India vs South Africa, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024 highlights: Saharan and Sachin guide defending champions into final

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: EDGED AND GONE! That ball rushes at Stolk off the pitch and he is late on his cut shot. Thin edge and wicketkeeper Avanish does the rest.

Stolk c Avanish b Limbani 14 (17)

IND U19 vs SA U19 Live Score: South Africa 23/1 in 4.5 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Third ball of the fifth over from Limbani is in the arc for Stolk. The batter smashes that in front of square and the ball sails over the boundary.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: The two fast bowlers have got India off to quite a strong start. Tiwari got the ball to whistle past Proetrius's outside edge off back to back balls at the end of that fourth over. Stolk is on eight off 13, Pretorius on four off 11.

IND U19 vs SA U19 Live Score: South Africa 14/0

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Naman Tiwari bowling the second over, the last ball is met with a sensational drive through covers by Stolk. First boundary of the match.

IND U19 vs SA U19 Live Score: South Africa 7/0 in 2 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: A great start from Limbani, he beat Pretorius with the second ball and then produced an edge off the fifth. Pretorius played that with a loose drive, the ball went off his outside edge and rolled to third man. The batters ran a single off that.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Captain Saharan gives a rousing speech in the Indian huddle before they break and charge out to the field. South Africa openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Steve Solk take a knee and stay there for a few seconds before continuing their walk out to the middle. Rousing scenes from both sides here. Raj Limbani has the ball in his hands for India. Here we go!

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: The two teams have lined up adjacent to each other with the officials. First comes India's national anthem and then the hosts South Africa's.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Ed Rainsford is pitchside and says that there is a nice breeze blowing and adds that on one side, the boundary is 82 meters and on the leg side is just 58 meters. Abhinav Mukund joins him and says that he isn't surprised India decided to bowl first. Adds that the pitch is quite dry but the pacers have had more success and there is a bit more grass on the pitch as well.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Lhuan-dre Pretorius(w), Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Dewan Marais, Juan James(c), Oliver Whitehead, Riley Norton, Tristan Luus, Nqobani Mokoena, Kwena Maphaka

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan(c), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish(w), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: "Would have liked to bowl first as well. Just want the boys to go out there and enjoy themselves. We feel confident playing them, we've beaten them twice. One change for us."

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: "We'll bowl first. There is always something in the morning, and this is a new wicket for us. We were prepared to bowl first as well, we lost the toss a couple of times that's why we have had to always bat. We are completely prepared, the pressure and outside noise doesn't concern us. We want to just execute our plans."

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Uday Saharan has won the toss and he has chosen to bowl first for a change!

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: India have batted in every game so far, South Africa like to bowl first. Let's see what happens today.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Hrishikesh Kanitkar pointed out the fact that India have multiple players stepping up and making key contributions throughout the campaign. “Different players stepping up is a good thing. We aren’t thinking of dominance. We are just looking to play to the best of our ability on any given day. All the players are working hard, we are playing well as a team,” he said.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Kulkarni stands out in this team because of the fact that he is a fast-bowling all-rounder and the reputation he has made for big-hitting. Against the USA, though, he showed why he really is an opening batter in ODI cricket and not a lower order dasher. Kulkarni scored 108 runs in that match off 118 balls and gave just seven runs away in the two overs he managed to bowl. He wears the No.33, which belongs to Hardik Pandya in the senior squad and the latter took note of Kulkarni's performance. “Excellent performance yesterday, Arshin. Congratulations and my best wishes for your future. Good choice on the number,” Hardik wrote on his Instagram story.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: India fans of a certain vintage will remember Hrishikesh Kanitkar for hitting the winning boundary off Saqlain Mushtaq in fading light in India's memorable victory over Pakistan at Dhaka in January 1998, when the team chased a 300-plus target in the Independence Cup final. Kanitkar's international career was a short-lived one though, consisting of two Tests and 34 one-day internationals. However, he was a seasoned veteran in the domestic circuit, scoring 10,400 runs at an average of 52.26 in 146 first class matches.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Uday Saharan has been the backbone of the Indian batting effort in this tournament. He is the second highest run scorer behind Musheer, scoring 308 in five matches with one century and two half-centuries.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: It could very much be a possibility. For a chance, India and Pakistan were not drawn into the same group, something that happens with metronomic consistency in every tournament the two sides are playing in regardless of what level of men's or women's cricket is being played. Pakistan are playing Australia at Willowmoore Park on Thursday in the other semi-final and so, an India vs Pakistan final is on the cards.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Kwena Maphaka has been the life and blood of this South African team. He has taken a whopping 18 wickets in five matches and is already level with Wayne Parnell for most wickets taken by a South African in a single edition of the U19 World Cup. Maphaka tends to stay around the 140kph mark, can bang in hostile bouncers and has a mean and accurate yorker. Maphaka had also played in the 2022 U19 World Cup aged just 15. He played three of South Africa's six matches and took seven wickets at an average of 18.28 with an economy rate of 18.28.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: The Indian captain has shown that he is the quintessential batter to have in a 50-over tournament. Saharan has often been content with playing a supporting role to the likes of Musheer but he has been crucial to India batting long and cruising through the middle overs of their innings. Musheer and Sachin Dhas, who are the centurions in this team, both credited Saharan for helping them along in their innings after winning player of the match awards. Saharan has also been almost flawless in the field as captain, attacking with his field placements and being decisive with his bowling changes, with the input of his deputy Pandey.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: India's vice-captain Saumy Pandey has been the standout bowler for them in this tournament. He has taken 16 wickets in five matches at a stunning average of 6.62 and economy rate of 2.17. The average and economy is the best for a bowler with more than five wickets this year.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: The all-rounder 334 runs in five matches at an average of 83.50, with two centuries and a fifty. His best score is 131. He has also taken four wickets at an average of 24.25. With a maximum of two matches left, including the final, Musheer can surpass Shikhar Dhawan's (505 runs in 2004) tally to become the Indian with the most runs in a single U19 World Cup.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: To say India dominated the group stage would be an understatement. They started off by beating Bangladesh by 84 runs. Then they smashed Ireland by 201 runs before beating the USA by the exact same margin. That was followed by an even more comprehensive hammering of New Zealand as they won that match by 214 runs and then, India beat Nepal by 132 runs.

India vs South Africa Live Score, U19 World Cup semi-final 2024: Musheer was completely focused on the team's cause ahead of the semi-final clash against South Africa. "I am happy with my performances but I won't be satisfied until we win the World Cup. As far as being the highest run-getter, I don't really want to think about it," he said. "Since we started playing the tournament, it was only about winning the World Cup and that's what we are focussing on. I only want to do well for the team and take the results as they come. I have learnt a lot from Sarfaraz - right from how he bats to how he is always thinking about winning the game for his team to how he builds his innings."