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U19 Men s WC; Knew It Was Matter Of One Partnership... , Says Uday Saharan

U19 World Cup: After playing a key role in making India emerge victorious over South Africa in the U19 Men’s World Cup semi-final, captain Uday Saharan said he knew it was just a matter of ‘one partnership’ and that the match would then fall in their favour. Chasing 245 in the first semi-final, South Africa reduced India to 32/4. Saharan and Sachin Dhas added 171 runs for the fifth wicket stand to take India closer to target. Though Dhas fell for 96 off 95 balls, Saharan made 81 off 124 balls before being run-out at closing stage of the match, following which Raj Limbani hit the winning four to take India into their fifth consecutive final. "There was nothing going on in my mind. I had the belief in myself. My only thought was that I would play till the end. I knew it was a matter of one partnership and the match would be ours. So I was just telling myself again and again that I had to take it deep. "He (my father) also used to play in the same manner, taking it deep. So I tried to do the same. I knew I could play the big shots at the end if required. I knew as long as I was at the crease, the game was ours," said Saharan at the end of the match. Asked on what was the discussion between him and Dhas during their stay at the crease, Saharan said: "When I walked in, the ball was seaming around. There was bounce as well. So I had to be conscious of that and could not play my shots freely. As the ball got older, it started coming onto the bat better. The odd ball was still bouncing but by then we were set and could handle it. "When I was in the middle, I was telling Sachin - or actually everyone who came in - only one thing: 'Just stay there till the end. I am here. If you are also here, we will surely get the runs. It will not happen that we are batting and we will not score the runs.' Outside the boundary line, our coaching staff is so good they never let the mood drop." India entered the ongoing competition as defending champions and in all, it is their ninth time of being in the Men’s U19 World Cup final, with their title clash to happen on February 11. Their opponent could be either Australia or Pakistan, which will be decided following the second semi-final clash on Thursday. "It's a great feeling winning the semi-final," Saharan said. "Finally, there was a close game. In a way, it was good practice for us. I am happy that we have reached the final under my captaincy as well (ends in laughter)," concluded Saharan. Read the full article

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Seam bowler Raj Limbani bowled an incisive spell to record the brilliant figures of 7/13 as India cruised to a 10-wicket victory over Nepal to clinch a semi-final berth in the U-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament in Dubai on Tuesday. After shooting out Nepal for just 52 runs in 22.1 overs, courtesy Limbani's superb performance, all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni (43 not out), kept the IPL scouts interested with five huge sixes to knock off the runs in just 7.1 overs. Having lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets in an earlier game, India colts, led by Uday Saharan, needed to win their final league game to qualify for the knock-out stage and they absolutely dominated the proceedings against the boys from Himalayan nation.Limbani's haul of seven wickets is the second-best bowling figures by an Indian in a U-19ODI after Irfan Pathan's 9/16 against Bangladesh in 2003. Pathan's figures are also the world record in youth ODIs.Raj Limbani achieves a remarkable milestone, scalping 7 wickets for just 13 runs in a stellar performance, delivering it in just 9.1 overs.#ACCMensU19AsiaCup #ACC pic.twitter.com/jXmbM6G7eC— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) December 12, 2023Nepal were already out of contention after losing both their group league game but their worst was saved for the last with none of their players getting into double digits.Limbani, the lanky 18-year-old right-armer from Baroda, who primarily bowls inswingers at mid 120s, didn't let any of the Nepalese batters settle down and pitched it up, getting sufficient movement.However Limbani's 7/13 isn't the best effort by an Indian bowler in U-19 internationals as former pacer Irfan Pathan had astounding figures of 9/16 against Bangladesh in the Junior Asia Cup in Lahore, back in 2004.The top scorer for Nepal was Hemant Dhami (8), whose two boundaries got the team past 50-run mark.The chase was never a problem and opener Arshin tonked the Nepal bowlers for fun and also sent a message to the IPL recruiters that he is one of the newcomers on whom everyone should keep a close eye on.Arshin has already scored 70 not out and took three wickets in the opening game against Afghanistan but didn't make much of a mark against Pakistan.On the day, he was in a mood to entertain his dug-out while making mockery of a small target after getting a wicket with his bowling.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article

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Seam bowler Raj Limbani bowled an incisive spell to record the brilliant figures of 7/13 as India cruised to a 10-wicket victory over Nepal to clinch a semi-final berth in the U-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Tuesday.After shooting out Nepal for just 52 runs in 22.1 overs, courtesy Limbani’s superb performance, all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni (43 not out), hit five huge sixes to knock off the runs in just 7.1 overs.ALSO READ: Rajkot Stadium media box damaged by cyclonic storm ahead of England TestHaving lost to arch-rival Pakistan by eight wickets in the previous encounter, India colts, led by Uday Saharan, needed to win its final league game to qualify for the knock-out stage and it dominated proceedings against the boys from Himalayan nation.Nepal was already out of contention after losing both its group league game but its worst was saved for the last with none of its players getting into double digits.The top scorer for Nepal was Hemant Dhami (8), whose two boundaries got the team past 50-run mark.Limbani, the lanky 18-year-old right-armer from Baroda, who primarily bowls inswingers at mid 120s, didn’t let any of the Nepalese batters settle down and pitched it up, getting sufficient movement.The chase was never a problem for India as opener Arshin tonked the Nepal bowlers for fun. Arshin scored 70 not out and took three wickets in the opening game against Afghanistan but didn’t make much of a mark against Pakistan.On the day, he was in a mood to entertain his dug-out while making mockery of a small target after getting a wicket with his bowling.