Under-19 World Cup 2020: India's road to the semifinal
India reached the Under-19 World Cup semifinal, after it beat Australia in the at Potchefstroom on January 28, 2020. Here’s how it got there.
Published : Feb 02, 2020 11:17 IST
Defending champion India marched into the Super League semis with a convincing 74-run victory against Australia in the first quarterfinal at Potchefstroom.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his third fifty in four World Cup games and along with all-rounder Atharva Ankolekar, was instrumental in lifting India to an eventually match winning total. Ankolekar provided a flourishing finish for India, reaching his half-century with a six in the last over.
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And India's right-arm pacer Kartik Tyagi then took three wickets in his first two overs to put Australia on the backfoot, setting his team on course for a big win. As the Indian Colts brace up for their semifinal challenge against arch-rival Pakistan, we take a look how the India U-19s got there.
India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 , at Bloemfontein, Jan 19 2020: India U19 won by 90 runs India U19 vs Japan U19 , at Bloemfontein, Jan 21 2020: India U19 won by 10 wickets (with 271 balls remaining) India U19 vs NZ U19 , at Bloemfontein, Jan 24 2020: India U19 won by 44 runs (D/L method) India U19 vs Australia U19 , at Potchefstroom, Super League Quarterfinal 1, Jan 28 2020: India U19 won by 74 runs |