U19 World Cup: Yash Dhull stars as India beat South Africa - Live Scores, Updates, Blog
India won their first match of the 2022 U19 World Cup against South Africa by 45 runs. Yash Dhull led from the front with 82 and some crucial catches.
India vs South Africa Group B ICC U19 Men's World Cup Live
India beat South Africa by 45 runs in the Group B match of the U19 World Cup in Guyana on Saturday. Ireland beat Uganda in the other group game at the same time. Yash Dhull (82) and Vicky Ostwal (5/28) starred for India.
India Playing XI: Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shaik Rasheed, Yash Dhull(c), Nishant Sindhu, Raj Bawa, Kaushal Tambe, Dinesh Bana(w), Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar
Highlights:
India have not lost a group match in the last 5 U19 World Cups and that is not going to change today.
Vicky Ostwal is the 7th Indian to pick up a fifer in the history of the U19 World Cup. The spinner broke a crucial partnership in his first over and he has been the wrecker in chief in this innings. He finishes with 5/28 in 10 overs.
SA 165/9 after 43
South Africa lose sight of the target with the last 10 overs coming up and India returning to Hangargekar to finish off the tail. The captain is still there, batting in his 30s, but the required run rate has climbed above 8 now.
SA 152/7 after 40, need 81 runs in 10 overs
Ireland have meanwhile beaten Uganda in the other Group B match happening at the same time.
Yash Dhull with a crucial intervention! Brewis is gone for 65! And that's the big wicket India would have wanted. Some controversy involved there with the batsman standing his ground with there being some doubts over whether this was a clean catch. The third umpire overturned the on-field decision of not out.
SA 138/4 after 36, need 95 runs in 84 balls
Brewis has been joined by captain George Van Heerden, but it's the ABD clone who is the star of the moment. Walks down the tracks and lofts a six over the bowler's head to get to his 50.
SA 107/3 after 28
Brewis, who idolizes AB de Villiers and is from the same school as ABD & Faf du Plessis, is holding the South African chase together. India's spin attack have again managed to clamp down on the scoring.
SA 79/2 after 19
How good was watching Hangargekar running in at full tilt though! No speed guns at the venue, but he's probably touching 90mph.
Just as South Africa were counter-attacking, India bring in their premier spinner and he gets the breakthrough. Vicky Ostwal breaks the partnership.
SA 59/2 after 12
Future AB de Villiers Dewald Brevis is settling into his innings with the Indian pacers keeping it tight. Hangargekar the fastest bowler of the tournament so far.
SA 16/1 after 7
Hangargekar gets a wicket with nothing on the board for South Africa. The batsman shoulders arms and India strike.
SA 0/1 after 0.4
India are all out for 232 in 46.5 overs. Yash Dhull says to the media that India are relying on their spin attack to strangle South Africa's chase of 233.