Under-19 World Cup 2008, Malaysia

[MundaPakistani]

Official website http://iccevents.yahoo.com/

SA seeded # 10??

[eakoilst]

"Napoleon Einstein has the coolest name of the bunch - but very little national youth or domestic experience. He's played only 2 List A games for TN - scored well in one, failed in another - both were against shythouse teams (Kerala and Assam), so take it all with a grain of salt. In most of his TN U19 games he hasn't really done anything of note, so I doubt he's really a likely selection or will have anything to do w/ the nationals in the future - but hey, the name might at least provide some comedy value." BTW, Napoleon Einstein has a double century and a 5-for in Cooch Behar trophy http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Rajwinder-shines-as-Punjab-beat-Saurashtra/244872/ http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Shivas-effort-in-vain-Punjab-win/251017/

[ludhianvi]

Abdulla's probably the guy to watch for me... there are very few people who break into the Mumbai team at 18, so it's a big deal - heck Rahane was benched at 19, and would have walked into any other Ranji XI without a second thought. .

Is he that good Salil. I watched him in the Challenger Trophy, in one of the Red, Blue, Green teams. Firstly, his action was simple. But thats not a big deal. Then he got tonked around a bit although he did pickup some wickets. None of his deliveries seemed dangerous. Perhaps very little time frame to judge him but if I had to assess him in that short period of time, then I would say I was not impressed that much. Chawla seems a more promising spinner. I'd be happy to be proven wrong by him ofcourse.

[MundaPakistani]

Bad start for the champs http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/u19wc2008/content/story/336101.html

[Chandan]

Nice to see that Sangwan is already bowling fiery spells. I'm really waiting for this series to start. It'll be shown live on ESPN.

[suma25]

Nice to see that Sangwan is already bowling fiery spells. I'm really waiting for this series to start. It'll be shown live on ESPN.

on star cricket not on espn

[Cricketics]

U19 warm Upz resultz - Pak loses, India winz narrowly here u go http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/u19wc2008/content/current/series/288278.html i hope the ladz continue to do well.... nz played good game with them..

[Chandan]

Under-19 World Cup warm-ups, 3rd day Convincing wins for India and New Zealand Cricinfo staff February 13, 2008 Malaysia's Norwira Zazmie on the attack during his side's 59-run win over Papua New Guinea © ICC An unbeaten 98 by Saurav Tiwary helped India cruise to a six-wicket win against England at the Royal Military College. Chasing 220, India suffered an early wobble at 7 for 3 as Steve Finn and James Harris made early inroads. Tanmay Srivastava and Tiwary then led the recovery with a stand of 134 for the fourth wicket. Manish Pandey joined Tiwary after Srivastava fell and India then cruised to the target with more than seven overs to spare. England had relied on a stand of 113 between Ben Brown and Dan Redfern after losing half their side with the score on 95. Virat Kohli and Srivastava picked up two wickets each to restrict England to a total which proved well within reach. Pakistan recovered strongly after losing their opening game with a comfortable five-wicket win against Bangladesh at Kelab Aman. Ahmed Shahzad (79*) led Pakistan's chase of 204 and shared an opening stand of 89 with Umar Akmal. The middle order, however, failed to come good though Shahzad managed stick around till the end to see his side through. For Bangladesh, only Mithun Ali, who top scored with 75, managed to pass fifty in an otherwise disappointing batting performance. George Worker and Nick Beard starred with bat and ball respectively as New Zealand trounced Ireland by 181 runs at the Selangor Turf Club. Worker fell two short of a century as New Zealand piled on a massive 314 for 9. Ireland's Paul Stirling made a fist of the target with an aggressive 72 off 50 balls but lacked support as Beard, the left-arm spinner, orchestrated the collapse with 6 for 36. Ireland were bowled out for 133 inside 30 overs. At Tenaga National Sports Complex, hosts Malaysia bundled out Papua New Guinea for 142 to record a 59-run win. Mohammad Faizal top scored with 63 with five fours and two sixes as Malaysia reached 201 for 7. The target was a little too much for the opposition as Nik Azril Arifin (3 for 17) and Aminuddin Ramly (2 for 36) made early inroads to set the opposition back. Jason Kila scored 38 off 37 balls but it was a little too late as his side was rolled over in the 43rd over.

[Cricketics]

U19 telecast???? watz up with england?? Sky showing or not??? in usa?? damn... i heard the event is supposed to be broadcasted in 100 countriez.. wonder why no channel giving add yet..

[Sachinism]

theres been no mention of it on sky sports really hope they do show it they normally do show it star cricket is gonna be showing it, so if no1 is showing it, im sure we can rely on sopcast :D

[Chandan]

ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2008 : Preview Pakistan captain Imad Wasim and Malaysia captain Ahmed Faiz pose with the Under-19 World Cup trophy for which 16 teams have assembled in Malaysia Generation Next's chance to step up George Binoy in Kuala Lumpur February 16, 2008 Under-19 fast bowler Tim Southee has already made his international Twenty20 debut for New Zealand © Getty Images The Sunway Pyramid hotel located a little outside Kuala Lumpur is a teenagers' paradise. There's a massive mall, countless shopping options, an ice-skating rink, a swimming pool that tries to resemble a cavern, numerous restaurants in each direction and plenty of pretty women. One could spend days exploring the place, diving into one distraction after another. But for 240 of the hotel's residents - participants at the Under-19 World Cup - this is where they will go from being boys to being men as they take the first big step in their cricket careers. Amid the glare of the international spotlight and aura that comes with an ICC competition, it's easy to forget the players are still in their teens. Most of them have never addressed a press conference: Wayne Parnell and Prince Masvaure, the captains of South Africa and Zimbabwe, are affable and cheerful boys but grew reserved when a microphone was stuck in their face, answering questions about pressure, aspirations and rival teams. Most of the players didn't know the finer points of anti-corruption and anti-doping until they attended extensive educational sessions organised by the ICC in the week ahead of the U-19 World Cup. The challenges and goals facing the 16 teams - 10 Full-member countries and six Associates - are varied and while there are some that are common across teams, there are others that are unique to teams: a result of circumstances in their respective countries. The senior teams in Australia, India and New Zealand are going through transitions. Several Australian and New Zealand players have retired over the last year and while the Australian under-19 cricketers will use this break to try and make their state sides, which is the first step on a long and hard road to the national side, for New Zealand, given the relatively small talent pool, a strong performance in Malaysia could fast track a players state and international career: Tim Southee, the U-19 fast bowler who made his Twenty20 international debut against England recently is tipped as a future prospect. India, too, have had a change of guard in the one-day team with a rapid influx of cricketers in their early twenties. Several of their U-19 cricketers already play for their states they know that bringing the World Cup home could do for them what it did for the careers of Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, who were part of the victory in 2000. While most of the attention will be centred round the stronger sides - Pakistan won the last two tournaments, West Indies won both of their warm-ups against Australia and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh have traditionally been strong on the U-19 circuit - the Associate nations are playing for extremely valuable stakes. Take the hosts Malaysia for instance: cricket isn't a widespread or popular sport in their country and the pool of cricketers is extremely small. A few wins at home during the U-19 World Cup could have a profound influence on schoolchildren to take up the game. It's pretty much the same story for the other associates like Papua New Guinea, Bermuda, Nepal and Namibia. For the boys from Ireland, one of whom - Paul Sterling - has already been called to the national squad, a contract with an English county could be the reward for an impressive showing. This tournament could also be a scouting opportunity for the new Indian Twenty20 leagues - the IPL and the ICL - both of which have placed an emphasis of developing young cricketers. Who knows, a young star from Nepal might catch the eye of someone running a Twenty20 team and a future contract could induce the player to stick with cricket even after his age-group days are over. The reality, however, is that for the majority of the 240 players, from Full-Members and Associates alike, this is as big as the stage will get. Most will study further and perhaps take up a lucrative job to secure their future, others will persist with cricket but realise that their dreams of playing for their country are not going to materialise. But there will be a precious few who go on - irrespective of whether they come good or not in the tournament - to forge successful international careers. Nothing captures the imagination of fans like a teenage upstart mixing it with the men: Boris Becker, Pele and Sachin Tendulkar became icons because they did precisely that. Over the next fortnight, countries and cricket leagues will try and identify talent, hoping to catch the fry before they become fish. Will the next generation be ready?

[ludhianvi]

Theres an Indian-born opener in the Aussie u19. Good to see. Lets see how he develops in the following years. Kumar Sarna Australia Player profile Full name Anant Kumar Sarna Born December 3, 1988, New Delhi Current age 19 years 75 days Major teams Australia Under-19s, Dandenong, Victoria Emerging Players, Victoria Second XI, Victoria Under-19s Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Legbreak A powerful right-hand opening batsman, Kumar Sarna was born in New Delhi but plays his cricket in Victoria after his family moved to Australia when Sarna was two. He moved back to India for a few years before returning to Australia at the age of 12 and has since been part of Victoria's Under-15 and U-19 teams. Sarna won the Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award for 2006-07 and is part of the Australian squad for the U-19 World Cup in 2008. Cricinfo staff February 2008

[Chandan]

India v PNG, U-19 World Cup 2008, Kuala Lumpur India thump Papua New Guinea The Bulletin by George Binoy in Kuala Lumpur February 17, 2008 India Under-19 280 for 5 (Goswami 58, Srivastava 83*) beat Papua New Guinea 85 (Sangwan 2-18, Abdulla 3-2) by 195 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Tanmay Srivastava held India's innings together with a fine 83 © Getty Images India Under-19s' victory against their counterparts from Papua New Guinea may not have been as emphatic as the other three matches on the opening day of the World Cup but their performance was efficient, steady, if not spectacular, and thoroughly satisfactory. Their batsmen paced the innings sensibly after being put in. The openers - Shreevats Goswami and Taruwar Kohli, laid a strong foundation with a partnership of 100, the middle-order maintained a steady run-rate, keeping risks to a minimum in order to preserve wickets for the final overs and Tanmay Srivatsava provided the acceleration towards the end to spur India toward 280 for 5. They did not decimate the bowling like Michael Hill did against Namibia but all of the top-order batsmen spent considerable time in the middle. The bowlers, too, did not scythe through Papua New Guinea like Adil Raza's red-hot attack against Malaysia but they were disciplined and rarely strayed off line. The Papua New Guinea batsmen like to hit across the line and the rarity of such shots was an indication of the lengths bowled by the Indians. All the bowlers had a work out and apart from Ravindra Jadeja and Taruwar, who went for 11 off two overs of medium-pace, everyone picked up wickets. Pradeep Sangwan was the pick of the lot, striking twice early in his first spell while Abdulla scalped 3 for 2 off three overs towards the end as Papua New Guinea folded for 85. "We wanted to play as well as we can early in the game, without underestimating the opposition," Dav Whatmore, India's coach, said. "We felt that if we did that well, the margin would be big at the end of the game." The margin of victory was huge - 195 runs - and it was built on performances by players who made people take notice during the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy and on the U-19 circuit. Srivatsava scored his maiden first-class hundred in the Ranji final against Delhi and made 466 runs in the season, Virat Kohli scored 373 at an average of 53 while Sangwan took 33 wickets at 19.42 apiece. Goswami, hasn't played first-class cricket yet but he's been among the runs on the U-19 tour to South Africa. Goswami played his drives fluently, getting to the pitch of full deliveries and placing them through the covers with more timing than power. He got to his half-century, his second in Malaysia after scoring 91 in the warm-up against New Zealand, with a cover-drive against Colin Amini's offspin. However, he suffered a bout of cramps soon after - the hot and humid weather in Kuala Lumpur is energy sapping - and was dismissed for 58. India had lost both their openers in the space of five overs and Virat and Srivatsava continued to build the momentum steadily rather than playing attacking shots. Whatmore said that Srivatsava's role at No 3 was vital. "He just reassures everyone and adds calmness because we've got some really good strikers like Virat. Tanmay is able to bat long and involve himself in partnerships." Srivatsava displayed patience as he started slowly, scoring 21 off his first 40 deliveries. However, as India entered the 40th over he began to step on it. The Kinrara Oval is a large ground but he muscled three large sixes over the leg side - one each over square leg, midwicket and long-on - to finish with 83 off 76 deliveries. Sangwan's radar went missing for his first ball, which went for five wides, but he made up by pitching his fourth ball bang on target and trapping Heini Saika plumb in front. He made the ball move away from the right-handers and brought the odd one back in to trap the batsman - it was how he got his second wicket as well. A 195-run victory indicates a massive thrashing but Papua New Guinea did creditably in the field. Their ground fielding was sharp, their catching safe - apart from one drop in the 49th over - and their bowling, leaving aside the tendency to bowl wides, was satisfactory. Jason Kila was the pick of them, taking 1 for 37 off ten overs of restrictive left-arm spin, while Joel Tom bowled a tight line and length at medium-pace and conceded only 16 off six overs. Whatmore said that he had been impressed by their "defensive game" on the field. It was Papua New Guinea's batting that disappointed but the collapse wasn't entirely unexpected. Today's game was the first time that most of them were playing on turf and their inexperienced showed. Several batsmen played down the wrong line, John Reva edged one that bounced sharply on him from Siddarth Kaul, and most of the lower-middle order lost their stumps as they tried hit across the line. Papua New Guinea have two more tough gamesagainst West Indies and South Africa. For them, the tournament is allabout learning and an improved performance in the last two group matches will be a tremendous source of encouragement. ---------------------------- I watched many of the guys for the first time. For example Kaul: he has a lovely bowling action, much like Sreeshanth in his run-up and like somebody else (just can rember that player's name) at the time of release. Argal also looked good. Abdullah got turn much to my surprise. I still remember the challenger series where he couldn't turn the ball even a centimeter. Batsmen were okay, but I'll prefer to assess them against a stronger bowling attack.

[Cricketics]

^i was hoping our batting line up would put up atlesat 300 against this inexperience Guinea attack. however a one sided game result against Guinea makez me feel comfortable.. it's good that our main batsman Srivastav is in good knick.. i hope Virat too comez to the party.. and otherz too...

[PaiN_KiLLeR]

Are we playing Ethiopia next?

[Chandan]

Are we playing Ethiopia next?

No. We'll be playing SA next on 19th. Here is the : Complete schedule

[Sachinism]

good start but i guess PNG is a weak team

[apocalypse]

U19 relaxed for PNG I guess see this player's age http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/u19wc2008/content/player/302649.html

[Cricketics]

yaar its understandable.. they don't even have a turf pitch in their country..

[Feed]

South Africa beat West Indies in U-19 World Cup In other matches, New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe by 98 runs in Johor, Sri Lanka beat Nepal by 61 runs in Penang, while Bangladesh spanked Bermuda by 178 runs. More... Rile Rossouw's unbeaten 58 guided South Africa to a three-wicket win against West Indies in a Group B preliminary league match of the under-19 cricket World Cup here on Monday. In other matches, New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe by 98 runs in Johor, Sri Lanka beat Nepal by 61 runs in Penang, while Bangladesh spanked Bermuda by 178 runs here today. After twin half-centuries from Kieran Powell (53) and Devon Thomas (53) propelled the West Indies to 222 for eight in 50 overs, South Africa did not have a good start, losing opener Pieter Malan for a duck as early as the second ball of the innings. Rossouw, however, was rock solid and found an able ally in Roy Adams (26 not out) as the side reached the target with 6.1 overs to spare. Shamarh Brooks was the pick of the West Indian bowlers, claiming four for 39. In Group A, Corey Anderson struck 82 and Tim Southee completed a five-wicket haul as New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 98 runs. In Group C, Sri Lanka, riding on Sachith Pathirana's 62, scored 236-9 in 50 overs and then skittled out Nepal for 175 in 48.5 overs for a facile 61-run victory in Penang. In the other match of the day, Bangladesh piled up 260 for eight in 50 overs with handsome contributions from Ashraful Hossain (51), Nasir Hossain (84) and Ashiqul Islam (69 not out). In reply, Bermuda were shot out for 82 in just 26.1 overs as Sohrawadi Shuvo (3-9) and Mahmudul Hasan (3-12) ran through their batting line up. Brief scores of Monday's preliminary league matches: Group A: New Zealand bt Zimbabwe by 98 runs in Johor New Zealand 221/8 in 50 overs (Corey Anderson 82, Greg Morgan 27, Prince Masvaure 3-37, Daniel Landman 2-42). Zimbabwe 123 all out in 42.4 overs (Daniel Landman 51, Tim Southee 5-11). Group B: South Africa bt West Indies by three wickets in Kuala Lumpur. West Indies 222-8 in 50 overs (Kieran Powell 53, Devon Thomas 53, Shacaya Thomas 41, Wayne Parnell 3-37, Abraham Pienaar 3-36). South Africa 223-7 in 43.5 overs (Rilee Rossouw 58 not out, Roy Adams 26 not out, Shamarh Brooks 4-39) Group C: Sri Lanka bt Nepal by 61 runs in Penang. Sri Lanka 236-9 in 50 overs (Ashan Subasinghe 46, Sachith Pathirana 62, Thisara Perera 41, Amrit Bhattarai 4-42). Nepal 175 all out in 48.5 overs (Sachith Pathirana 3-31, Umesh Karunarathna 2-40, Navin Kavikara 2-22). Group D: Bangladesh bt Bermuda by 178 runs in Kuala Lumpur. Bangladesh 260-8 in 50 overs (Ashraful Hossain 51, Nasir Hossain 84, Ashiqul Islam 69 not out, Malachi Jones 2-64); Bermuda 82 all out in 26.1 overs (Sohrawadi Shuvo 3-9, Mahmudul Hasan 3-12).