Potchefstroom: Outstanding performances by Indian bowlers left Pakistan in huge trouble as the latter has been bowled out for 172 inside 44 overs in the first semifinal of ICC U-19 World Cup here at Senwes Park on Tuesday. India, the defending champions, have to score 173 runs to book their berth in the final.
Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi and Ravi Bishnoi were India's standout bowlers in the game. While Mishra picked up three wickets, Tyagi and Bishnoi scalped two each.
After winning the toss, Pakistan opted to bat first. However, they couldn't justify the decision as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Batting first Pakistan got off to a poor start as they lost Mohammad Huraira and Fahad Munir in quick succession. Though opener Haider Ali tried to build the innings playing 56 runs, Yashasvi Jaiswal picked up the important wicket in the 26th over.
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With the innings was off track, Pakistan required a solid performance from their middle-order batsmen to rebuild their innings. Captain Rohail Nazir took the responsibility to salvage the innings. He scored 62 off 102 balls. But his effort required an accompany which was missing.
His slow but steady half-century seemed to have provided Pakistan with a much-needed respite at a time, but quick dismissals of Qasim Akram, Mohammad Haris, Irfan Khan and Abbas Afridi left them in deep trouble. From there on their innings never made a recovery as Kartik Tyagi and Ravi Bishnoi ran through their middle order. After middle order failed to address the challenged posed by Indian bowlers, it was all over for Pakistan. Nazir's dismissal in the 42nd over for 62 proved to be fatal for the Boys in Green as there was hardly any batsman left in their armoury to rebuild the innings.
Pakistan were ultimately bundled out for 172 runs inside 44 overs.
