Riding on Adarsh Singh's 76, captain Uday Saharan's 64 and Saumy Pandey's four-wicket haul Team India started their ICC Under 19 World Cup campaign with a comfortable 84-run victory against Bangladesh on Saturday.
South Africa got off to a winning start as a five-wicket haul by Kwena (5/38) helped them defend 286 against WI, who fell short of a win by 31 runs on Friday.
Following a poor start, half-centuries from Uday and Adarsh pulled India back in the game, though Maruf bowled well and took wickets at regular intervals.
Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby-led Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field first against Uday Saharan's India in the Under 19 World Cup 2024 in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
The former opener stated that India has not got the answer as to whom to go with for the slot of wicket-keeper as Jitesh played the first two matches and Samson played the last match of the three-match series against Afghanistan but they were not able to score runs in the opportunities they
Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra opined that India can pick both all-rounders Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya in the squad for the much-awaited T20 World Cup, starting from June in the West Indies and in the United States of America.
Ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup Adelaide Oval head groundsman Damien Hough explained on Friday the making of the pitch in New York at Eisenhower Park that would be used for the India-Pakistan match in the extravagant ICC tournament.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is looking to cash in on the opportunity of lifting the T20 World Cup 2024, after suffering a heartbreak in the final of last year's ODI World Cup against Australia on home soil.
India will play their opening game of the competition against Bangladesh on Saturday. They will play the second game against Ireland on January 25 and the last match of the group stage against the USA on January 28.
Mohammed made her debut for the West Indies Women in 2003 at the age of 15 against Japan Women in an ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in the Netherlands.