ICC U19 World Cup 2020: India U19 vs Pakistan U19 Semifinal - When And Where To Watch & Everything You Need To Know

ICC U19 World Cup 2020: India U19 vs Pakistan U19 Semifinal – When And Where To Watch, Everything You Need To Know; It doesn’t which sport or which age group, whenever India and Pakistan lock horns, it is surely a spectacular contest to watch for the fans for obvious reasons. The emotions and spirits will be high during the course of the game, as the contest between both the countries is actually more than a game for the fans of either country. Once again, it is going to be on display with Indian U19 youngsters set to lock horns with Pakistan U19 youngsters in the semifinal clash of ICC U19 World Cup 2020.

Both India and Pakistan have been very dominant in the tournament so far. While India have maintained a 100% win record, Pakistan could win only two out of their three games at the group stage, as the third one was abandoned due to rain.

Pakistan U-19s will rest their hopes on the shoulders of Mohammad Haris, who has been their leading run-scorer in the U-19 World Cup 2020. On the other side, Yashasvi Jaiswal has led the charge for India U-19s in the batting department. The opening batsman from Mumbai has scored 207 runs in 4 matches, averaging 103.50 while his strike rate is 82.47.

As far as the bowling is concerned, India U-19s will rely on the duo of Ravi Bishnoi and Kartik Tyagi. Both the youngsters have played extraordinary cricket for the Indian U-19 side this year. For Pakistan, Fata has scalped 9 wickets in just 4 matches with his best figures being 3/20.

India U-19s have a dominant record against their neighbours as they have won 4 of their last 5 matches and have not lost a match versus them since 2013. However, U19 teams keep on changing with players upgrade to senior teams. All in all, an entertaining clash is in the store for the fans of either country.

India U19 vs Pakistan U19 Semifinal – Match Details

Date & Venue:

On February 4, 2020 (Tuesday), at JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

When and Where to watch IND vs PAK:

The match will be aired live on Star Sports 3. It will begin at 1:30 pm IST

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SQUADS:

India U19:

Priyam Garg (c), Kartik Tyagi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vidyadhar Patil, Tilak Varma, Shubhang Hegde, Divyansh Saxena, Ravi Bishnoi, Shashwat Rawat, Dhruv Jurel, Siddhesh Veer, Akash Singh, Atharva Ankolekar, Sushant Mishra, Kumar Kushagra

Pakistan U19:

Rohail Nazir (c & wk), Abbas Afridi, Haider Ali, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Qasim Akram, Aamir Ali, Fahad Munir, Irfan Khan, Abdul Bangalzai, Muhammad Shehzad, Mohammad Huraira, Arish Ali Khan, Tahir Hussain, Mohammad Amir Khan

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Senwes Park supported spinners pretty well in this tournament so far. Once again, we might see spinners ruling the roost in the semifinal clash. The batsmen will have to showcase skills of a high standard to score runs on this pitch.

Weather Forecast:

Thankfully, there is no danger of rain for the game. Thus a full game of 100 overs is on the cards. It will be cloudy and windy, which will give a bit of assistance for the fast bowlers. The maximum temperature during the day will be around 31-degree Celsius.

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