Indian boys win battle, lose war

DURBAN, JAN 30: India beat Pakistan by five wickets in their under-19 World Cup match here, but it was not enough for them to reach Sunday's...

DURBAN, JAN 30: India beat Pakistan by five wickets in their under-19 World Cup match here, but it was not enough for them to reach Sunday’s final of the three-week tournament.

India had to score runs at more than five an over to surpass England’s superior run-rate in their Super League pool, but their hopes were raised briefly by a flurry of runs from captain Amit Pagnis (52) and Mohammed Kaif (53 not out).

Pakistan totalled 188 in 47 overs, while India had 191 for five in 40.1 overs.

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India’s failure mainly meant South Africa are now likely to play England in the final — the host nation should overcome Sri Lanka.

Scoreboard

Pakistan: H Farhat c Sodhi b Bhandari 43, H Majid c Shanbal b Bhandari 27, B Khan b Solanki 16, H Raza c Shanbal b Sodhi 7, A Razzaq c Shanbal b Sodhi 0, Z Abwar run out (Kaif) 1, Imam-ul-Haq not out 45, Zahgeer Ahmed b Sodhi 0, S Malik c Pagnis b H Singh 12, Waqar Ahmed c S Singh b Bhandari 12, I Tahir c S Singh b Bhandari 3; Extras (lb5, nb5, w12) 22

Total (in 47overs) 188.

Fall of wickets: 1-73, 2-80, 3-98, 4-98, 5-98, 6-102, 7-105, 8-130, 9-173.

Bowling: Bhandari 10-0-49-4, Shukla 6-0-42-0, Solanki 10-1-34-1 Sodhi 10-1-13-3; H Singh 7-0-26-1; S Singh 4-0-19-0.

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India: R Shandal c B Khan b Razzaq 0, R Sodhi run out (Anwar) 5, L Shukla c Farhat b Waqar Ahmed 25, V Sewag run out (Inmam-ul-haq/Malik) 0, A Pagnis c Anwar b Malik 52, M Kaif not out 53, A Solanki not out 34; Extras: (b1, lb3, nb8, w10) 22.

Total (for five wickets in 40.1 overs) 191

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-27, 3-29, 4-38, 5-117

Bowling: Razzaq 10-2-47-1, Waqar Ahmed 2-0-35-1, Malik 10-1-30-1, Zahir 2-0-18-0, Tahir 7-0-32-0, Saeed Anwar 3-0-12-0, B Khan 1.1-0-13-0.