Under-19 World Cup 2008, Malaysia

[ludhianvi]

I might have some time today to watch the match between Ind vs SA. Is there coverage on this on Star cricket? If not, where else are you guys catching this.

[umpire]

its on star cricket.

[Chandan]

India v South Africa, Under-19 World Cup 2008 Sangwan's five sets up six-wicket victory The Bulletin by Jamie Alter February 19, 2008 India U-19 153 for 4 (Taruvar Kohli 54, Srivastava 47) beat South Africa U-19 149 (Vandiar 53, Sangwan 5-44) by wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Pradeep Sangwan continues to make strides in his first season of full-time cricket © Cricinfo Ltd. India Under-19s maintained their place atop Group B with a six-wicket win over their South African counterparts at the Kinrara Oval, one put into motion by left-arm seamer Pradeep Sangwan's five-for and completed courtesy a patient second-wicket stand of 95. India are virtually set for the Super League quarter-finals while South Africa, who could only muster 149 in 30.1 overs, need to beat Papua New Guinea handsomely to keep their hopes alive. Wayne Parnell, South Africa's captain, thought the track looked good to bat on despite a couple of cracks but his decision came into question as Sangwan's seam yielded five wickets inside the second Powerplay. Sangwan, a left-arm seamer from Delhi whose idol is Wasim Akram, took a leaf out of the Pakistan legend's book. An impressively straight wrist position allowed him to land the new ball on an upright seam and that proved too good for South Africa. Swinging his second delivery back off a good length, Sangwan trapped Pieter Malan plumb in front for his second duck in a row and bowled JJ Smuts with a lovely cutter that nipped past his tame forward defensive. Reeza Hendricks hooked a rare loose ball over fine leg for six but fell soon after, poking at a fuller delivery and edging to the wicketkeeper to make it 22 for 3. That quickly became 29 for 4 thanks to Sangwan's seam and an injudicious shot. Rilee Roussow took the side to the finish line against West Indies yesterday but failed to register against India. Looking to force the pace, he drove hard at a wide delivery and was well held by Ravindra Jadeja at first slip, diving to his left. Sangwan was quickly given a 7-2 off-side field but didn't need it. Adjusting his line closer to the off stump he bent the ball back and sneaked it through Yaseen Vallie's expansive drive. Off stump was indeed pegged back and South Africa were in a complete mess at 45 for 5. Sangwan continues to make strides in his first season of full-time cricket. A bit of urgency from Johnathan Vandiar stemmed the rot momentarily. The delightfully-named Napoleon Einstein was welcomed into the tournament with a towering six and Vandiar continued to thrash at anything marginally off length. Taking the cue, Parnell followed with chips over the infield the 50-run stand consumed just 33 deliveries. The aggression couldn't be sustained and Parnell fell for 31, sweeping and missing Jadeja's left-arm spin in the 20th over. Jadeja yorked Jacobus Pienaar but couldn't get a hat-trick, and Vandiar brought up his fifty from 38 balls, with seven fours and a six. He was smartly stumped for 53 and the last wicket fell shortly. India's chase wasn't pretty. Opening the attack, Parnell was nippy and troubled Shreevats Goswami before he had him caught at mid-off attempting a hit out of the park. From 21 for 1 India ticked along without hassle and went into lunch on 51 without further loss. Tanmay Srivastava and opener Taruvar Kohli struggled to place the ball into the gaps initially but the runs trickled in through a mixture of drives, nudges and miscued slashes. Clayton August, the third left-arm seamer, should have got Taruvar on 29 but Bradley Barnes dropped a thin edge behind the stumps. Taruvar was reprieved again just after crossing his half-century from 105 balls when Parnell dropped a skied sitter at mid-on. With 34 to win from 17.3 overs Taruvar charged Parnell and Rossouw made no mistake at midwicket. Srivastava overcame a nervous start to progress to 47 from 61 balls but he followed Taruvar, clean bowled by one from Pieter Malan that stayed low. Saurabh Tiwary was unlucky to be given out lbw to one that pitched outside leg as the jitters continued. Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey knocked off the runs in the 42nd over. Later, Ray Jennings, South Africa's coach, spoke of how his side was playing two games in two days and the effects were evident on a hot, muggy day. OTHER RESULTS: Group C: Australia Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s at Penang - Feb 19, 2008 Australia Under-19s won by 96 runs. Group D: Bermuda Under-19s v England Under-19s at Kuala Lumpur - Feb 19, 2008 England Under-19s won by 10 wickets (with 236 balls remaining). Group B: India Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s at Kuala Lumpur - Feb 19, 2008 India Under-19s won by 6 wickets (with 48 balls remaining). Group A: New Zealand Under-19s v Pakistan Under-19s at Johor - Feb 19, 2008 Pakistan Under-19s won by 27 runs.

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U-19 World Cup: Pakistan sneak past New Zealand The defending champions won a low-scoring ICC Under-19 World Cup game by 27 runs. More... February 19, 2008 18:58 IST Defending champions Pakistan survived a spirited performance by New Zealand [images] to sneak home by 27 runs in a low-scoring game in the ICC [images] Under-19 World Cup at the picturesque MPTI ground in southern Malaysia on Tuesday. Having won the toss, New Zealand decided to field first and that decision was quickly vindicated as Pakistan struggled to 8-2 and then 28-4. In fact, but for crucial contributions from Usman Salah-ud-Din (53) and Ali Asad (42) Pakistan would have fallen far short of its eventual meagre total of 156 all out. The wickets were spread around the Kiwi attack with Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Anurag Verma snaffling two apiece and they all bowled with discipline and control, well backed up by some good fielding. But, in reply, New Zealand's batsmen were not to receive the same success as Pakistan set about defending its low total with fervour and skill. The theme of tight bowling was continued and New Zealand fell badly behind in the run-rate as the pressure rose. That said, at 49-2 and even at 99-5, Kane Williamson's team was still very much in contention but Pakistan never gave in and three run-outs certainly didn't help the young Black Caps' cause. Eventually they fell 27 runs short of victory, with Ahmad Shahzad taking 3-35. Meanwhile, at Kinrara Oval, a devastating spell of swing bowling by India's Pradeep Sangwan was too much for South Africa to handle in what had been billed as the big match of Group B. The conditions leant themselves to movement through the air and Sangwan made the very most of them, ripping through South Africa's top order and finishing with 5-44, the best figures an India bowler has registered in any U/19 CWC. Sangwan dominated the early exchanges of the match and left SA reeling on 45-5, with the talented left-armer bagging all of them. Jonathan Vandiar (53) and captain Wayne Parnell (31) threatened to stage a recovery for the junior Proteas but then spinner Ravindra Jadeja got in on the act and took three quick wickets to make sure SA only managed 149 all out in just 30.5 overs. When it came India's turn to bat, it did not look any less confident. Opener Taruwar Kohli hit a stylish and unhurried half-century while number three Tanmay Srivastava chipped in with 47 as India took its time, knocking off the runs in 42 overs for the loss of four wickets. Although mathematically, India could still lose out, there is nothing from this impressive performance to suggest that this side will be anywhere else but top of the table when the group stage is complete. Elsewhere, Nepal gave Australia a scare in Penang as, batting first, the Aussies were bowled out for just 206. Nepal captain Paras Khadka (4-32 off 10 overs) bowled beautifully but Australia managed to creep to a respectable total thanks to Phillip Hughes (46), Kirk Pascoe (37) and Michael Cramner (32). In the end, it proved too many for Nepal because, not for the first time, its batsmen were unable to match the performance of the bowlers. In the end it fell 96 runs short with Rahul Vishwakarma top scoring with 33 not out and Clive Rose (3-21), James Pattinson (3-25) and Steven Smith (3-25) doing the business for Australia. England [images] easily overcame the challenge of Bermuda in the day's Group D match at Royal Selangor Club. Having won the toss and decided to bat, Bermuda was then dismissed for just 58 with Hampshire slow left-armer Liam Dawson (3-15) doing most of the damage. England's openers picked off the runs in just 10.4 overs with James Taylor hitting 43 not out ensuring his side won by 10 wickets. After two games, England is yet to lose a wicket in the U/19 CWC having beaten Ireland by the same margin on the opening day. On Wednesday, in Group A, Zimbabwe plays Malaysia at MPTI in Johor while in Group B the West Indies [images] takes on Papua New Guinea at the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur. Also in the capital, Bangladesh faces Ireland at Bayuemas in Group D and in Penang, Sri Lanka [images] will play Namibia in a Group C clash. Scores in brief: At MPTI, Johor, Pakistan beat New Zealand by 27 runs Pakistan 156 all out, 47.1 overs (Usman Salah-ud-Din 53, Ali Asad 42; Trent Boult 2-21, Tim Southee 2-29, Anurag Verma 2-41). New Zealand 129 all out, 47.2 overs (Harry Boam 38; Ahmad Shahzad 3-35). At USM, Penang, Australia beat Nepal by 96 runs Australia 206 all out, 49.3 overs (Phillip Hughes 46, Kirk Pascoe 37, Michael Cramner 32; Paras Khadka 4-32, Raj Shrestha 3-32, Rahul Vishwakarma 2-34). Nepal 110 all out, 32.1 overs (Rahul Vishwakarma 33 not out; Clive Rose 3-21, James Pattinson 3-25, Steven Smith 3-25). At Kinrara Oval, India beat South Africa by six wickets South Africa 149 all out, 30.1 (Jonathan Vandiar 53, Wayne Parnell 31; Pradeep Sangwan 5-44, Ravindra Jadeja 3-23) India 153-4, 30.1 overs (Taruwar Kohli 54, Tanmay Srivastava 47; Wayne Parnell 2-27). At Royal Selangor Club, England beat Bermuda by 10 wickets Bermuda 55 all out, 28.5 overs (Liam Dawson 3-15, Stuart Meaker 2-6, Steven Finn 2-8, James Harris 2-22) England 56-0, 10.4 overs (James Taylor 43 not out).

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Gomes: We'll fight to stay in U-19 World Cup race West Indies coach Larry Gomes has declared that his team will fight to stay in the championship race at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup following their opening match loss. "For the next two games they will give 110 per cent to try to advance in the tournament," Gomes said on Tuesday, according to a CMC Sports report. More... Tue, Feb 19, '08 West Indies coach Larry Gomes has declared that his team will fight to stay in the championship race at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup following their opening match loss. "For the next two games they will give 110 per cent to try to advance in the tournament," Gomes said on Tuesday, according to a CMC Sports report. South Africa beat West Indies by three wickets in their Group B fixture at the Kinrara Academy Oval on Monday and the Caribbean side will now need to win in their remaining matches handsomely to get into the quarter-finals. West Indies play their remaining first-round games on Wednesday (Tuesday night Caribbean time) and Friday (Thursday night Caribbean time) against Papua New Guinea and India, respectively. Against South Africa on Monday, West Indies had compiled 222 for eight off their 50 overs after electing to bat, and the Africans replied with 223 for seven off 43.5 overs. The exciting left-handed opener Kieron Powell (53) and Adrian Barath (19) linked up for a steady 65-run first-wicket partnership but the middle-order collapsed and the innings was only revived by a 78-run seventh-wicket stand between Devon Thomas (53) and Shacaya Thomas (40). India beat South Africa on Tuesday to lead the standings with four points, followed by South Africa (2), with West Indies and Papua New Guinea yet to get off the mark. Gomes, 54, is disappointed with the result and believes they could have posted a more challenging total with better application. "We got off to a flyer but then we had some soft dismissals, the batsmen need to concentrate harder," Gomes said. "We were getting starts but not consolidating," he added. The former Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies batsman, who played 60 Tests and 83 One Day International (ODI) matches in an international career that spanned 11 years from 1976 to 1987, is impressed with the talent in the squad. He is encouraged by the players' attitude and scope for learning and he believes regional authorities should invest in the young squad to help secure a better future for West Indies cricket. "More emphasis should be placed on the Under-19s, the guys should be kept together. These guys are a disciplined bunch and easy to get along with," Gomes said.

[sm332]

another example of Asian sides dominating these tourneys ... although very few of these blokes end up translating their talents to the senior leagues.

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Under-19 WC: Malaysia shock Zimbabwe In other matches in the Under-19 World Cup, the West Indies beat Papua New Guinea while Sri Lanka beat Namibia and Bangladesh overcame Ireland. More...

[Chandan]

India v West Indies, Under-19 World Cup 2008 Virat Kohli ton shuts out West Indies The Bulletin by Jamie Alter February 22, 2008 India U-19s 265 (Virat Kohli 100, Srivastava 51, Taruvar Kohli 50) beat West Indies U-19s 215 by 50 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Virat Kohli played a captain's innings to boost India © International Cricket Council Their spot in the Super League quarter-finals secured, top-of-the table India made a clean sweep of Group B with a 50-run win over West Indies at the Kinrara Oval. Virat Kohli's crackling 74-ball 100 was the crux of his side's 265 for 5 after they were put in to bat on a slow pitch, and it didn't matter that India's bowlers weren't as smooth because West Indies made a mess of their chase and crashed out of the Under-19 World Cup. Virat walked in with India 116 for 3 in the 28th over, after West Indies had removed half-centurions Tanmay Srivastava and Taruvar Kohli, sculptors of a patient 102-run stand for the second wicket. While the two had been a tad sluggish, Virat was away like a rabbit. His opportunities had been limited so far and the Indian captain showed his intent from the get-go, collecting pulled boundaries and pushing the close-in fielders. Finding the gaps successfully, Virat ticked along to his fifty from just 49 balls, one raised with a smash down the ground. An unflustered approach and appetite to dominate was complimented by some slick running between the wickets with Saurabh Tiwary, with whom he added 111. With Tiwary struggling to time the ball off the square, Virat shepherded him quite impressively. He took most of the strike and led the way with his ability to convert singles into doubles. His acceleration during the end overs was unproblematic and his century came up twice, oddly enough, after the umpire miscalculated a four into a six. Kohli duly drove the next ball to mid-off and celebrated animatedly. From 199 for 3 after 45 overs India posted 265 thanks to Virat's clean hitting. He struck ten fours and four sixes - two of which came in the 46th over from Sharmarh Brooks - and there was no space he didn't pick in the field. With a series of clattered fours, the West Indian openers were away but the aggression was short-lived. Kieran Powell, clearly not interested in running, did a proper Chris Gayle impersonation with meaty drives through the offside but top-edged Ajitesh Argal for a 20-ball 29. Steven Jacobs was trapped plumb by Argal and an aggressive approach faded into a mixture of pushed singles and missed cuts after Siddarth Kaul nipped out Brooks and Adrian Barath in consecutive overs. Darren Bravo and Devon Thomas stemmed the rot with a workmanlike partnership of 75, under an increasing run rate, but India pulled matters back rather easily. Thomas walked across his stumps to a slider from Ravindra Jadeja and Bravo (43 from 68 balls) was sold down the river by a poor call from Shacaya Thomas, who proceeded to miss a full delivery from Kaul a few overs later. Veerasammy Permaul and Dawnley Grant added a battling 26 for the last wicket but India's slow bowlers wrapped up victory in the 48th over. India will next meet England, runner-up in Group D, at this very venue on February 24. OTHER RESULTS TODAY: Group C: Australia Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s at Penang - Feb 22, 2008 Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining). Scorecard Group D: Bangladesh Under-19s v England Under-19s at Kuala Lumpur - Feb 22, 2008 Bangladesh Under-19s won by 13 runs. Scorecard Group B: India Under-19s v West Indies Under-19s at Kuala Lumpur - Feb 22, 2008 India Under-19s won by 50 runs. Group A: Pakistan Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s at Johor - Feb 22, 2008 Pakistan Under-19s won by 87 runs. Scorecard

[Desi Cartman]

Finals live on ESPN in Australia :yay:

[cochise]

Desi_downunder, Is this the ESPN channel available on FOXSPORTS? Please let me know as I really want to watch the young talent. Thanks.

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India cruise to under-19 semi-finals Title contenders India and South Africa pounded their rivals in impressive style on Sunday to cruise to the semi-finals of under-19 World Cup. More... KUALA LUMPUR, February 24: Title contenders India and South Africa pounded their rivals in impressive style on Sunday to cruise to the semi-finals of cricket's under-19 World Cup. India, seeded second behind defending champions Pakistan, proved the lucrative Indian Premier League was no distraction as they thrashed England by seven wickets at the Kinrara Oval. South Africa rode on a brilliant all-round performance by captain Wayne Parnell to crush Bangladesh by 201 runs in the second quarter-final at the Bayuemas Oval. India await the winner of Monday's clash between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the semi-final. The other semi-final will pit South Africa against the winner of the fourth quarter-final between Pakistan and Australia. India sent England in to bat and shot them out for 146 with left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah taking 3-29 and seamer Siddarth Kaul and left-arm slow bowler Ravindra Jadeja picking up two wickets each. Opener James Taylor was the only batsman to defy the accurate Indian attack with 41. Indian openers Sreevats Goswami and Taruwar Kohli saw off the new ball with a slow but steady start of 65 in 20 overs. Essex off-spinner Tom Westley created a minor scare in the Indian camp by removing star batsmen Tanmay Srivastava and skipper Virat Kohli in successive overs. Taruwar Kohli, who hails from Jalandhar in northern Punjab, guided India home with an unbeaten 63 and became the tournament's leading scorer with 207 runs in four matches. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday warned IPL team owners against poaching the junior players for the lucrative Twenty20 extravaganza till the World Cup was over. The Indian team has been beseiged with phone calls from IPL agents over the past week offering contracts reportedly ranging from $20,000 to $50,000. IPL rules mandate that each of the eight city franchises should have a minimum of four under-21 players in their line-ups. "The players have been told not to have contact with anyone connected with the IPL," team official Hitesh Patel said. "The BCCI is very strict about this. IPL team owners have been told to stay away from the team till the World Cup was over." South Africa's quarter-final against Bangladesh was dominated by left-hander Parnell, who struck 57 off 60 balls and then grabbed six wickets for eight runs. The Proteas, asked to take first strike, were reduced to 69-4 before Jonathan Vandiar (45) and Yaseen Vallie put on 66 for the fifth wicket. Parnell smashed a quickfire half-century to boost the total before returning with the new ball to wreck the Bangladesh batting with his left-arm seam bowling. Parnell, 18, who plays first-class cricket in Port Elizabeth and looks up to former South African opener and India's new coach Gary Kirsten, emerged the tournament's leading bowler with 14 wickets from four matches. Abraham Pienaar chipped in with two wickets in one over as Bangladesh were shot out in the 12th over with Nasir Hossain (17) the only batsman to reach double figures.

[badrinath]

come on india!!!!!!! im still behind my main kohli

[Cricketics]

there is alredy a thread ont his mate.. not any new news..

[Chandan]

England v India, Quarter-final, Under-19 World Cup India cruise into semi-finals with seven-wicket win The Bulletin by George Binoy in Kuala Lumpur February 24, 2008 India Under-19s 147 for 3 (Taruwar 63*) beat England Under-19s 146 (Taylor 41, Abdullah 3-29) by seven wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Iqbal Abdulla picked up 3 for 29 © Getty Images India have established themselves as the team to beat in the Under-19 World Cup with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in the quarter-final against England at the Kinrara Oval. It was their most commanding performance of the tournament: the bowlers bowled with tremendous discipline to dismiss England for 146, and set up an easy target which was never in doubt after the openers put on 65 for the first wicket. The victory, achieved with 10.5 overs to spare, was set up by a relentless bowling effort after Virat Kohli put England in on a slow wicket. The new-ball attack - Pradeep Sangwan and Ajitesh Argal - tied down England's openers during the first Powerplay and the pressure was maintained by the left-arm spinners - Ravindra Jadeja and Iqbal Abdullah - who struck rapidly when the batsmen tried to go on the attack as the innings progressed. England's batting had collapsed against Bangladesh in their final group match and their approach today was extremely cautious. They did not lose early wickets but the run-rate was poor. They built themselves a platform of 73 for 1 but it had taken 25 overs to get there. A slow start did not solve their middle-order worries and another collapse, during which they lost nine wickets for 73 runs, had shut England out of the contest by the half-way stage. Although Sangwan went wicketless in his first spell, he bowled consistently on and around off stump, shaping the ball away from left-hand opener Billy Godleman, who concentrated on defending with a straight bat. Sangwan's partner, Argal, moved the ball away from the right-hand James Taylor and rarely strayed in line. As a result, England crawled: Godleman took 18 deliveries to get off the mark and when he finally did, it was through an uppish drive that was dropped by Turuwar Kohli, diving to his right at cover. England scored only 29 off the first ten overs. Taylor scored most of the runs but he had to take risks by moving across to flick the fast bowlers from middle stump. Argal struck the first blow soon after, seaming a delivery across Godleman to induce the outside edge to the wicketkeeper, Shreevats Goswami. The England captain, Alex Wakely, and Taylor added 42 for the second wicket and while they were at the crease, England looked like building a platform for their middle order to capitalise on. However, left-arm spinner Abdulla drifted one in to Wakely who tried to flick across the line and was lbw for 18. From there it unravelled quickly for England. Taylor, on 41, attempted to pull Tanmay Srivastava's offspin from outside off stump and played on, leaving England on 81 for 3. Abdulla and Jadeja dried up the runs with a wicket-to-wicket line and went through their overs in a hurry. Jadeja bowled Ben Brown, the one middle-order batsman who looked comfortable, as he tried to heave across towards midwicket and the rest capitulated. Siddarth Kaul, the first-change seamer, also returned to pick up a couple of wickets in his second spell. His first came in unusual circumstances: Liam Dawson missed a pull, lost control of the bat, and hit his stumps. The second, however, was the outcome of a lovely delivery: Kaul got the ball to seam and bounce away from Greg Wood, a left-hand batsman, who tried to drive but got the edge to Goswami. Ben Brown was the one England middle-order batsman who looked comfortable against the Indian attack © Getty Images The only chance England had of defending such a small target was for their new-ball bowlers - Steve Finn and James Harris - to make deep inroads into India's solid batting line-up. Finn and Harris had troubled Bermuda, Ireland and Bangladesh in the group matches but they had no impact on India today. The openers, Turuwar and Goswami, were under no pressure from the required run-rate and they bided their time against Finn and Harris. Finn started erratically with three wides and a no-ball in his first over while Harris did not find the rhythm that brought him five wickets against Bangladesh. Turuwar and Goswami nudged the ball around for singles before Turuwar opened up with graceful cover-drives off Harris. England could have had a wicket in the third over when a direct hit from point had Goswami short of his crease but curiously nobody appealed. Goswami, who is the one Indian top-order batsman yet to make a significant score, went on to score a patient 26. Srivastava and Virat went for their shots and fell in the space of two overs but Turuwar stood firm and scored a third successive half-century - his third of the tournament - to lead India home. He has now over-taken Srivastava as the World Cup's leading run-scorer with 207 runs in four innings. India now await the result of the New Zealand-Sri Lanka quarter-final to know who their semi-final opponents will be. Whoever their opponents are, they will have to do something special to upset India's campaign that has grown stronger with every match. --------------------------------------------------- Very strange. In the presentation, Campbell asked Kiohli what his preference was between Pak and Australia as India will be facing one of the two--whoever emerges victorious, from the match tomorrow. Anyone knows who is correct? Cricinfo or the TV commentators? Who will India be facing in semis? One of Pak-Australia or one of NZ-SL?

[umpire]

Its either Pak or Australia.

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India fortunate, says Amre Mumbai: Former chairman of the BCCI junior national selection committee Praveen Amre said India has been fortunate to get a consistent batch of under-19 cricketers. ?Many of them have not only played first class cricket, but also ... More... Mumbai: Former chairman of the BCCI junior national selection committee Praveen Amre said India has been fortunate to get a consistent batch of under-19 cricketers. “Many of them have not only played first class cricket, but also performed well in limited overs tournaments. “They have a made a clean sweep so far, are playing well and should carry the momentum,” he said. Amre was the chairman of the committee when the India under-19 team lost the ICC under-19 final to Pakistan in Colombo two years ago.

[Sachinism]

aus pak about to get on the way

[Desi Cartman]

Desi_downunder, Is this the ESPN channel available on FOXSPORTS? Please let me know as I really want to watch the young talent. Thanks.

yes it is on foxtel !!

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Pakistan dump Australia from under-19 World Cup Defending champions Pakistan stayed on course for a hat-trick of under-19 World Cup titles with a six-wicket win over Australia to enter the semi-finals. More... KUALA LUMPUR, February 25: Defending champions Pakistan stayed on course for a hat-trick of under-19 World Cup titles with a six-wicket win over Australia on Monday to enter the semi-finals. Pakistan, who won the last two tournaments in 2004 and 2006, steamrolled Australia for 129 after electing to field and then surpassed the modest target in the 28th over at the Kinrara Oval. New Zealand joined Pakistan, second-seeded India and South Africa in the semi-finals with a 80-run victory over Sri Lanka in the last quarter-final at the Royal Selangor Club. The young Kiwis scored 213 after being given first strike and then bowled out Sri Lanka for 133 in 42.1 overs. India, runners-up to Pakistan in the 2006 event in Sri Lanka, clash with New Zealand in Wednesday's day-night semi-final at the Kinrara Oval. Pakistan take on South Africa under lights in the other semi-final at the same venue on Friday. Pakistan dominated a disappointing quarter-final from start to finish after captain Imad Wasim won the toss and sent the Australians in to bat. Seamer Adil Raza grabbed the wickets of Phillip Hughes and Marcus Stoinis in the first over of the innings and the young Aussies were unable to recover from the disastrous start. Steven Smith made 22 and James Pattinson chipped in with 34 but no other batsman was able to defy the accurate Pakistani attack. Raza, a 16-year-old who hails from Gujranwala, finished with 3-26 while Wasim, Azhar Attari and Umar Akmal picked up two wickets each. Pakistan stuttered in their reply when Josh Hazelwood removed Umar Amin and Umair Mir in the seventh over to reduce the champions to 32-3. But Ahmad Shahzad and left-hander Ali Asad put on 95 for the fourth wicket to crush Australia's hopes. Shahzad fell for 40 when three runs were needed for victory, while left-hander Asad was named man of the match for his unbeaten 63. "It was good we won the toss because the ball was swinging a bit in the morning and helped our seamers," said Pakistan's coach Mansoor Rana. "Even though we lost early wickets, I knew my batsmen were capable enough of chasing the target. "I have not seen the South Africans play but I think it will be a good semi-final because South Africa is always a very competitive side." In the other quarter-final, New Zealand put up a challenging 213 with opener George Worker making 48, captain Kane Williamson 34 and Fraser Colson 39. Off-spinners Umesh Karunarathna and Roshan Silva claimed three wickets each, while left-arm slow bowler Navin Kavikara took two. New Zealand seamers Tim Southee and Trent Boult wrecked Sri Lanka's reply, reducing the Islanders to 44-4 by the 11th over. Left-handed Sachith Pathirana was the lone batsmen to offer resistance, making a stroke-filled 42 before he was stumped off Nicolas Beard in the 34th over. Southee finished with 3-25, Boult took 1-34 and India-born seamer Anurag Varma claimed 2-22.

[cochise]

Thanks mate.