Nothing went well for India that night as a disciplined bowling attack from Australia left Uday Saharan and Co. with no room to score runs. Despite their best efforts, Adarsh Singh and Murugan Abhishek were unable to withstand the storm as seven Indian batsmen were removed for single figures.

Earlier on Sunday in Benoni, Australia defeated India with a score of 253/7 thanks to tenacious 46 from Oliver Peake and 55 from Harjas Singh, the best total in a U-19 World Cup final. The best bowler in India was Raj Limbani, who claimed three wickets, and Naman Tiwari, who claimed two.

India’s ineffective spin bowling attack

Right from the beginning the Australian batting lineup seemed calm, they were not scoring too slow nor too fast. The Aussies maintained their partnerships Weibgen and Dixion carried forward with the innings when Australia lost one early wicket and set up a solid partnership of 78 runs. Harjas Singh on the other hand played an outstanding knock of 55 runs which put his team in a very solid position. India came down with a spin inclined bowling lineup but that did not seem to be that effective. Only pacer Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari took 3 and 2 wickets respectively, while spinners Saumy Pandey and Musheer Khan claimed one wicket each. Fast Bowling clearly dominated the first innings.

No solid partnerships and complete collapse of middle order

In the World Cup Final where the batting lineup was supposed to play a crucial role, it miserably failed and couldn’t survive the Australian bowling. Seven Indian batters ended up scoring just one digit, The inefficiency of superstar Sachin Dhas (9), Uday Saharan (8), Arshin Kulkarni (3), and Musheer Khan (22), among others, Australia was able to reduce India to 128-8. The only person who could save eight down was Murugan Abhishek (42) but when he was removed from the game, India’s dreams of winning the World Cup also vanished.

Uday Saharan in the Post-match presentation also spoke about how the middle order didn’t score runs:

We played a few rash shots today, didn’t spend time in the middle. We were prepared but couldn’t execute the plans.

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Umaid remained frozen when the ball struck the boundary. Zeeshan and captain Saad Baig were on the ground, devastated, while the rest of the team couldn’t get up. Tears streamed down many cheeks. Pakistan was so close and yet so remote. They made a match out of it after going all out for 179, with Ali Raza dealing the majority of the damage with 4/34. But in the end, that just wasn’t going to happen. Heartbreak struck all around.

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However, if Pakistan had not spent time in between overs, things may have turned out better. As a result, they were compelled to position a fielder within the 30-yard circle. Who knows, if Ubaid had gone deeper, the outcome may have been different. But it is what it is. Pakistan is on its way back. Australia has entered the summit battle, which will see a repeat of the men’s ICC World Cup in 2023.

“Difficult to be the losing team, but we were short by 20-30 runs. We put in 100 percent effort. They played well. Boys fought really well. The way Ali Raza bowled was brilliant. Throughout the tournament, our bowling was good in the tournament. One team has to win, one has to lose, that’s the game,” losing captain Baig said at the post-match press conference.

Australia will face India in the tournament’s final on Sunday, February 11, following a nail-biting victory against Pakistan.

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When will the match be played: The India vs South Africa U-19 World Cup, 1st semi-final match will be played on Tuesday, February 6.

Where: The India vs South Africa U-19 World Cup, 1st semi-final match will be played at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni.

Time: The India vs South Africa U-19 World Cup, 1st semi-final match will start at 1:30 PM IST

Live streaming: The India vs South Africa U-19 World Cup, 1st semi-final match will be streamed for free on Disney+ Hotstar.

Live Telecast: The India vs South Africa U-19 World Cup, 1st semi-final match will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network.

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