U19 World Cup: India U19 beat New Zealand U19 by 44 runs in rain-hit clash

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Openers Divyaansh Saxena and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a half-century each as India Under-19 beat New Zealand U19 by 44 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Method after their final Group A clash of the ICC World Cup was reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday.

Asked to bat first, Divyaansh (52 runs off 62 balls) and Yashasvi (57 off 77 deliveries) helped the Men in Blue cross the 100-run mark at 21 overs before rain played the spoilsport and stopped the play for approximately four hours. 

After the match was resumed and reduced to 23-overs-a-side contest, the Indian openers guided their side to 115 for 0 in the remaining two overs. The New Zealand was then handed a revised target of 193 runs needing from the above-mentioned overs. 

In reply, Ravi Bishnoi bagged three wickets, while Atharva Ankolekar claimed three wickets to help India bundle out New Zealand for 147 inside 21 overs. Meanwhile, Kartik Tyagi and Sushant Mishra also chipped in with a wicket. Rhys Mariu and Fergus Lellman were the top scorers for New Zealand with 42 and 31 runs, respectively. 

Here are the highlights: 

24 January 2020

21:45 IST

India U19 beat New Zealand U19 by 44 runs. New Zealand U19 147 (21 overs)

21:32 IST

WICKET!! Adithya Ashok (6) was bowled out by Kartik Tyagi on the first ball of the 21st over. India U19 are just one wicket away from the win. New Zealand U19 146/9  (20.3 overs)

21:17 IST

WICKET!!! Ravi Bishnoi called into the attack and he bowled out Ben Pomare for two on the first ball of the 18th over. New Zealand 131-6 (17 overs)

21:10 IST

WICKET!!! Tashkoff was caught by Priyam Garg at mid-on on the first delivery of the 16th over by Sushant Mishra. New Zealand U19 124-5 (16 overs)

21:03 IST

WICKET!!! Nick Lidstone (8) was caught leg before wicket on the fourth ball of the 15th over by Ankolekar. New Zealand U19 116/4 (15 overs)

21:00 IST

11 runs off the last three overs. New Zealand U19 have crossed the 100-run mark in their chase of 193 runs, with Tashkoff (8) and Nick Lidstone (4) batting at the crease. New Zealand U19 110-3 (14 overs)

20:42 IST

WICKET!! Ankolekar strikes again.  Fergus Lellman was clean bowled by the Indian bowler on the fourth delivery of the 11th over to depart for 31 runs. New Zealand U19 99/3 (10.5 overs)

20:42 IST

Nicholas Lidstone comes to the crease!

20:38 IST

WICKET!!! Rhys Mariu (42) fell just eight runs short of a half-century after being caught by Kartik Tyagi at long-off on the fourth ball of the ninth over by Ankolekar. New Zealand U19 84/2 (9 overs)

20:35 IST

21 runs off the last two overs. Fergus Lellman (16) got off the mark by smashing the first ball of the seventh over by Ankolekar towards deep square leg for a maximum. He then smoked the very next delivery over the cow corner for another six. New Zealand U19 79/1 (8 overs)

20:35 IST

Fergus Lellman is the new batsman in for New Zealand U19. 

20:29 IST

WICKET!! Ollie White departed for 14 runs after being stumped by wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel on the third delivery of the sixth over by Ravi Bishnoi. New Zealand U19 58/1 (6 overs)

20:18 IST

Kartik Tyagi bowled a quite expensive over, conceding 14 runs before Sushant Mishra gave away nine runs to New Zealand. Rhys Mariu (17) smashed Tyagi for boundaries on the fourth and sixth ball of the third over before Ollie White (13) smashed the fifth ball of the fourth over towards long-on for four runs. New Zealand U19 34-0 (5 overs)

20:09 IST

11 runs off the first two overs for New Zealand U19. Rhys Mariu (2) got off the mark by flicking the last ball of the first over towards the leg side for a single, while Ollie White (6) too opened his account with one run by knocking the third delivery of the second over by Sushant Mishra towards mid-on. New Zealand 11/0 (2 overs) 

19:43 IST

India U19 posted a score of 115/0 in their 23 overs. India U19 115/0 (23 overs)

19:40 IST

 The match has been further reduced to 23-overs-a-side contest. Divyaansh Saxena and Yashasvi Jaiswal will resume the innings at their respective scores of 44 and 53.

19:00 IST

The covers are back as the rain has started once again, just when the game was all set to restart after being reduced to 27-over per side. 

18:34 IST

The rain has stopped and the covers have been peeled off. The clash has been reduced to a 27-overs-a-side contest. Play will now resume about half-an-hour from now on. 

17:18 IST

The rain has stopped and the umpires will now inspect the pitch at 5:30 pm. 

15:07 IST

18 runs off the last three overs, including a boundary and a six.Yashasvi (53) has brought up a half-century off 68 balls. He reached the mark by smashing the first ball of the 21st over by Tashkoff over deep square leg for a six. India U19 have now crossed the 100-run mark. India U19 103/0 (21 overs)

14:41 IST

Divyaansh Saxena and Yashasvi Jaiswal continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 41 and 38. Saxena played a lovely square cut, beating the fielder's sprint in the deep on the fifth ball of the 18th over for four runs. New Zealand U-19 are desperately looking for a breakthrough. India U19 85-0 (18 overs)

14:41 IST

India U19 70-0 (15 overs)!

14:38 IST

16 runs off the last three overs. Jaiswal (29) tossed up the third delivery of the 11th over by B Wheeler-Greenall to towards deep square leg for a maximum. The Men in Blue have now crossed the 50-run mark. India U19 62-0 (13 overs)

14:11 IST

Seven runs off the last two overs. The Indian U19 team is approaching a 50-run mark, with Jaiswal and Saxena batting at their respective scores of 17 and 25. India U19 47-0 (10 overs)

14:07 IST

The Men in Blue added 13 runs in the last two overs. Saxena (23) breached the gap on the off-side on the first delivery of the seventh over by David Hancock to notch up four runs before Jaiswal (13) slapped the third ball of the eighth over past extra cover by William ORourke for a boundary. India U19 38/0 (8 overs)

13:50 IST

13 runs off the last two overs. Saxena (15) timed the third delivery of the sixth over by William ORourke wonderfully through extra cover for four runs before he drove the fifth ball superbly past cover for another boundary. India U19 25-0 (6 overs)

13:45 IST

Two maidens in a row by the New Zealand bowlers. Divyaansh Saxena (6) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (6) are currently batting at the crease and looking to stitch a partnership. India U19 12/0 (4 overs)

13:37 IST

12 runs off the first two overs for India U19.  Jaiswal (6) got off the mark by smashing the third delivery of the first over straight to cover for four runs, while Saxena (6) flicked the third delivery of the second over beautifully past square leg to open his account with a boundary. India U19 12-0 (2 overs)

13:30 IST

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyansh Saxena to begin the innings for India U19. David Hancock will open the attack for New Zealand U19. 

13:17 IST

The two sides have walked down the crease for their national anthems. 

13:16 IST

Lineups: 

India U19 (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Priyam Garg(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh

New Zealand U19 (Playing XI): Rhys Mariu, Ollie White, Fergus Lellman, Nicholas Lidstone, Jesse Tashkoff(c), Beckham Wheeler-Greenall, Ben Pomare(w), Hayden Dickson, Adithya Ashok, David Hancock, William ORourke

13:12 IST

Skipper Kane Williamson comes to bat for New Zealand!

13:07 IST

New Zealand U19 win the toss, opt to bowl against India U19!

12:56 IST

WICKET!!! Shivam Dube has finally gave breakthrough to India by removing Martin Guptill for 30. The New Zealand opener smashed the fifth delivery of the eighth over towards mid-wicket as Rohit Sharma grabbed relay catch at the edge of the boundary to remove Guptill. New Zealand 81/1 (8 overs)

12:56 IST

The toss for the match will take place shortly.