kimberley which confirmed a semifinal berth and a prime spot in Tremendous Six Group 1 for the previous.