Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas take India to the final. (Courtesy: ICC)
Team India captain Uday Saharan (81) and Sachin Dhas (96) played resilient knocks to guide their side to the final after a victory over South Africa in the U-19 World Cup semi-finals on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 245 runs, Team India was in a spot of bother at 32/4. However, Saharan and Dhas stitched together a 171-run stand for the fifth wicket to change the tide of the match in India”s favour.
Needing nine runs to win in 12 deliveries, Saharan was run out in the 49th over. But it was too late for South Africa to have their say as tailender Raj Limbani hit a boundary off fast bowler Nqobani Mokoena in the next delivery to seal the final spot for Team India. The defending champions reached the final for the fifth consecutive time in the U-19 World Cup and will take on the winners from semi-final 2 between Australia and Pakistan.
On the road to the final, Team India saw many inspiring performances from the young guns. While India”s batting has been dominating the youth World Cup, spinner Saumy Pandey has been a revelation with the ball. We have a look at some of the key records and stats of Team India ahead of the final on February 11 at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
- Captain Uday Saharan is leading run scorer in the U-19 World Cup 2024 with 398.
- Musheer Khan is second on the list with 338.
- Sachin Dhas is third with 294.
- Musheer Khan”s 131 is the second highest individual score in the U-19 World Cup 2024.
- Sachin Dhas has the second best batting average of 73.50 in the U-19 World Cup 2024.
- Musheer Khan has the fourth best batting average of 67.60 in the U-19 World Cup 2024.
- Saumy Pandey is the second highest wicket taker with 17 in the U-19 World Cup 2024.
- Team India will head into the U-19 World Cup 2024 with a 100% win.
