India vs Nepal Highlights, U19 World Cup 2024: Saumy Pandey stars with 4 as IND defeat NEP by 132 runs

145 more needed from 18 now. Limbani continues and Chand defends before taking a single off the second match. No ball and a free hit now which gets only a single. NEP 158/9 after 48 overs

Moliya with the ball now and Chand with 2 to start this one off before taking another single next. Durgesh tries a reverse sweep but no dice. Gets an edge next and takes 2 more. NEP 153/9 after 47 overs

Last 5 overs now and Limbani to bowl. Durgesh skies it but it's just short of the cover fielder. Chand on strike and sees off the first 2 balls with resolute defending. A four to end. NEP 148/9 after 46 overs

Captain Saharan in the attack now and Chand defends the first and second deliveries. Nothing from the over as he starts with a maiden.  NEP 142/9 after 45 overs

Limbani back in the attack and Chand carves away the first ball to get 2 runs. Takes a single next and Durgesh on strike. Nothing from the last couple of balls. NEP 142/9 after 44 overs

Shukla back in the attack and starts with a wide. Chand takes a single next. 3 dots follow as India can't seem to clean yp this Nepal tail. A no ball and a free hit now. Frustrating for everyone involved. Durgesh swings and it's high up but it's just 2. NEP 139/9 after 43 overs

Musheer in to bowl the next and Durgesh gets a boundary off the second ball before striking the 4th over the ropes for a huge 6!!! Takes 1 next and ends the over with a dot. NEP 134/9 after 42 overs

Saumy Pandey to finish his spell with this one as Chand can't get anything off the first 3 balls. Takes a 2 from the fifth as the carch is put down. NEP 123/9 after 41 overs

Musheer to bowl the 40th and Durgesh is on strike. Nothing from the first 3 deliveries as the batter is content to only defend. Maiden over.  NEP 121/9 after 40 overs

Change in bowling with Pandey in to bowl this over. Khanal welcomes him with a boundary before taking a single off the 3rd. And Pandey has cleaned the skipper up. NEP 120/9 after 38.5 overs

Murugan Abhishek to bowl the next one and Khanal takes a single to start. Chand on strike and defends the next two deliveries. Just 3 from the over. NEP 114/8 after 38 overs

Shukla to bowl the next one and Chand places it to deep midwicket to maraude 3 runs. Khanal on strike and he plays back to back 3 dots. NEP 111/8 after 37 overs

Murugan in to the attack and Khanal takes a single to start this one off. Aakash Chand plays 2 dots before taking a single to return the favour. Just the 2 from the over. NEP 107/8 after 36 overs

Shukla back and almost a run out but Bhandari survives. Khanal takes a single next and Bhandari is on strike now. Short ball hits him on the gloves. That might have hurt. And that's another wicket as Bhandari's gets an edge and caresses it into the hands of the keeper. NEP 105/8 after 35 overs

Murugan Abhishek continues after drinks and Subash Bhandari with a single to go off strike. Khanal now and he takes a single of his own. 4 from the over. NEP 103/7 after 34 overs

Aaradhya Shukla to bowl the next over and Khanal on strike. 2 dots to start. And now a wide. Just the single to end as NEP are inching towards 100. NEP 99/7 after 33 overs

Murugan to bowl the next one and Khanal takes a single to start. Bhandari on strike and he'll be content to only defend. Back to back dots before 2 to end the over. NEP 98/7 after 32 overs

Shukla back in the attack and Khanal defends the first ball before taking a quick single off the second. Bhandari on strike and he can't get off the mark. Just 2 from the over. NEP 95/7 after 31 overs

Murugan Abhishek continues and Bhandari takes a single to put captain Khanal on strike. He places the 4th to third man for 2. 4 from the over ultimately. NEP 93/7 after 30 overs

Arshin Kulkarni in to bowl the next one and Khanal goes off strike with a single. Subash Bhandari now on strike and that's 2 wides. Khanal back and he takes 2 runs. Ends the over with a 4. NEP 89/7 after 29 overs

Abhishek Murugan has been introduced in the attack now. Gives away 1 from the first 3 balls as the Nepal captain Khanal goes off strike. Dipesh Kandel on strike and it's straight through as it's going horribly wrong for Nepal.  NEP 76/7 after 27.5 overs 

Kulkarni to bwol the next one and starts with a full ball which hits the pads of Jha. Appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. And he has cleaned him up in the very next ball!!! Jha gets an edge and plays it on to his stumps. NEP 76/6 after 26.2 overs 

Saumy Pandey will continue and Khanal takes a single. Gulsan Jha on strike and an LBW  appeal straightaway. But the umpire says no. Takes a single off the fifth and a dot to end. NEP 76/5 after 26 overs 

Arshin Kulkarni in to bowl the next over and Dev Khanal takes a single to put new man Deepak Dumre on strike. He gets nothing from the ensuing 3 deliveries as India keep it tight. And he has got his first wicket as Dumre edges it striaght to Moliya in the slip. NEP 74/5 after 25 overs 

AND THAT'S ANOTHER WICKET!! Lazy shot from Bishal Bikram as it gets a touch off his bat and is straight to the slip fielder Adarsh Singh. That's Pandey's 3rd wicket. NEP 73/4 after 24 overs

Pandey continues and he has cleaned up Arjun Kumal!! What a ball. It completely stunned Kumal as his sticks are knocked over.  NEP 71/3 after 23.1 overs

Arshin Kulkatni introduced in the attack and Khanal takes a single to start. Kumal on strike now. Nothing from the next 2 balls. Gets an inside edge and takes a single. Khanal ends the over with 2. NEP 71/2 after 23 overs

Pandey in the attack and Magar is really struggling to find any gaps. Rooted to the crease with 4 dots. Tries to be aggressive and perishes. Finds the fielder at mid on. NEP 65/2 after 21.5 overs

Musheer in to bowl the next and Magar takes a single to start. Nothing from the next 4 balls as Nepal are taking no chance whatsoever. They are not giving away wickets but they are not doing the run rate any favours. NEP 65/1 after 21 overs

Pandey in to bowl the 20th and Kumal navigates the turn but yet to ge off the mark before the fourth delivery. NEP does not look to be in any hurry at the moment. NEP 64/1 after 20 overs

Back again and Musheer will bowl the 19th over as the Nepal batters stat steady in the middle. Single from Kumal to start this one off as Magar defends the next two. Just the single from the over. NEP 62/1 after 19 overs

Musheer to bowl the next one and Kumal takes a single to start this one off before Magar cuts away the third ball for a boundary!! 5 from the over and it's drinks. NEP 60/1 after 17 overs

Pandey in to bowl the next over and after 2 dots, Kumal flicks off the legside for a single. 2 from the last 2 balls as Nepal keep chipping away. NEP 55/1 after 16 overs

Musheer continues and Magar defends the first two balls. Same for the third as the batter is careful in the early goings. Ends as a maiden over. NEP 52/1 after 15 overs

Limbani continues and he has provided the breakthrough. Deepak tries to go for a big hit but the pace does him in as the bowler takes a simple catch. NEP 48/1 after 13.2 overs

Musheer in the attack and Deepak defends the first two deliveries. Gets a gap next and takes a single. The partnership is creeping towards 50 runs. NEP 48/0 after 13 overs

Limbani is back and it's a change in ends for him. Starts with a short one and Deepak takes a single. Kumal on strike now and pushes the second to a fielder. No run though. Bcak to back dots next as Kumal struggles to rotate strike. NEP 47/0 after 12 overs

Musheer Khan introduced in the atatcka nd almost gets his irst wicket as Kumal gets the inside edge but keeps it away from the stumps. Takes a single next and has a shout for LBW but umpire isn't interested. Another boundary by Nepal as Kumal cuts away to the offside. NEP 46/0 after 11 overs

Shukla will bowl the last over inside the first powerplay and that's 2 runs with an extra single from overthrow. What a shot by Deepak this time to deep extra cover for a four!! Nepal batters growing in confidence. Ufff!!! Unlucky again for the bowler as Deepak gets an inner edge and gets a boundary!!  NEP 39/0 after 10 overs

Pandey to bwol the next and Deepak smashes the first delivery for a boundary. Excellent stroke. Takes a single next as Kumal is on strike. Edges the 5th ball and that's gone for the second boundary of the over. NEP 29/0 after 9 overs

Shukla in to bowl the next over and Kamal strokes the first ball towrads long on to get 3 runs. Deepak slashes at the second ball and misses. Nothing off the ensuing 3 balls as Deepak is rooted in the striker's end. Finally gets off strike with a single. NEP 20/0 after 8 overs

Saumy Pandey in the attack and the second delivery ahs bamboozled everyone, including his wicketkeeper Innesh Mahajan and leads to four byes. NEP 16/0 after 7 overs

Shukla again and starts with an attempted yorker whyich is flicked by Deepak for a single. Nothing from the next 2 deliveries as a few drops of rain is coming down. The keeper Avanish looks like to be in pain now as the last ball hit his finger. He's going off. A new keeper has now joined the fray.  NEP 12/0 after 6 overs

Limbani continues and that's got a huge bounce to start as it whistles pass Deepak. The batter resolutely defends the second ball but gets beaten off the third. He finally gets off the mark with a single. Just 3 from the over. All singles. NEP 11/0 after 5 overs

Shukla to bowl the 4th  and starts with a short ball going into thr batter's body as he deflects it. Kumal does not look comfortable. Gets his bat to the third ball but it's to the fielder. Just 2 wides from this over. NEP 8/0 after 4 overs

Raj Limbani to bowl the 3rd over and bowls 4 back to back dots as Bohara is content to just navigate the pace. Nothing off the over. It's a maiden. NEP 6/0 after 3 overs

Aaradhya Shukla in the attack now and that's a n inside edge by Bohara as he almost plays it on to his stumps. Just a single though. Nothing from the next 2 balls. Short ball gets a huge bounce as the batter leaves. Just the single from this over. NEP 6/0 after 2 overs

Welcome back to the chase as Raj Limbani will be opening the attack against Dipak Bohara and Arjun Kumal. After a single off the initial 3 balls, Kumal with a boundary. NEP 5/0 after 1 over

There is a delay in start due to lightning and thunder at the venue and with weather permitting, we will be starting again in less than 30 minutes. No rain though. Stay tuned.

And the Indian captain brings up his century. He leaps high and takes his helmet as the dugout applauds him. This has been a mighty fine innings from him. But his stay in the middle only last another delivery as he's holed at long on. Just the five runs off the last over and India end their innings at 297/5, falling short off the 300 run total yet again.

Uday Saharan slices a gap between the fielder at point and short third, four. Gets to 99. Musheer Khan is the new batter in and finds another cheeky boundary behind the wicket, a scoop shot played to perfection. 292/4 after 49 overs.

India inch closer to 300 as Sachin Dhas takes the aerial route, pulls a short one over deep square leg for six. 

Gulsan Jha has the last laugh though. A slower one does the trick as Dhas is holed at deep mid wicket. India 279/4 after 48 overs.

Sachin Dhas continues the onslaught. More of the inside out lofted shot for four down extra cover. Skipper Uday Saharan goes into the 90s with a slick square drive for four. 13 runs from the over as India finish the 47th over at 269/3.

Sachin Dhas makes room down the leg side once again and lofts it inside out over extra cover for four. Hundred up for the right-hander, his first in the tournament. He's been promoted up the batting order today and he's made the move work. 10 runs from the over. 256/3 after 46 overs.

Durgesh Gupta to Uday Saharan, a drive drilled wide of the fielder at mid off for four. Seven more runs come off the over. 246/3 after 45 overs.

Subhash Bhandari to Uday Saharan, strays too far down the leg side, and Saharan gets his pads onto it and it runs down fine leg for four. Crucial runs these for India. 239/3 after 44 overs.

Durgesh Gupta with another quiet over in the last 10 for Nepal. Having been taken to the cleaners by these two, it's been a good effort this from the bowling side. Just the five runs off the latest, 231/3 after 43 overs.

Nepal come close to taking a wicket, again. Uday Saharan, eyeing a single, would've been a goner had it been for a direct hit. It wasn't and the Indian captain gets another lifeline. 7 runs off the over. Meanwhile, Dhas gets into his 90s. 226/3 after 42 overs.

A good start to the final 10 overs from Nepal. Gulsan Jha bowls an economic over with just the three runs negotiated. But India still in the driving seat in Blomfontein. 219/3 after 41 overs.