AUS vs PAK, U-19 World Cup Live: Pakistan and Australia eye a place in the final.© X (Twitter)
AUS vs PAK, U-19 World Cup Live Updates: Pakistan are two wickets down against Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC U-19 World Cup in Benoni on Thursday. Tom Straker and Callum Vidler have taken a wicket each for Australia. Earlier, Australia captain Hugh Weibgen won the toss opted to bowl, with a place in Sunday’s final against India on the line. From the prism of results, Australia and Pakistan have done little wrong. Both sides remain undefeated in the competition. (Live Scorecard)
Here are the Live Updates of the U-19 Cricket World Cup semi-final between Australia and Pakistan from Benoni
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14:29 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: Dropped!
Dropped catch! Short and wide of off from Straker, and Awais throws his bat at it. Tough chance but that should have been held. That’s two dropped catches now from Australia so far
PAK: 39/2 (12.2)
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14:18 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: WICKET!
Vidler gets his man! The pressure gets to him eventually. Shahzaib throws his hands at the ball only to slice to backward point. Gone for 4 off 30.
Shahzaib Khan c Weibgen b Vidler 4 (30)
PAK: 27/2
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14:11 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: OUT!
Top-edged by Shamyl and taken easily! Australia have got their breakthrough. Tom Straker gets the first wicket
Shamyl Hussain c Peake b Straker 17 (23)
PAK: 25/1 (8.2)
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14:01 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: Pakistan steady!
A change from one end! Straker replaces Beardman as Australia look to get a breakthrough. This has been a cautious yet steady start from the Pakistan openers
PAK: 23/0 (6)
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13:55 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: Helped towards fine leg!
Pulled fine from Hussain! Short and wide from Vidler and Hussain has played this fine aerially. Does enough to beat long fine-leg
PAK: 19/0 (5.1)
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13:44 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: First boundary!
Hussain finds the gap! A boundary to cap off a good over for Pakistan. 8 off it. Shahzaib was dropped a couple of deliveries back
PAK: 12/0 (3)
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13:41 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: Good start from Australia!
Tidy over from Callum Vidler! Just one run off it. Australia can’t allow Pakistan to score freely.
PAK: 4/0 (2)
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13:31 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: What a ball!
Beats the outside edge! What a delivery to get us underway. Beardman fires one and Shamyl Hussain tries to defend this. Just flies past his outside edge
PAK: 0/0 (0.1)
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13:07 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: Will toss prove to pivotal?
Here’s what the Pakistan captain said about the toss –
Pakistan captain Saad Baig: “We would’ve batted first at the toss too. Batsmen need to take time and score runs afterwards. In the first 10 overs, batsmen have to pick their balls for the big shot. One change.”
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13:05 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: Australia win toss!
Hugh Weibgen has won the toss and he says Australia will bowl first. Three changes for the Aussies while Pakistan make one alteration.
Australia captain Huge Weibgen: (On choosing to bowl) We had a look at the pitch yesterday, some cracks and soft. Pitch got better to bat on the last game that was played here. Three changes, we just went in one batter heavy. Was tempting to play four fast bowlers but we’ve gone for an extra batter. (Batting against spin) We played spin alright in Kimberley.”
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12:52 (IST)
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12:50 (IST)
AUS vs PAK U19 WC Live: Hello!
Greeting to everyone! Welcome to our live blog of the U-19 World Cup 2nd semi-final match between Australia and Pakistan. So what’s at stake here? A place in the final against India on Sunday
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