In Pics: Uday Saharan, Sachin Dhas emerge heroes as India one step away from U19 World Cup glory

India were 34/4 before Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas forged a comeback story for the ages to lead the team to U19 semifinal. 

Published on: Feb 7, 2024 9:29 AM IST

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Tristan Luus' opening spell spelled doom for India as he took 3/37 to rock the top order (Getty)

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An elated India captain Uday Saharan soaks it all in following India's thrilling win. He is one step closer to joining the likes of Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli and Prithvi Shaw (Getty)

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Kwena Maphaka had India reeling early, reducing them to 32/4 with a three-wicket opening burst (Getty)

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But then came the partnership that turned things around as Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas stitched a memorable stand of 171 to turn the momentum towards India (Getty)

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Named after the Master Blaster Tendulkar, Sachin Dhas made his namesake proud by playing the innings of a lifetime, and keeping India alive in the chase with a masterful 96. He fell 4 short of a deserving century but had done his job (Getty)

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For South Africa, Richard Seletswane struck a fine half-century, chipping in with 64 off 100 balls to take the total to 244/7 (Getty)

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Emotions all around as South Africa's youngsters fail to control their teers after finishing so near yet so far (Getty)

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Lhuan-dre Pretorius top-scored for South Africa, hitting 76 off 102 balls to keep the scoreboard moving before he was dismissed by Musheer Khan (Getty)

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Raj Limbani was India's best bowler, finishing with 3/60 with the wickets of Steve Stolk, David Teeger and wicketkeeper Juan James (Getty)

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Uday Saharan played a captain's knock and nearly saw his team through the end. He got run out with India needing 1 to win (Getty)

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Indian players were clearly over the moon - and rightly so - after completing a stunning heist against South Africa (Getty)