Kartik Tyagi (4 for 24 runs) starred with the ball as India beat Australia by 74 runs to reach the semifinals of the 2020 Under-19 World Cup on Tuesday. Chasing a modest total, Australia got off to a poor start as a mix-up between their two openers Sam Fanning and Jake Fraser-McGurk cost them a wicket on the very first ball of the innings. McGurk departed without even facing a single ball. After the first wicket, Tyagi picked two more wickets -- on the fourth and the fifth deliveries -- in the the over to give India a perfect start. In his next over, he removed Oliver Davies to push Australia further back in their run chase. However, Fannning (75 off 127) stitched solid partnerships with wicket-keeper Patrick Rowe (21 of 40) and Liam Scott (35 off 71) for fifth and sixth wickets respectively to keep his side alive in the run chase. Just when things were starting to look good for Australia, they lost three wickets in three balls and lost the momentum as well as the match as India sealed a comfortable 74-run victory to enter the semifinals. (SCORECARD)
Highlights Between India vs Australia 1st Quarter Final, straight from Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
While the end result shows India to be the more dominate side in reality it was far from it. India were made to toil hard but they performed better than Australia as a unit and won the match comfortably. Thank you for tuning in to our live match updates... hope you enjoyed it. We will be back when India's senior team take on New Zealand in the 3rd T20 tomorrow. Don't forget to join us then. Till then take care!
India beat Australia by 74 runs to reach the semifinals!
Akash Singh rattles the timber of Matthew Willans with a full length delivery as India beat Australia by 74 runs to reach the semifinals of 2020 Unde-19 World Cup.
Huge wicket for India... Sam Fanning departs for 75!
Akash Singh bowls a short ball and Sam Fanning tries to hook it but fails. The ball kisses his gloves and Dhruv Jurel takes good catch diving at full stretch to his right.
Connor Sully gets his first boundary of the innings as he plays the ball wide of short fine leg fielder and the quick outfield helps it race away to the fence.
Sam Fanning fetches the delivery from outside off stump line and dispatches it over deep mid-wicket fence for a big six. Australia were in desperate need of boundaries and they got two in the same over.
Atharva Ankolekar bowls down leg and send it wide of short fine-leg fielder for a boundary. The fielder gave it tough chase but failed to pull it back in despite reaching there on time. This poor stuff from the fielder.
Sam Fanning moves across revealing all three stumps. His movement forces Ravi Bishnoi to bowl full into the stumps and he clipped it towards fine leg for four runs.
Sushant Mishra angles the ball in to Sam Fanning who guides it towards third man by opening the face of the bat. Third man fielder covers decent ground and stretches at full length but couldn't stop the ball.
Liam Scott ends Kartik Tyagi's over with a boundary between cover and point region. The fielder who was chasing the ball put in a dive but couldn't stop any runs for his side as his hand was in contact with the rope when he pulled the ball back in.
These two Australia batsmen have shown great maturity and done well to see off danger from the Indian bowlers and put them on course to chase down the total.
Akash Singh offers too much width outside off stump and Patrick Rowe makes most use of the opportunity and finishes the 16th over of the innings with a cracking boundary.
Ravi Bishnoi continues to bowl wayward deliveries down leg stump and pays the price as Sam Fanning collects a boundary by paddle sweeping it nicely towards fine leg fence.
Akash Singh pitches the ball up and Patrick Rowe uses the bowler's pace to hit it through covers by opening the face of the bat and collects a boundary.
Sushant Mishra forces Sam Fanning to reach out for a delivery which was moving away from him. He does exactly that but only manages an outside edge which goes away from the diving second slip fielder and runs away to the fence.
Five overs gone and Australia are 23/4. The Indian bowlers, especially Kartik Tyagi, got their side to a dream start as his first overs accounted for three wickets. However, the Indian bowlers have not asked many question of the Australian batsmen in the following overs.
Sushant Mishra loses his footing and falls awkwardly and seems like he has hurt his left leg. Nothing to worry as he looks fine and will continue to bowl.
Kartik Tyagi bowls wide of off stump, inviting Oliver Davies to reach out for the ball and the batsman fall for bowler's trap and hands a simple catch to the slip fielder. Jaiswal completed a fine catch to push Australia on the backfoot in their runchase.
Kartik Tyagi drifts down leg side and Oliver Davies fails to get his bat to the ball but gets four runs anyway as ball races away to the fine leg fence after kissing his thigh pad.
Sushant Mishra starts his over with a dangerous beamer and the umpire signals a free-hit. Sam Fanning makes most of the opportunity and clears the fine leg fence for first six of the innings.
India get off to a best possible start as they get rid of Australian opener Jake Fraser-McGurk on the very first ball of the innings. Tyagi bowled full and straight and Sam Fanning called for a non-quick single. McGurk was not looking at his partner and paid the price as India strike with a runout.
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