USA-U19 vs AFG-U19 16th Place Play-off Results

3:38 PM IST Right then, that is it from this game where Afghanistan Under-19 just manages to get over the line while USA Under-19 ends their campaign without any wins. However, the action continues in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024 on 1st February, Thursday. Scotland U-19 takes on Namibia U-19 in the 16th Place Play-off match which will start at 1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to the game. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

3:37 PM IST Naseer Khan Maroofkhil, the victorious skipper of Afghanistan Under-19 says that it was a tough tournament especially for him captaining the side. Adds that he knows that they didn't perform well in the campaign, but it is good to finish with a win. He continues that in the last two matches, they were unlucky, but he also states that their batting and fielding needed to be better. He reckons that it would have been a different story if the top-order batters did well in a couple of matches. Ends by saying that he is happy to play a good and mature inning in this game.

3:35 PM IST Rishi Ramesh, the captain of USA Under-19 says that they fought really well but the close defeats like this hurt the most. Adds that this being their last game, they wanted to give their all on the field. Tells that the standards are pretty high here, and they learned a lot from the top teams. Ends by saying that it was a great honor for them participating in this event.

3:34 PM IST Rahimullah Zurmati is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his match-winning knock. He says there was no pressure as he was playing according to the plan and he was focusing on taking ones and twos to get the team over the line. He continues that when the captain got out it was his duty to score some boundaries. He reckons that they didn't bat well in the last few matches but he is happy they did good in this match.

3:33 PM IST Presentation Time...

3:32 PM IST Earlier in the game, USA Under-19 posted a somewhat fighting total courtesy of crucial contributions from Prannav Chettipalayam and Utkarsh Srivastava. Allah Mohammad was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan Under-19 yet again with three wickets, while skipper, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil and Faridoon Dawoodzai picked up a couple, and Khalil Ahmed and Arab Gul chipped in with one each. While chasing, they were in early trouble but a resilient knock from the captain, and couple of partnerships along with a matured innings from Rahimullah Zurmati helped them end the tournament with a victory.