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Cricket News: India Under-19 beat Pakistan to enter ICC WC 2020 final

India Under-19 team beat arch-rivals Pakistan by 10 wickets to enter the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2020 at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. Pakistan Under-19 team won the toss and elected to bat first but Indian pacers were on the money right from the word go. Left-arm pacer Sushant Mishra gave India early breakthroughs. Suxshant Mishra bagged three wickets which included Pakistan captain and top scorer Rohail Nazir. Pacer Kartik Tyagi troubled the Pakistani batsmen with his pace and bounce throughout the innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century as he and opening partner Divyaansh Saxena helped India chase down a target of 173 without losing a wicket. Jaiswal led the way with Saxena playing second fiddle. His century, and India's winning runs, came with a six in the 36th over off Aamir Ali over deep midwicket. It was the fourth six of his innings which also included eight fours.cJaiswal in the end scored 105 off 113 balls and additionally took the crucial wicket of Pakistan opener Haider Ali earlier in the day just as the latter and his captain Rohail Nazir looked to be on their way to resurrecting the faltering Pakistan innings. Divyaansh was unbeaten on 59 off 99 balls and his innings included six fours.

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  • Released : 04-Feb-2020

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