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NEP Under-19 vs IND Under-19, 19th Match, Group D at Dhaka, Feb 01 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
19th Match, Group D, Mirpur, February 01, 2016, ICC Under-19 World Cup
(48/48 ov) 169/8
(18.1/48 ov, T:170) 175/3

IND Under-19 won by 7 wickets (with 179 balls remaining)

rishabh-pant
Player Of The Match
78 (24)
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2.20 pm India made short work of that game to finish top of group D, Nepal have also qualified by winning two games. New Zealand and Ireland have been knocked out.

shanthosh: "@George: No one's saying he shouldn't focus on first class cricket. The point is that franchises might be interested in him, if they see a spark.. IPL is not all bad, you know :)"

Dishant: "Hold your horses guys! I still remember Ian Chappell's article in 2012 when we said Harpreet singh and Unmukt Chand should directly be drafted in senior Indian team.The fact is both of them struggled initially in domestic circuit.The process has to be completed to make these youngsters perform at highest level."

Praneeth: "Nepal were pretty good untill this match. They have the potential to go a long way this tournament. Boys would be wondering what went wrong today and the coaches/mentors should boost their confidence before the knockouts."

"I was not in a hurry, I was playing normal cricket, nothing else," says Man of the Match Rishab Pant, who made a half-century off 18 balls - the fastest recorded in U-19 internationals. He had the fastest hundred easily in his sights before he got out.

Thank you for your emails today, and thank you for reading. Cheers, I'm off for some lunch.

18.1
6
Lamichhane to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX runs

sealed with a six! Sarfaraz steps out and clears the long off boundary with a clean swing of the bat, India have razed down Nepal's total with 179 balls to spare

Mohd Irshad: "Here i would agree with Binoy, First class cricket is best. IPL is not meant to create Players....owners want ready-made talent that can deliver from very first bowl. Grooming a talent is not their cup of tea and i have seen many players fading away in the light of IPL. Let them groom by Dravid while playing ranji or equivalent cricket. "

Over18
1 run
IND19 169/3CRR: 9.38  RRR: 0.03
Sarfaraz Khan 15 (22b 2x4)Armaan Jaffer 12 (13b)
Sushil Kandel0/20 (2)
17.6
1
Kandel to Sarfaraz Khan, 1 run

after playing five dots he has taken a single off the final ball to keep the strike! Steps out and drives straight to mid off and chances a risky run, makes it easily in the end because the fielder was slow

17.5
Kandel to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

strides forward and drives smoothly to cover

17.4
Kandel to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

defended on the front foot again

17.3
Kandel to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

moves forward to a delivery on a good length and defends

17.2
Kandel to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

pushed off the front foot into the covers

17.1
Kandel to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

defended back to the bowler

Over17
4 runs
IND19 168/3CRR: 9.88  RRR: 0.06
Sarfaraz Khan 14 (16b 2x4)Armaan Jaffer 12 (13b)
Sandeep Lamichhane1/31 (5)
16.6
1
Lamichhane to Sarfaraz Khan, 1 run

nudged off the pads to short fine leg

Ganesh Tiwari: "The previous 2 games has given enough boost to Nepal to think upto semis.... This game brought that confidence a li'l bit down....Common Nepali boys, we can make it to semis"

16.5
Lamichhane to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

defended on the back foot to the bowler

16.4
Lamichhane to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

a nicely flighted legbreak outside off, driven to cover off the front foot

16.3
1
Lamichhane to Armaan Jaffer, 1 run

driven to long off for a single

16.2
2
Lamichhane to Armaan Jaffer, 2 runs

punched off the back foot through point and they run hard to complete the seconddriven

16.1
Lamichhane to Armaan Jaffer, no run

defended on the front foot on the off side

Gumnam kumar: "There should be some encouragement for these players. I think we should slowly let them play in home T20s from next season, so that they are in groove with the home setup and the best make transformation to the highest level."

shanthosh: "Agree that Nepal U-19 team is a far cry from the bowlers he'll face in IPL, but the intention to play big shots and execute them - that will catch the eyes of the different teams, who might want to invest in him for the future.. he'll definitely get better as he plays." First class cricket anyone?

Over16
5 runs
IND19 164/3CRR: 10.25  RRR: 0.18
Armaan Jaffer 9 (10b)Sarfaraz Khan 13 (13b 2x4)
Prem Tamang2/41 (6)
15.6
1
Tamang to Armaan Jaffer, 1 run

lots of flight on off and middle stump, driven off the front foot through covers

15.5
2
Tamang to Armaan Jaffer, 2 runs

goes back into his crease and pulls the slightly shorter ball towards cow corner

15.4
Tamang to Armaan Jaffer, no run
15.3
Tamang to Armaan Jaffer, no run

moves back and works the ball off the pads to square leg

15.2
2
Tamang to Armaan Jaffer, 2 runs

goes back into his crease and cuts the ball to cover point

15.1
Tamang to Armaan Jaffer, no run

defended on the front foot on the off side

Staney: "Guys- This team has a great coach and any performance is going to be credited to Dravid. Which I feel is a bit unfair. The boys have the caliber, let's give them credit too. "

Over15
3 runs
IND19 159/3CRR: 10.60  RRR: 0.33
Sarfaraz Khan 13 (13b 2x4)Armaan Jaffer 4 (4b)
Sandeep Lamichhane1/27 (4)
14.6
Lamichhane to Sarfaraz Khan, no run

leans forward and nudges a fuller ball off the pads towards short fine leg