Australia Under 19s Vs Pakistan Under 19s Semi Final 2 08 February 2024

Semi-Final 2 • Willowmoore Park • Benoni

Pakistan Under 19s

179 (48.5)

Australia Under 19s

181/9 (49.1)

AU-U19 won by 1 wickets

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Scorecard

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Playing XI

Player of the Match Tom Straker

6/24

PAK-U19

AU-U19

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Pakistan Under-19s

179/10 (48.5)

Batters

Shamyl Hussain

73.91

c Peake b Straker

Shahzaib Khan l

13.33

c Weibgen b Vidler

Azan Awais

57.14

c Hicks b Straker

Saad Baig

(C)

27.27

c Dixon b Straker

Ahmad Hassan

22.22

lbw b MacMilllan

Haroon Arshad

29.63

b Beardman

Arafat Minhas

85.25

c Peake b Campbell

Naveed Ahmed Khan

42.86

Not out

Ubaid Shah

120.00

c Dixon b Straker

Mohammad Zeeshan

66.67

b Straker

Ali Raza

0.00

b Straker

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 13)

TOTAL

(48.5 Ov, RR: 3.67)

179/10

Bowlers

EXT

Mahli Beardman

3.80

Callum Vidler

4.78

Tom Straker

9.5

2.44

Rafael MacMilllan

2.90

Harjas Singh

4.00

Tom Campbell

3.83

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Shamyl Hussain

c Peake b Straker

1-25

8.2

Shahzaib Khan l

c Weibgen b Vidler

2-27

9.5

Saad Baig

c Dixon b Straker

3-43

14.2

Ahmad Hassan

lbw b MacMilllan

4-53

18.3

Haroon Arshad

b Beardman

5-79

27.6

Azan Awais

c Hicks b Straker

6-133

40.2

Arafat Minhas

c Peake b Campbell

7-164

44.5

Ubaid Shah

c Dixon b Straker

8-173

46.4

Mohammad Zeeshan

b Straker

9-179

48.4

Ali Raza

b Straker

10-179

48.5

Australia Under-19s

181/9 (49.1)

Batters

Harry Dixon

66.67

b Minhas

Sam Konstas

45.16

b Raza

Hugh Weibgen

(C)

33.33

c Arshad b Ahmed Khan

Harjas Singh

83.33

runout (Baig / Minhas)

Ryan Hicks

0.00

b Shah

Ollie Peake

65.33

c Baig b Raza

Tom Campbell

59.52

b Minhas

Rafael MacMilllan

65.52

Not out

Tom Straker

21.43

c Baig b Raza

Mahli Beardman

0.00

b Raza

Callum Vidler

22.22

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 2, W: 5)

TOTAL

(49.1 Ov, RR: 3.68)

181/9

Bowlers

EXT

Ubaid Shah

4.40

Mohammad Zeeshan

6.1

6.49

Naveed Ahmed Khan

2.50

Ali Raza

3.40

Ahmad Hassan

4.00

Haroon Arshad

7.00

Arafat Minhas

2.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sam Konstas

b Raza

1-33

10.1

Hugh Weibgen

c Arshad b Ahmed Khan

2-43

13.5

Harjas Singh

runout (Baig / Minhas)

3-54

15.6

Ryan Hicks

b Shah

4-59

16.3

Harry Dixon

b Minhas

5-102

26.3

Tom Campbell

b Minhas

6-146

38.4

Ollie Peake

c Baig b Raza

7-155

41.5

Tom Straker

c Baig b Raza

8-164

45.3

Mahli Beardman

b Raza

9-164

45.6

Match Info

Date & Time

08 Feb, 01:30 PM IST

Venue

Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Match

Semi-Final 2,

ICC Under 19 World Cup 2024

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Allahudien Paleker (South Africa), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe), KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India, TV)

Referee

Shaid Wadvalla (South Africa)

Toss

Australia Under-19s elected to bowl

1 1 0 1 1 0

Over 47

Runs: 4

0 1 4 1 0 0

Over 48

Runs: 6

0 2 1 0 0 0

Over 49

Runs: 3

Over 50

Runs: 4

All Overs

Player of the Match Tom Straker

6/24

Commentary

It was a nerve wracking game of cricket here at Benoni as it has been throughout the tournament and the end of 40 games we finally have our two finalists. Australia will join India for the final here at the same ground. For now, it's Soumarya Dutta taking your leave on behalf of Bidipto Datta. See you soon.

Hugh Weibgen, Australia Captain - I was quite nervous and excited and it was an awesome finish at the end! It was a tough choice to leave out a front line seamer but Streaker was outstanding with the ball. There was extra bounce on offer on this surface and we were well prepared accordingly. We fought so hard and they were on the top on several occasions but we pulled it back. 17 year old Ollie Peake was outstanding. India are a class team and we are really looking forward to that game.

Saad Baig (Pakistan Under 19s captain): It's difficult to finish as the losing team but, we fell short by 10-20 runs I feel. Boys fought really well, especially the bowlers. The fight was strong but it was just not to be. 15 to 20 runs would have been really handy on this pitch. As captain, I feel proud to represent my country in this capacity but this is a game and someone will lose, so, we have to take it forward from here.

Tom Straker has been adjudged the Player of the Match! Here is what he has to say.

Tom Straker: It got a bit closer that what we would have liked but thankfully, we got the job done! It was a pretty good bowling effort today in rather helpful conditions. (On him going past Kagiso Rabada with the best figures in an U-19 World Cup match) Oh, I didn't know that really! We've had pretty good confidence heading into this tournament and that does not change, even when he go for the final on Sunday!

Australia 181/9 in 49.1 overs
Harry Dixon 50(75) | Ali Raza 4/34
OIlie Peake 49 (75) | Arafat Minhas 2/20

Absolutely unreal scenes here at Benoni and it is Australia who have clinched the semi-final here by just one wicket. It was a game that swung like a pendulum and headed for a nerve wracking finish in the end but Raf MacMillan held his nerve at the back end as he scored perhaps the most important 19 runs of his career. Spare of thought for Pakistan, who fought incredibly hard but won't get to book a place in the final.

Australia started off well in the powerplay as they steadied the ship and got through unscathed without any loss of wickets. Dixon and Konstas were watchful but scored a few boundaries too. The wicket came for Pakistan just after the powerplay as Australia lost Konstas.

Harry Dixon dug in deep from there onwards but the support didn't really come from the other end as the likes of Weibgen, Hicks and Harjas Singh fell in really quick succession. The partnership that Australia needed came from there onwards as Dixon and Ollie Peake got together and put together 43 runs as the former crossed his 50. He fell soon after though and it was down to Peake, who kept his composure and built another partnership with Campbell. The duo weathered through a trial by spin initially but began to score the runs against the seamers.

The partnership was broken eventually by Arafat Minhas yet again and he put the pressure right back on the Aussies with the wicket of Campbell.It was followed by an outstanding spell from Ali Raza who cleaned up the two tail enders Beardman and Straker. In the end they needed 16 runs to win with four overs and one wicket in hand but the two tail enders held their nerve and managed to get their side over the line.

AUSSIES ARE INTO THE FINAL OF THE 2024 U19 CRICKET WORLD CUP! They've won this game by the barest of margins by just one wicket. Pakistan took the game really close but they missed out in the end courtesy fortune going against them.

49.1 Mohammad Zeeshan to Raf MacMillan, FOUR RUNS! AUSTRALIA WIN A CLIFFHANGER! AND IT'S THAT INSIDE EDGE THAT DOES THE TRICK! THEY ARE INTO THE FINAL! Short around off-stump here. Raf went for the pat to the point region on the back foot but ended up almost chopping it back on to his stumps. But, as it worked out, the ball missed the stumps, the keeper failed to get to it to his left and short fine-leg's chase to the boundary to save runs went in vain! With that, a magnificent match came to an end with the Aussies prevailing under the most extreme of pressures!

Everyone is at the edge of their seats and MacMillan will be the man on strike. Can he do the unbelievable for the Aussies!

Vidler looked to get through that over and he managed to do that successfully in the end. Superb cricket here right in the end from the two sides. We're going into the final six balls of the game to decide who will go into the final.

overs

177 /9 score

runs

Callum Vidler *

3 (9)

Raf MacMilllan

15 (28)

Ubaid Shah

1 /45

48.6 Ubaid Shah to Callum Vidler, really full around off-stump from wide of the crease. Vidler gets forward yet again and defends to short cover to keep this one out. Again, pretty confident-looking forward press and defense from the number 11!

48.5 Ubaid Shah to Callum Vidler, good length ball around off-stump. Defended to short cover from the crease with a lot of composure. No run though.

Just three more to win for Australia, one wicket for Pakistan! This is hanging by a thread.

48.4 Ubaid Shah to Callum Vidler, full and wide outside off-stump from wide of the crease. Vidler gets forward and defends to short cover point for no run. Admirable forward defensive stroke that!

48.3 Ubaid Shah to Raf MacMillan, full outside off-stump. Driven away to deep cover point off the front foot for a single to rotate strike. Over to Vidler!

48.2 Ubaid Shah to Raf MacMillan, good length ball outside off-stump. Cut away to the left of deep cover off the back foot for a couple of runs. Australia now need only four runs to win!

48.1 Ubaid Shah to Raf MacMillan, NOT OUT ON THE BIG LBW APPEAL! Full and fast on leg-stump. This would have gone down leg. Raf missed the drive on the up down the ground but could not pick up a run.

Ubaid Shah has the ball in his hands!

Australia got a boundary in that over and it has taken them within touching distance now. This game has come down to the wire and the Australians need just 6 more runs to win from the final two overs.

overs

174 /9 score

runs

Callum Vidler *

3 (6)

Raf MacMilllan

12 (25)

Mohammad Zeeshan

0 /36

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