Day 2 of the U19 CWC 2012 saw India take on the West Indies at the Tony Ireland stadium. Once again the captain who won the toss inserted the opposition into batting first. India struggled against the moving ball, but unlike England the previous day they ensured they didn’t overestimate a decent target, kept wickets in hand and made full use of their 50 overs to reach a total of respectability and give their bowlers something to bowl at in the challenging conditions.
Sharma and Vol were the key performers in the rear-guard effort. They started cautiously when they were 4 down inside the first 20, but once they were in batting became easier and the run flow became more frequent. Sharma is the Indian wicket keeper and he top scored with a half century.
West Indies had a shaky start, losing their skipper Kraigg for just 4. Sandeep Sharma bowled economically and picked up important wickets at the top. The Indian spinners made the task tough in the middle and back end and slowed things down as well as threatened. Singh was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 3 wickets with his left arm spinners.
The Indians encountered criticism for not rotating the strike enough and looking for singles. Also, the lack of communication in the running between the wickets was criticised.
Both televised matches have been won by the chasing side. Batting has been tough and slow going. Sides will need to set their sights lower when batting first and try to bide their time and rein themselves in. It’s often underestimated how long 50 overs actually are. It’s still 3.5 hours of batting.
India are likely to play Pakistan in the quarter final now assuming there are no upsets and Pakistan beat New Zealand on Thursday.
Elsewhere, South Africa beat Bangladesh comfortably. De Kock was adjudged the player of the match for an entertaining 90. Ireland were defeated by 7 wickets by England with Reece Topley bagging 3 wickets. Will Young of New Zealand who captains the Kiwis scored a century and got MOM as New Zealand beat Scotland narrowly.
Day 3 sees Australia play Nepal which will be the live game.
Sharma and Vol were the key performers in the rear-guard effort. They started cautiously when they were 4 down inside the first 20, but once they were in batting became easier and the run flow became more frequent. Sharma is the Indian wicket keeper and he top scored with a half century.
West Indies had a shaky start, losing their skipper Kraigg for just 4. Sandeep Sharma bowled economically and picked up important wickets at the top. The Indian spinners made the task tough in the middle and back end and slowed things down as well as threatened. Singh was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 3 wickets with his left arm spinners.
The Indians encountered criticism for not rotating the strike enough and looking for singles. Also, the lack of communication in the running between the wickets was criticised.
Both televised matches have been won by the chasing side. Batting has been tough and slow going. Sides will need to set their sights lower when batting first and try to bide their time and rein themselves in. It’s often underestimated how long 50 overs actually are. It’s still 3.5 hours of batting.
India are likely to play Pakistan in the quarter final now assuming there are no upsets and Pakistan beat New Zealand on Thursday.
Elsewhere, South Africa beat Bangladesh comfortably. De Kock was adjudged the player of the match for an entertaining 90. Ireland were defeated by 7 wickets by England with Reece Topley bagging 3 wickets. Will Young of New Zealand who captains the Kiwis scored a century and got MOM as New Zealand beat Scotland narrowly.
Day 3 sees Australia play Nepal which will be the live game.
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