Nepal 149 for 9 (Khanal 58, Dawoodzai 3-21, Maroofkhil 2-28) beat Afghanistan 145 (Ghazanfar 37, Chand 5-34, Kandel 2-17) by one wicket
Afghanistan and Nepal had all the things to play for in East London on Friday, and play they did, toe-to-toe, inch-for-inch, all the best way to an exhilarating end amid gripping drama. Nepal gained by one wicket in the tip, and entered the Tremendous Six stage of the lads’s Underneath-19 World Cup on the expense of Afghanistan; however the recreation was, maybe, extra than simply the end result and the make-up of the following stage of the match.
Nepal appeared to have it in the bag at numerous phases, when first Aakash Chand was operating by means of the Afghanistan batting, after which when Dev Khanal, the captain, was stroking his approach to an 89-ball 58. But when there’s one factor Afghanistan do not do – at any stage of the sport – it is to surrender. They took it deep, earlier than Subash Bhandari, who had earlier returned 1 for 15 from 8.1 overs, poked at one outdoors off to the legspin of Arab Gul, bought a wholesome edge and despatched it by means of a packed off-side subject for 4. Deal achieved. The celebrations have been as wild as the sport itself was.
The win was arrange by Chand, later named Participant of the Match. By the tenth over, Afghanistan have been tottering at 34 for five after having opted to bat. Chand had 4 of these wickets. The fightback got here courtesy Hassan Eisakhil (20) and Naseer Khan Maroofkhil (31), after which Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (37); however all Afghanistan may put up was 145. Chand completed with 5 for 34, his fifth wicket that of Eisakhil.
Nepal’s reply began virtually as shakily, with Khalil Ahmed and Faridoon Dawoodzai lowering them to 24 for 3. However a dominant Khanal and a sedate Aakash Tripathi appeared to take the sport away from Afghanistan with a 49-run stand, the perfect of the innings.
A twist needed to come, and it got here in the type of Maroofkhil sending Tripathi again in the twenty fourth over, with the goal nonetheless 73 runs away. Khanal wasn’t going anyplace, although, at the same time as a pair extra wickets fell on the different finish, earlier than being felled by Ghazanfar for 58.
The whole then was 127 for 7. Overs weren’t a problem, however Afghanistan have been into Nepal’s tail. Dipak Bohora ensured it wagged sufficient to take Nepal to inside a shot of victory, however he too fell with six runs nonetheless to get. The fielders have been throughout the bat at that stage, and the dot balls piled up; however in some way, in the tip, Bhandari discovered a method out.
West Indies 196 for 8 (Pascal 58, Nathan Edward 49*, Tazeem 3-34) beat England 192 (Shaikh 54, Thain 40, Nathan Edward 3-28) by two wickets
Nathan Edward’s all-round efficiency helped West Indies beat England by two wickets in Potchefstroom and qualify for the Tremendous Six spherical. He picked up 3 for 28 along with his left-arm seam as England folded for 192, after which scored an unbeaten 49 to take his facet residence.
After West Indies opted to bowl, Nathan Edward castled Jaydn Denly in the primary over of the match. England captain Ben McKinney and Noah Thain added 50 for the second wicket, earlier than he despatched McKinney again. Thain and Hamza Shaikh, who scored 54 off 83, took England to 97 for two in the twenty first over, however as soon as offspinner Tarrique Edward eliminated Thain, the innings collapsed. At one stage, England have been 146 for 7, however the decrease order dragged them near 200.
West Indies, too, misplaced a wicket in the primary over, and have been 31 for two in the sixth. However their captain Stephan Pascal absorbed all of the stress and scored 58 off 84.
Legspinner Tazeem Chaudry Ali tried to maintain England in the competition along with his three wickets, together with that of Pascal. When West Indies misplaced their seventh, the goal was nonetheless 37 runs away, although the asking fee was by no means a priority.
However Nathan Edward stood up as soon as once more with an unbeaten 49 off 80 balls. He added 36 off 32 deliveries with Tarrique Edward, in which the latter’s contribution was 5, and hit the successful boundary to provide his facet a two-wicket win.
Bangladesh 291 for 7 (Ariful 103, Amin 44, Garg 3-68) beat USA 170 (Chettipalayam 57, Srivastava 37, Rabby 4-31) by 121 runs
Ariful Islam’s 103, adopted by Bangladesh thump USA by 121 runs in Bloemfontein. With two wins in three matches, Bangladesh completed second in their group, and superior to the Tremendous Six stage of the match.
USA had Bangladesh at 94 for 3 after opting to bowl first, however a 122-run fourth-wicket stand between Ariful and Ahrar Amin, who scored 44, took Bangladesh to 291. Ariful notched up 9 boundaries, and saved the scoring fee wholesome. However left-arm seamer Arya Garg continued his effective type for USA, taking 3 for 68 to complete the competitors with 5 wickets.
USA began the chase steadily, with opener Prannav Chettipalayam scoring 57. However he did not discover a lot assist from the opposite finish, as USA misplaced observe in direction of the midway mark. What was 86 for 1 grew to become 112 for 4, whereas from the fortieth over onwards, they misplaced 6 for 16 to get bowled out for 170. Left-arm spinner Rabby was the star of the Bangladesh bowling assault, as he bought 4 for 31 from ten overs.
