USA-U19 vs AFG-U19 Live Cricket Score

16.1 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The Afghan skipper strikes again! A very soft dismissal but Prannav Chettipalayam will have to walk back now. This is tossed up, full and middle, angles away a bit, Prannav Chettipalayam tries to flick it but closes the face of the bat too early, the ball loops off the leading edge back towards the bowler where Naseer Khan Maroofkhil fumbles a bit and gets hit on the nose but manages to grab it on the second attempt. USA Under-19 loses both the set batters now as Prannav Chettipalayam goes back after a decent knock. 59/2

12.2 OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! The Afghan skipper finally gets the breakthrough! This one is fuller pitching just outside off, but it is an arm-ball. Siddarth Kappa fails to pick it up and goes deep into the crease to ease it to the off side, but the ball goes with the angle and skids through to thump his pads before he can get his bat down. Huge cry for an LBW and the umpire raises his finger. The set batter, Siddarth Kappa has to depart. 49/1

26.4 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Allah Mohammad gets his second! He flights this one up, full and on middle, turns away, Manav Nayak tries to whip it away but closes the face of the bat early, the ball takes the top edge and loops up towards mid off, Faridoon Dawoodzai takes a couple of steps back and takes a comfortable catch. USA Under-19 loses half their side now! 89/5

19.2 OUT! LBW! Arab Gul gets his man this time! This was coming as Aryaman Suri was not at all looking comfortable out there. This is floated, full and on middle, turns in this time, Aryaman Suri goes down to sweep it away but misses it completely and gets rapped around the pads right in front of the stumps. A huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. USA Under-19 three down and in some trouble now! 68/3

24.2 OUT! CASTLED! Another beauty from the mystery spinner! Allah Mohammad finally strikes and takes the big fish. Touch fuller on off, spinning it away slightly. Rishi Ramesh takes his front foot out to work it across the line towards the mid-wicket region but misses it, and the ball rattles to the top of the off stump. Rishi Ramesh has to depart and finish his World Cup without a double-digit score!. 79/4

38.3 OUT! LBW! TWO IN THE OVER! This is another toe-crusher from Faridoon Dawoodzai as he gets rid of Utkarsh Srivastava now. Another beautiful yorker, on middle, swinging in again, Utkarsh Srivastava gets beaten for pace as he too is late to put his bat down in time and gets hit on his boots on the full. A huge shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. USA Under-19 loses both set batters in the same over here! 122/7

38.1 OUT! BOWLED'EM! A corker of a delivery! Faridoon Dawoodzai nails the yorker on middle, swinging in, sharply, Amogh Arepally stays in his crease but is late to put his bat down in time, the ball goes through to shatter into the base of the stumps. A perfect yorker and Afghanistan Under-19 finally break the partnership that was starting to hurt them. 121/6

44.2 OUT! TIMBER! Allah Mohammad has three now! He tosses this one up, full and on middle, straightens a bit after hitting the deck, Khush Bhalala uses his feet to flick it away but plays completely down the wrong line, and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps again. USA Under-19 nine down now! 137/9

39.1 OUT! RUN OUT! Another one bites the dust! This is an excellent piece of fielding here. This is tossed up, full and on off, Aaryan Batra pushes it wide of short covers and sets off for the run, Rahimullah Zurmati picks up the ball, turns around, and throws it to the bowler's end, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil lets it through his legs and the ball hits the stumps. It looks close here, and the replay shows that Aaryan Batra is well short of his crease. USA Under-19 eight down now! 123/8

48.2 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Khalil Ahmed wraps things off here! He nails the yorker now, on middle, shaping in, Ateendra Subramanian backs away a bit but fails to dig it out as the ball goes through to crash onto the stumps. USA Under-19 have been bowled out for 148 here! 148/10

0.1 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a start for USA Under-19! This is exactly what they wanted and Afghanistan Under-19 continues their tradition of losing a wicket in the first over. Arya Garg starts with a back-of-a-length delivery around leg, Hassan Eisakhil tries to ride the bounce to flick it away but misses as the passes very close to his gloves and brushes his shirt too. There is a deflection and Amogh Arepally pouches it behind the stumps. A huge appeal and up goes the finger. Hassan Eisakhil cannot believe it and has a chat with the umpire but will have to go back to the hut now. Early blow for Afghanistan Under-19! 0/1

1.5 OUT! TAKEN! Ateendra Subramanian strikes in his first over as well! Wafiullah Tarakhil tries to take on the bowler but loses his wicket in the process. This is pitched up and around off, Wafiullah Tarakhil skips down the track to loft it away, but fails to get under it and his bat turns his hands as well. The ball goes high in the air towards mid off where Aaryan Batra backtracks a bit and pouches it safely. Afghanistan Under-19 two down in no time here as USA Under-19 are making things interesting. 3/2

16.2 OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Ateendra Subramanian strikes when his team needed a wicket! This one is right in the slot, pitching it just outside off, shaping it away from the batter. Jamshid Zadran lunges to drive it towards the cover region but gets nicked on the outer edge. The ball flies just to the left of the keeper. Amogh Arepally moves a bit to his left and takes a routine catch. Jamshid Zadran, the set batter, has to depart now as the Afghans slip further. 47/4

6.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Arya Garg strikes again! This is short of a length, on middle and off, angling outside off. Sohail Khan Zurmati attempts an uppercut, but the boundaries are way too long in this venue. He didn't get the elevation and the ball goes in the air towards the fielder standing at third man. Ateendra Subramanian jogs a bit to his right and takes a comfortable catch. Sohail Khan Zurmati has to depart just when he was settling in and the Afghans are in deep trouble now. 11/3

38.4 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Siddarth Kappa will be the most relieved man out in the field for USA Under-19. The Afghan skipper just throws away his wicket. This one is on a length around off. Naseer Khan Maroofkhil covers the stump and tries to heave it up and over the cover region but fails to get the elevation. He ends up chipping it straight to mid off where Khush Bhalala takes a routine catch. Is there another twist in the tale? This game just keeps on getting more interesting. 99/6

30.2 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Ateendra Subramanian has three now! The bowling change has worked wonders for USA Under-19 here. This is full and straight in line with the stumps, shaping in a bit, Numan Shah stays there and goes for the big slog across the line, but misses due to the inward movement and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. Afghanistan Under-19 loses half their side now and still needs 69 runs to win. 80/5

40.1 OUT! RUN OUT! Another one bites the dust! The dangerous, Allah Mohammad goes back to the hut now. This is full and around off, Rahimullah Zurmati drives it straight to covers and sets off for the run, Allah Mohammad is a bit late to react, Manav Nayak picks up and hits bullseye at the batter's end with the Afghan not even in the frame. He is miles out and there was never a run there. The replay confirms the same. USA Under-19 three wickets away from a historic win! 104/7