After a thrilling performance from both sides, India defeated Pakistan by one wicket in the third quarter-final of the 2012 U19 World Cup in Townsville, Australia, earning a place for itself in the semi-final, Express News reported on Monday.
Team India chased down Pakistan's paltry target of 137 runs in 48 overs, for the loss of nine wickets.
B Aparajith was the highest scorer with 51 runs in 97 balls, while VH Zol was the second highest scorer with 36 runs in 62 balls.
For Pakistan, pacer Zia-ul-Haq and Azizullah were the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets apiece, giving away 23 and 30 runs, respectively, in their 10 overs.
Earlier, winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bat first, scoring 136 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 45.1 overs.
Team captain, Babar Azam scored 50 runs, while Ehsan Adil was the second highest scorer for the team with 35 runs.
Sandeep Sharma and Ravikant Singh were the highest wicket takers for India, taking three wickets, each, for 24 and 43 runs respectively.
Before this match, India enjoyed an overall 9-7 record against Pakistan in under-19 cricket.
Pakistan beat India in the semi-final of the 2004 event in Bangladesh, and in the 2006 final in Sri Lanka before overpowering them again in the quarter-final in New Zealand in 2010. In the inaugural event in 1988, Pakistan defeated India by 68 runs while India’s only victory in the U19 World Cup came in the 1998 event in Durban where it beat Pakistan by five wickets.
In the ongoing event, Pakistan remained unbeaten in Group B, while in Group C India suffered a shock defeat against the West Indies before it bounced back to win convincingly against Zimbabwe and PNG.
India captain Unmukt Chand, who has scored 104 runs so far, had termed Pakistan a ‘challenge’ but said his players were working hard to progress.
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both played nice Good job pakistan for giving the archies a tough fight and congrats india on your WC win both countries have bright future in cricket
1st of all happy to see India win finally (Although not very convincingly). But I think Pakistan is really breeding a talented lot of young players. and I am really glad to see some good all-rounders in the team. Best of luck ...
''U19 Men in Blue gift for Indian Muslims on the auspicious occasion of Eid Ul Fitr. Thank you U19 Men in Blue for defeating and eliminating the U19 Pakistan Team from the U19 cricket world cup. We are proud of you. Jai Hind.''
@Salman,, what you said is true, gets bored you know., since the start of the inagural world cup in 1975, that is 42 years, India always defeated Pakistan in the world cup each time they met and it is kind of getting bored seeing Pakistan getting defeeated again and again from the last 4 decades since the inagural world cup game was played.
oue india is great
@spyder: what? who is this "sami aslam" and who cares! stop acting like a master i was talking about this guy sami khan's comment--
@antanu g:
Appreciate your quality to praise the opponent country !!!
Well fought green, blue is the winner. Take it easy guys, its just a cricket match.
I am so glad to see back All Hindu Trolls once again. After a long time they have something good to celebrate otherwise it seemed that they were stuck mentally in 26/11 which they did themselves and tried their best to put it on HS. The attempt failed anyhow. I am glad they are at least happy once in their life time. Cheers my Dear Trolls. !!!
@lol @ sami khan: its sami aslam actually. please educate yourself
It is just a game and one side has to win anyway, so much importance should not be given to the outcome,We should better appreciate both teams for their good performance.
Pakistan lost because RAW, MOSSAD, NDS, CIA and Blackwater or is it Xe all collaborated and got under the skins of the Pak team.
@nomi: " The rival team did not exactly deserve to win."" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Can u pls explain why? rather unsporting comments.
@Zaikam: Our team is infested with inferiority complex and can’t handle pressure games."" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ the cricket team or the political team?
@hmmm
@Cynical: read @alas comment above…he has a very prudent logic…..
It's not prudence, it's a typical third world (specialy south asian) mindset which is ever ready to suck into a conspiracy theory. If his hint is logical then India wouldn't have lost two back to back series against England and Australia 4-0 on both occassion. And I am not Indian and that doesn't stop me from being rational.
Rehman Malik: This is a conspiracy against the U-19 team of Pakistan. India should furnish proof that Pakistan has lost the match.
@Cynical: read @alas comment above...he has a very prudent logic.....
Was it fixed?
@nomi: these chances are what leads to loss. every LOSER does the same.
When the match is so close, winning by just one wicket surviving for 7 odd overs, you can't say which team is superior and which is inferior. Although It is India which won in the last but the speed of Pakistani fast bowlers less than 19 years of age was heartening when compared with the speed of our fast bowlers of senior team, like Pathan, Zaheer, Praveen Kumar and Vinay Kumar. That is why people says that the bowling fast is depend upon will power of bowler.
Why Sachin didn't play? IF you count backward from 50, he is only 11 yrs.
India deserved to win this this match shouldn't be even be close...This Pakistan had two match winners Barbar and Ahsan and the rest of the team was ordinary even though Azizullah did make us proud. This team is full of nepotism and no real batsman and bowlers like we used to have. We used to have average batting but good fast bowlers but not this time. I was amazed that this team has come this far without much depth in batting and bowling. Good team work, very poor captaincy and poor coaching on Pakistan side. First barbar lets his quick get tired then he brings them too late to make a real difference. We didn't even a single strike bowler who can win the match for us by cleaning up the tail ...not very intelligent bowling at the end and spinners what can yo u say other then pathetic. Watch the last u19 t20 team and you will see the real talent ...we had one batsman Hamad but great bowlers in Bhatti etc and Hasan Raza a brilliant captain...Barbar is a good kid but doesn't inspire anyone ...Good prospect for test team Pakistan should have a won this match but you cant win with machete against guns.Pakistan was firing on empty no real talent in bowling.
well played our baba (rajanikant) aparajit .........
I think for the past few years Pakistan always goes into immense pressure whenever they play against India, no matter how well they play, which is why the end result always comes as a loss. There was a time when the win loss ratio against India was 2:1 but now it's totally reversed.
@jojo: it is not a shell that pakistanis go into....it is the corporate and financial clout of India....just imagine what would have happened to ticket sales and TV rights if India had lost.....!!!! I think you can understand it now....the last decade or so has been all but too cosy for advertisement munching Indians..... its not match fixing...but obliging the money spinning country under auspices of ICC...
I hope Indian nerves hold up against Aussies
@Zaikam: I can't believe you would say that after the guys put up a great fight from a tough position. That shows character. Our U-19 team has always had character, it's only later that these kids get spoiled. We need to take care of them and nurture them, not criticize just because they lost. Someone had to lose.
@Mujtaba:
And I dont know what the trolls are hating on the U-19 Pak team….I mean you shouldv seen the faces of your Indian spectators when the 8th wicket fell! It was NOT a convincing victory AT ALL by India….Good on you Pak U-19! you fought well!
On the other hand it was such a convincing defeat for pakistan, and unlike faces of indian spectators, pakistani speactators couldnt hide their glee when the last runs were scored.
Now the blame game started, consparicies prevails, and the supportes of losing side defends their egos... Ill be not shocked if they come up with, 'match was fixed, indians were paid more to play' or much better, 'Pakistani players showed compassion to poor indians and gave then a tiny EDI gift to show their generosity', guys!!!! SPARE THE KIDS
Pakistani bowlers did really well in reducing India from 5 wickets to 9 wickets, when the match looked almost sealed. Tough luck for the youngsters.
Our national team has one Afridi and this team had five. Afridi Syndrome is cause of the defeat. We cannot blame these youngesters. They have grown up watching a player who played most irresponsible cricket throughout his career and still hero of most of the Pakistanis.
Pakistan might have a better team, but when it comes to battle of nerves india is a far mighter team in that aspect, at the end of the day it is the strength of the mind which wins over the strength of the body.
none of the spinners bowled well at the end, their bowling was flat without any degree of turn
@Salman: Sour grapes!!!
@Vinshu.....u do realize that head to head Pak and India have played 7 U-19 world cup games of which Pakistan has won 5 times and India has won twice (including this game)....so yea
And I dont know what the trolls are hating on the U-19 Pak team....I mean you shouldv seen the faces of your Indian spectators when the 8th wicket fell! It was NOT a convincing victory AT ALL by India....Good on you Pak U-19! you fought well!
@vickram:
oh i see. but the sad part is ' Joh Jeeta wohi Sikandar" In this case India held their nerves and won the match.
The new found confidence among indians semms to be rubbing everywhere.
@Salman: winning with what fake umpiring
Pakistan wants proof that it indeed lost to India in U-19 WC.
@lol @ sami khan: He is crushed under his own comment.
I think Pak team deserved to win than the Indian lads because they were the superior team with better talent.
If you see the previous matches, you will notice that it is the Indian boys who choked at crucial junctures and not Pakistani boys. Indian players, just like their senior players of 90s, showed that they can't handle pressure. (Indian team of 1990s always used to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. You will never know when a batting collapse will happen.)
The reason Pak lost is because, they made a blunder by batting first. It is this blunder that cost them the match and probably, the cup !!
The scores?
@nomi" the rival team did,nt deserve to win " But they won. Should,nt it be accepted with good grace?
ahem ahem!!! where is that guy 'sami khan'??
congrats pakistan.
Too much stress on MashAllahs and InshAllahs instead of field practice has killed off Pakistani cricket.
Wel..ET we dint ask for history..
EID hangover was the main cause... btw EID MUBARRAK & CHILL... :P
Ind-Pak matches are becoming easily predictable nowadays about the outcome of the match :D
@nomi: Its just a game. Die is not necessarily loaded in your favour. Its life. Move on
Both the teams played well. Future of cricket in both the countries is bright. Eid Mubarak.
Eid Gift to Pakistan from India U-19.
I really like Ehsanullah...he is tall and bowls really good line and length plus he can bat as well and that too aggressively ... definitely a future prospect for Pakistan. India did well to win the match in the end since this time around Pakistan was far superior team then current Indian U19.
Both teams deserve praise for playing the game as it should be played. Congratulations to the Indian team on winning.
It was a close match. Both teams played well.. Eid Mubarak :-)
Go India Go...Come back with the cup boyz...Like your senior did last years in India..:))
WoW. I just forgot that there was a match between india and pakistan....
however, congrats indians for victory, and to pakistan for playing well.
@Zaikam: Chill Buddy.. how can be a team that performed so well be suffering from inferiority complex.. its just that the team that plays better on a particular day wins.. Good show both the teams.. we need to keep these youngsters from going for each other's throat and play a game as it is.. we have seen enough of the enemity already... Eid Mubarak.
The rival team was given too many easy chances by Pakistan. The rival team did not exactly deserve to win.
@Zaikam:
I think of late Pakistanis go into a shell whenever they face India.
Kids from both teams played well, congratulations to both for a wonderful match.
If its a pressure game, a game of nerves then i can bet my money on India in any format. our new crop of youngsters really know how to handle tough times and make a comeback. good job pakistan too. both teams did good and played equally well, india was able to conquer the battle of nervers
Both played well, i loved the match and the youngsters with such a good talent.