2018 Under-19 World Cup: India vs Pakistan, 5 talking points 

#2 The difference in the fielding standards between the two sides

A major difference between the two fielding sides was undoubtedly their varied efforts in the field. While India came home with a brilliant couple of catches, Pakistan were the opposite, dropping as many as three!

Mavi’s catch to dismiss Muhammad Zaid off the bowling of Porel was undoubtedly the catch of the day. The batsman had holed the delivery to the on-side, where Mavi was placed in the deep. He managed to hold on to the catch without stepping back on the boundary rope and this dismissal sent the Pakistan line-up faltering.

Shaw’s catch to send back Imran Shah was exemplary as well; diving to his left at backward point. Their quick reflexes were in sharp contrast to the Pakistani’s who never entered the game in any of the departments. Shaheen Afridi dropped an easy catch at slips and Manjot Kalra was offered yet another respite when Hasan Khan failed to latch on to an edge at slip.

While Pakistan were super-shoddy, India were as effective and in the end, it impacted the final result as well.