U-19 start batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal said its a dream come true for him to score a century in the World Cup and that too against Pakistan in the semi-final. However, India reached the final of the 2020 ICC U19 World Cup with a 10-wicket win on Tuesday.

“It is a dream come true for me. Really happy with what I did for my country, I can’t express it in words. I’ll never forget that I scored a hundred in the World Cup against Pakistan,” Jaiswal said after the match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal amassed an unbeaten 105 as he and his opening partner Divyaansh Saxena (59 not out) helped India chase down a below-par target of 173 with ease where they didn’t lose any wicket after the bowlers bundled Pakistan out for a mere 172.

“It is just the start though, I have to work really hard in the future as well. We (Saxena and me) were talking amongst ourselves that we needed to stay on the wicket. They bowled well initially and we had to see it out. All of us, our support staff, physio, manager, they put in the effort and I want to thank all the Indians who prayed for us. We will try our best in the finals,” Yashasvi Jaiswal added.

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India have won all the group league matches and maintained their winning streak in the semi-final as well. Now, they will play against either Bangladesh or New Zealand in the final. However, that will be decided in the second semi-final match which will be played on Thursday. The final is scheduled to be played on Sunday as well.

In the semi-final, bowlers laid the foundation for India’s win where Sushant Mishra picked up 3 wickets. On the other hand, Kartik Tyagi and Ravi Bishnoi bagged two wickets each. For Pakistan, Haider Ali and Rohail Nazir scored the fifties. Apart from them, only Mohammad Haris reached the double-figure (21).