India U-19 boys have registered a convincing win over their arch-rivals Pakistan U-19 boys in a one-sided semi-final in Potchefstroom. After their win, captain Priyam Garg praised the bowlers who laid the foundation for India’s victory. India did pretty well in all the departments against Pakistan as well. Sushant Mishra returned with the best figures for India with 3 for 28.

“We’re happy. It’s one more step towards what we set out to achieve when we started out,” Priyam Garg said after the match.

“This is the best (bowling) attack of the tournament, because all our fast bowlers hit 140+ consistently, and the spinners hit the right lines and lengths. (Jaiswal and Saxena) This isn’t the first time. They have done this for the past one year. They bond well, and that leads to good running between the wickets and good communication. They play together a lot, and this helps them complement each other,” he further explained.

Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten century in India’s run-chase.

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“To score a hundred against Pakistan in a World cup semi-final is something I can’t put into words,” an excited Jaiswal said in the post-match presentation ceremony. “We were talking about how we needed to stick at the wicket. They bowled well initially and we wanted to ride that out and we knew we could dominate them after that.”

India’s registered a 10-wicket win for the first time in the knockouts of the U-19 World Cup where Pakistan’s captain Rohail Nazir praised them, saying they were too good. However, India maintained their winning streak in the tournament.

“I think they were brilliant in the field, and their batting was exceptional. They took good catches, and took wickets whenever we were looking at getting a partnership going on,” Nazir said. “You have to learn to be calm in crunch situations. Inshallah, we’ll do well in the third-place match.”