Karachi:
The green shirts are all set to take on India, the U-19 World Cup will be against traditional rivals today, Pakistan needing a big win to reach the semi-finals.
According to information, England, Afghanistan and Australia have already reached the 4th Final. Only one seat is left from Group 2. If India defeats the Pakistan U-19 team by any margin, it will immediately advance to the semi-finals.
But only victory will not be enough for the green shirts, they still have 4 points, the run rate is also very low, the blue shirts are in the second place with 6 points and a strong run rate, so the Pakistani team has to beat India by a big margin to make the final 4 game so that it not only equals the points with India, but also surpasses the traditional rival in the run rate.
If the team bats first then they have to win by at least 105 runs, if the Pakistani side has to chase the target then it has to be crossed very quickly, for example if the target is 251 runs then the green shirts have to cross the finish line in 29.4 overs or less to play the semi final.
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The team management is determined that the player will shine in this important test. Meanwhile, ahead of the crucial match, the Pakistan U-19 team had a full practice yesterday at Queen’s Sports Club Harare, the green shirts defeated India by 191 runs in the final of the U-19 Asia Cup.
Both teams have met 10 times in the U-19 World Cup so far, both have won 5 and 5 matches. Pakistan U-19 has won 4 matches in last 5 matches against India.
Captain Farhan Yusif says that our preparation was very good, we had a great practice in the nets, the players learned from the mistakes of the previous matches, the morale of the team is very high and we are determined to perform well.
Talented player Sameer Minhas said that recently we played a match on a script on a tough pitch which gave us the experience of playing in tough conditions, now we are practicing on the same ground where the match is taking place, the team atmosphere is very positive, we want to develop good form.
