India U19 vs Pakistan U19 First Semi-Final

Everyone’s favorite India vs Pakistan match will be played today at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. The match is the first semi-final of the ongoing under-19 World Cup in South Africa.

India U19 has already defeated the Australian boys in the quarter-finals while Pakistan stunned Afghanistan to rule out everyone at 189 runs and chased them down easily with a half-century from Muhammad Huraira.

While the men in blue sought to their regular playing XI, there can be some changes to be seen in the Rohail Nazir lead Pakistan. More or less, the India-Pakistan match has always been a high-pressure match and a test of not just the skills, but also the character of players.

Weather conditions

Clear clouds with no percentage of rain. A sunny day is much expected with the temperature hovering between 31 degrees and 16 degrees.

Pitch report

The surface at the Senwes Park has been a decent one to bat. If we go with the stats, then three out of last four matches, the side batting first has crossed the 230-run mark. The new ball is expected to swing and both sides might want to bowl first.

Probable Playing XIs

India Under-19s

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Priyam Garg, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh.

Bench – Vidyadhar Patil, Shubhang Hegde, Shashwat Rawat, Kumar Kushagra.

Pakistan Under-19s

Haider Ali, Muhammad Huraira, Rohail Nazir (C & WK), Fahad Munir, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Tahir Hussain, Aamir Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan.

Bench – Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abdul Bangalzai, Muhammad Shehzad, Arish Ali Khan.