U19 World Cup: India vs West Indies Warm-up Match - Live Scores, Updates
India are playing the hosts in their first practice match in West Indies ahead of the U19 World Cup starting next week.
India U19 Cricket Team ( Source: BCCI)
India won the toss and opted to bat first in their warm-up match against hosts West Indies in Providence on Sunday. The Yash Dhull-led team will be facing Australia in their second practice match before beginning their main tournament campaign next week. These two matches offer the Indian team a final chance to decide their U19 World Cup playing XI.
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No overs for Hangargekar but a nice opportunity for some others to get into the Caribbean groove.
West Indies are all out for 170. Matthew Nandu scores a 50, but no one else manages to contribute much to the chase. Manav Parakh (3/34) the highest wicket taker for India.
A flurry of wickets for India, Manav Parakh the wrecker in chief. Nandu is still unbeaten but wickets are falling all around him. From 30/0, West Indies collapse to 67/4.
WI 68/4 after 19
The hosts' chase begins on a sedate note. Raj Bawa takes the new ball alongside Ravi Kumar today, Hangargekar has not bowled in the first 10 overs today. Shaqkere Parris and Matthew Nandu leading the Windies chase.
WI 32/0 after 10
End of innings. Kaushal Tambe enters at after Dinesh Bana falls cheaply to give able company to Aaradhya. India end their innings with an attacking flurry. Aaradhya stays unbeaten on 82 off 63 balls - the highest scorer of the innings. 8 sixes in his knock!
India score 278/6 in 50 overs
Action resumes in Guyana. Nishant Sidhu is gone for 38 as India near 200 in the 43rd over. Aardhya Yadav goes on to score a half-century, he has been joined by keeper Dinesh Bana as India look to finish with a bang. After two early wickets, the Indian middle order has made merry today.
IND 208/5 after 44
There has not been an update in the India vs West Indies match for a while now. With the three other matches getting cancelled, do things look ominous for the U19 World Cup?
There were 3 other warm-up matches scheduled for today as well but reports coming in that one or more of those games have been abandoned.
Here's how India's batting scorecard looks so far.
Nishant Sidhu and Aaradhya Yadav the middle order batsman looking to build a new partnership after the double wicket. Sidhu goes on the offensive in the 34th over - two consecutive sixes. While this match is not being telecast, the main tournament will be shown on Star Sports from 14 January.
IND 163/4 after 36