India pulled off a heart-stopping one-wicket victory over Pakistan in Townsville, to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup

Pakistan had been constantly reminded of the different conditions awaiting them, which is why their quick adjustment during the three one-dayers against Australia had been a huge boost leading into the World Cup

Neatly-arranged kit bags. Clean-shaven players with neat hair. These might have little to do with winning games, but they offer an insight into what sort of a regimen South Africa's Under-19 cricketers follow

Australia's captain William Bosisto, who was in the middle when Jimmy Peirson was Mankaded by Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar, said a lesson had been learned from the experience

South Africa knocked England out of the Under-19 World Cup by overcoming some significant challenges to seal a comprehensive victory

There's a subtext to the de Kock-Bowes opening partnership. Bowes replaced de Kock as captain for the World Cup, leaving the latter to focus on his roles of key batsman and wicketkeeper

William Bosisto and Ashton Turner, who have played together at school and then in age-group cricket for Western Australia, have been critical to Australia winning three out of three games in the Under-19 World Cup

Australia have topped Group A at the Under-19 World Cup emphatically. Yet, their coach Stuart Law recognises there are disciplines his team needs to improve on during Sunday's quarterfinal against Bangladesh

That Bangladesh have made it through to the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup by finishing second in Group D may surprise most people, but it hasn't surprised them

It is a clash between two professional and well-drilled outfits that contains what could potentially be one of the contests of the tournament

Reece Topley bears more than a passing resemblance to a young Steven Finn, and is making waves for England at the Under-19 World Cup

India's batting is still in need of improvement, their coach Bharat Arun has said

Fiesty fast bowlers, attacking batsmen, agile fielders - all in a happy group - make the West Indies team one of the stronger contenders in the tournament

India secured second place in Group C of the Under-19 World Cup with a comfortable victory against Papua New Guinea, their second in three games

West Indies commanded top spot in Group C of the Under-19 World Cup, with another collective bowling performance setting up their third victory in three matches

Kamal Passi missed the opening game against West Indies for the sake of playing more spinners. Today, he seized his chance with a six-for and a blazing late-innings cameo

Malcolm Lake rates his century against India Under-19s in Townsville as among his best knocks as his 118 brought Zimbabwe back into the match but couldn't prevent defeat

India's openers performed far better against Zimbabwe than they did against West Indies, setting up a platform for a match-winning total

Harry Conway says talking to Craig Mcdermott helped him complete the hat-trick against Nepal in the U-19 World Cup group game

One of the reasons for the crushing defeats on Monday, is that weaker teams like Nepal and PNG don't travel enough and are rarely pitched against superior opposition