The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League stage will commence today (26) while Group A winners England will take on South Africa who placed second in Group B in the 1st Quarter-final in Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, Antigua.
Six of the eight Super League teams having previously won the tournament, India, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, England, and defending champions Bangladesh all through to the quarter-finals. Sri Lanka, who finished as runner-up in 2000, and Afghanistan are the two other teams still having a chance to lift the title at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on February 5. Both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will meet each other in their quarter final tomorrow (27) at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua.
Sri Lanka led by Dunith Wellalage topped a tough group that included three-time champions Australia and hosts West Indies. Lankans beat both teams and Scotland with an impressive performance. Wellalage the leg spinner impressed with the ball finished with 13 wickets including two back to back five wickets hauls against Scotland and Australia came as highest wicket taker so far in this tournament while South African Dewald Brevins having 265 runs came on top of the batters of this tournament before the quarter final stage.
England left arm medium paceman Oshua Boyden already took ten wickets with two back to back four-wicket hauls against Canada and Bangladesh is second highest wicket taker so far in this tournament while Pakistan right arm medium paceman Awais Ali having nine wickets came in third place also took best figures of 6 for 56 against Zimbabwe so far in this tournament.
England’s Tom Prest 251 runs while two Indians Angkrish Raghuvanshi 228 runs and Raj Bawa 217 runs were third and fourth places among the batters, so far maintaining good performances in this tournament.
Indian under 19’s scored the highest team total of 405 for 5 wickets in their league match against Uganda already in good form to take the challenge at the quarter-finals. India also made 326 runs victory over Uganda which was the highest margin victory so far in this tournament while Raj Bawa who scored 162 not out in this game is so far the highest individual total of the tournament. The Indian batters have shown their good skills in the league round came with confidence at the super league quarter finals and they will meet defending champion Bangladesh at the quarter-final on 29th at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. India the four-time champions are looking for their fifth title this time is in good form but a little bit concerned with one player who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently isolating. The three time world cup winners Australia will meet Pakistan in their quarter-final on 28th at Antigua. Two-time winners Pakistan have match-winners everywhere you look and swept through Group C with a perfect record as they beat Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Papua New Guinea. They have a very strong bowling lineup with right arm medium paceman Awais Ali leading from the front with his right arm medium pace bowling while Muhammad Shehzad also is in good form with the ball to make early damage.
Meanwhile, the Plate quarter finals already started yesterday with Uganda Vs UAE and Canada Vs Ireland matches scheduled to be played yesterday (25).
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