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Pakistan, New Zealand complete Under-19 WC semi-final line-up Defending champions Pakistan made the grade after a six-wicket victory over Australia while New Zealand got the better of Sri Lanka by 80 runs. More... February 25, 2008 19:42 IST Defending champions Pakistan continued its smooth passage through the ICC [images] Under-19 World Cup with a six-wicket victory over Australia at the Kinrara Oval on Monday that booked its place in Friday's semi-final against South Africa. Winning the toss and choosing to field, captain Imad Wasim's men took no time to get into their stride, with Adil Raza immediately making a double strike, dismissing both Australia openers with just one run on the board. From that moment, Australia never looked like winning the match as Pakistan's seam attack of Raza and Azhar Attari laid a great foundation for spinners Imad and Umer Akmal to push home the advantage. Only James Pattinson (34 not out) looked comfortable in what were conditions more suited to the slower, lower wickets of Pakistan than the bouncier, flatter tracks of Australia. In the end, the team was all out for 129, significantly short of where captain Michael Hill would have wanted, especially given that he said afterwards he would have batted anyway had he won the toss. But like most Aussie teams, this one was not in the mood to roll over just because it had been bowled out for a low score. Jeremy Smith and Josh Hazlewood took early wickets as Pakistan stuttered to 32-3 and at that stage, the Australians' tails were up. But Ahmad Shahzad (40) and, in particular, man-of-the-match Ali Asad (63 not out) took the game to Australia's bowlers and were not afraid to play shots despite the high-pressure circumstances. Shahzad was eventually out just before the end and Pakistan eased to victory with six wickets and 12.1 overs to spare. Imad's men will now face South Africa in Friday's semi-final in what will be another clash of styles in front of ESPN-STAR Sports' TV cameras with the game being televised live around the world. New Zealand [images] completes the line-up for the semi-finals as the junior Black Caps produced a classy performance against Sri Lanka [images] in the other Super League game of the day at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur. Batting first, New Zealand made 213, thanks most to George Worker (48), Fraser Colson (39) and captain Kane Williamson (34), as Sri Lanka bowled well to contain them. But as he has done throughout this tournament so far, New Zealand opening bowler Tim Southee put the ball in the right areas and the Sri Lanka batsmen were unable to deal with him. Southee, who has already played ODIs for the full New Zealand team, removed the top three batsmen as Sri Lanka slumped to 44-4, a position from which it never really recovered. In the end, Sri Lanka -- the host from two years ago -- could not produce the goods and fell 81 runs short of victory. New Zealand will face India in the first semi-final on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a difficult tournament continued for Ireland at MPTI, Johor, as it lost by seven wickets to the West Indies [images] in the third Plate Championship quarter-final. Ireland lost the toss and was inserted by West Indies' stand-in captain Steven Jacobs with the Caribbean opening bowlers not taking long to make an impact. Ireland stuttered to 32-3 but then a 44-run partnership between James Hall (45) and James Shannon (20) threatened to get it to a competitive total. But once Veerasammy Permaul had made the breakthrough, Jacobs ran through the middle order, ending with figures of 3-18 off 10 overs as Ireland limped to 156-9 in 50 overs. The run chase took just 23.1 overs with Kieran Powell (50), Kyle Corbin (33), Steven Jacobs (40 not out) and Darren Bravo (30 not out) making sure the job was done without a significant hiccup. In the other Plate Championship quarter-final at Johor Cricket Academy, Papua New Guinea easily rose to the challenge of Bermuda, in the battle of the qualifiers. PNG, who made it through to the U/19 CWC by winning the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, made short work of Bermuda's meagre total of 102 all out. PNG got the runs in 18.4 overs thanks mainly to a fine innings of 76 not out in just 55 balls from Tony Ura. The knock included eight fours and four sixes as the Bermudan bowlers struggled to live with the hard-hitting number-three batsman. PNG will play the West Indies in the semi-final of the Plate Championship at MPTI, Johor on Friday. Tomorrow (Tuesday) the first semi-final of the Plate Championship will take place with Namibia taking on defending Plate champion Nepal at Johor Cricket Academy. Meanwhile, in the Plate play-off semi-final Malaysia plays Zimbabwe at MPTI, Johor. There are no games in the Super League tomorrow as the top four sides prepare for their semi-final clashes later in the week. Scores in brief: Super League Quarter-Final 3 At Royal Selangor Club, New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 80 runs New Zealand 213 all out, 49.5 overs (George Worker 48, Fraser Colson 39, Kane Williamson 34; Umesh Karunarathna 3-38, Roshane Silva 3-39) Sri Lanka 133 all out, 42.1 overs (Sachith Pathirana 42; Nick Beard 3-15, Tim Southee 3-25, Anurag Verma 2-22) Super League Quarter-Final 4 At Kinrara Oval, Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets Australia 127, 47.1 overs (James Pattinson 34; Adil Raza 3-26, Umar Akmal 2-20, Imad Wasim 2-21, Azhar Attari 2-23) Pakistan 130.4 (Ahmad Shahzad 40, Ali Asad 63 not out; Josh Hazlewood 2-28) Plate Championship Quarter-Final 3 At MPTI, Johor, West Indies beat Ireland by seven wickets Ireland 154-9, 50 overs (James Hall 45; Steven Jacobs, Delorn Johnson 3-29) West Indies 158-3, 23.1 overs (Kieran Powell 50, Steven Jacobs 40 not out, Kyle Corbin 33, Darren Bravo 30 not out; Greg Thompson 2-51) Plate Championship Quarter-Final 4 At Johor Cricket Academy, PNG beat Bermuda by seven wickets Bermuda 102 all out, 34.2 overs (Joel Tom 3-26, Jacob Mado 2-12) PNG 108-3, 18.4 overs, 18.4 overs (Tony Ura 76 not out).

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India v New Zealand, 1st semi-final, Under-19 World Cup, 2008 India through to final despite hiccup The Bulletin by George Binoy in Kuala Lumpur February 27, 2008 India U-19s 191 for 7 (Goswami 51, Virat 43, Southee 4-29) beat New Zealand U-19s 205 for 8 (Anderson 70, Virat 2-27) by three wickets (by D/L method) Scorecard and ball-by-ball details 340029.jpg Fraser Colson ground out 32 in the semi-final against India © Getty Images India Under-19s were stretched for the first time in the tournament but they held their nerve and overcame the pressure of chasing under lights in wet conditions to beat New Zealand by three wickets in a tense semi-final at the Kinrara Oval. The victory was set up by their bowlers, who bowled an economical wicket-to-wicket line and restricted New Zealand to 205 for 8. Their batsmen, Shreevats Goswami in particular, displayed composure during the run-chase, which was shortened to 191 off 43 overs by the Duckworth-Lewis method. There was a major rain delay in the seventh over of India's chase, soon after the opener Turuwar Kohli had been dismissed and Tanmay Srivastava fell soon after. However, Goswami, who was the only top-order batsman yet to make a significant contribution, struck form and scored 51. His 84-run stand with Virat Kohli for the third wicket put India on course and the middle-order, which had been untested so far in the tournament, barely passed the examination. New Zealand were the first side to take more than five Indian wickets and their medium-pacers, led by Northern Districts fast bowler Tim Southee, who took 4 for 29, backed up by excellent ground-fielding triggered a collapse during which five wickets fell for 59 runs. Southee struck twice in the 40th over: having Manish Pandey and Ravindra Jadeja caught behind. Trent Boult also induced an edge from Iqbal Abdulla in the 41st but Saurabh Tiwary's unbeaten 29 ensured India hung on for the win. India have had a 'home advantage' in the tournament because they've played all their matches at the Kinrara Oval, where a sizeable number of fans playing musical instruments have supported them vociferously. Today, however, they had the worse of the conditions for New Zealand won the toss and make India chase in the night. Their bowlers performed superbly in the searing afternoon heat. The primary strike bowler, Pradeep Sangwan, did not find his rhythm and failed to take early wickets but managed to keep the runs down. Ajitesh Argal, who shared the new ball, bowled a consistent off-stump line and seamed it away from the right-hander. It was one such delivery, which moved into the left-hand opener, George Worker, which gave India the first wicket via a tame push to mid-on. With Sangwan and Argal having bowled five overs in the heat - the conditions became overcast and cooler as the innings progressed - Virat brought on left-arm spinner Jadeja in the 11th over. The move worked immediately for Jadeja slipped one past Michael Guptill-Bunce's attempted sweep and hit leg stump. Curiously Virat took Jadeja off after his second over, even though he had figures of 1-1 and brought him back only in the 44th. New Zealand were 29 for 2 and Kane Williamson and Fraser Colson concentrated on building the innings. The attacking shots were rare - Williamson pulled to the square-leg boundary when the length permitted - but they steadily added 57. Virat, having tried all his bowling options, brought himself on, a move that produced quick results. He varied his pace and his straight line made him difficult to hit. He slipped one down leg side and had Williamson stumped before bowling Colson as he tried to play across the line. Corey Anderson began consolidating with Southee but lost him and Morgan in the space of two overs to Kaul, who bowled a fabulous death-over line, keeping it full and straight. He did the bulk of the scoring and pushed the run-rate up to four an over as the batsmen at the other end merely hung around. Anderson struck six fours and four sixes, two of which flew over the media box, and fell only in the 49th over for a 68-ball 70. The chase started late because of a shower during the dinner break and Southee bowled a hostile spell once played resumed. He used his height to gain bounce from a good length and seamed the ball away from the right-handers. He could have had Goswami for a duck but the wicketkeeper Guptill-Bunce grassed a low chance. However, he dismissed Turuwar, who tried to break free by pulling from outside off stump and holed out to midwicket for 10. It began to rain as he walked off. Srivastava looked fluent, when play resumed, but his innings was cut off by an athletic catch: Anderson moved to his left at mid-on and dived full length to take it with one hand. Goswami made the most of his reprieve and, after seeing off the new ball, played outstanding drives through the off side, none better than the shot played on the up past mid-off to bring up his half-century. Virat, a powerful batsman, flayed the bowling through covers consistently with whippy drives. With the rain break, the D/L target had to be kept in mind and Virat's quick-scoring eliminated that burden. India and Pakistan remain the only unbeaten teams in the tournament but while India's bowling has delivered efficient performances in each match, it has been their consistent batting that has set them apart from the other teams. They now await the outcome of the South Africa-Pakistan clash on Friday. ---------------------------- I've been very surprised by Kohli's captainship and his decision to bowl certain bowlers under certain circumstances. For example he did not let any of the frontline bowlers comple their quota and got 10 overs from the part timer Srivastav instead. He went for a big over in the 49th one and I'm sure a bowler like Argal, who had terrific figures till then, would have done a better job! Also his decision to bowl Jadeja just for 6 overs when the Kiwis were finding him hard to put away, was very surprising! Anyway, India won, and I hope Whatmore addresses these areas!

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I've been very surprised by Kohli's captainship and his decision to bowl certain bowlers under certain circumstances. For example he did not let any of the frontline bowlers comple their quota and got 10 overs from the part timer Srivastav instead. He went for a big over in the 49th one and I'm sure a bowler like Argal, who had terrific figures till then, would have done a better job! Also his decision to bowl Jadeja just for 6 overs when the Kiwis were finding him hard to put away, was very surprising! Anyway, India won, and I hope Whatmore addresses these areas!
i could sense bit of immaturity in his captaincy today but over all i think he has been brilliant as a captain. he throughout the trmnt he has changed the bowlerz wel.. field setting has been nice.. also whenever any important wicket has fallen, he bringz back the strike bowlerz and stuff.... today there were some occasionz where u might have felt he was immature.. but over all he has been superb
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Pretty similar the U-19 Indian team to seniorz and U-19 NZ team also They reflect the seniorz quite closely. This is the first U-19 match I have seen (partially saw it). Can people post their takeaways from the Ind-NZ U19 match here (if you saw it). What were your observationz? They are so similar in the stylez to the seniorz - ofcourse the finesse is lacking, but that is understandable. 1. The opening bowlers actions (not speed, but actions) look so much like Zaheer Khan and SS!!! :omg: What is their speeds? do you know? There was no speedgun! 2. As always, Indian team FAR MORE TALENTED than NZ team. But, NZ team kept it simple and consistent while bowling - NZ team very athletic in fielding as well. 3. Our wicket keeper is good. Goswami was good in effecting the stumping of the NZ captain(captain? i think) 4. Our outfielding needs to improve (though youngsters are good for the most part). 5. NZ batsmen are just plain boring. Even if they can hit sixes, it is slog - nothing exciting or brilliant. 6. Ofcourse, VERY SIMILAR to our seniorz team - we make MATCHES "tense" and "almost lose" while chasing, but managed to win :P 7. Ravindra Jadeja looks promising...what do u folkz think of R. Jadeja? Poor captaincy by Virat Kohli while using the bowlerz...very poor captaincy in that!!! Imagine our best bowlerz not bowling full quota!!! but inferior bowlerz bowling 10 overs full!!! Other observations??? Pls. post. I will post mine as I mull over it.

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My observations from watching the first 25 overs or something of the first innings. -Pace bowlers lacked some pace. Intially they were ok but as they bowled more overs, they seemed to be tiring and cutting down on Pace. - I would say Sanghwan's action resembles that of a mixed action of Nehra/Waqar. The windup of the the bowling arm is similar to that of Wagar's but after that the leap and the ball release with the body holding in place at the time of the release is similar to that of Nehra's. Ajitesh does have some similarity to Sreesanth but Ajitesh is missing the final leap that Sreesanth has. I think he bowled well in his opening spell. -The captain was very vocal and when one of the fielders misfielded, he let them know. -Fielding: was lacking intensity and some of the guys were not as quick as I had expected them to be at such a young age. Although the sliding was acceptable and they gave an average effort. - Goswami the keeper: seemed very nimble and sharp. The stumping was very well done. Missed his batting. Abdulla: didnt see much of him bowling but his fielding especially the throwing was very accurate and good. Kaul: medium pacer. Did an ok job. Seems fragile like me :) Jadeja: good action, and seemed good They need to gell more in the field and encourage each other instead of just pointing the finger. Good Luck inthe finals.

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