India look unstoppable on their path to another crown as they take on New Zealand in their first game of the ICC U-19 World Cup Super Six stage. India began their campaign with three wins on the trot in the group stage of the tournament. They beat Bangladesh, Ireland and the USA in Group A. India defeated the USA by a whopping margin of 201 runs to assert their dominance in the competition. The match saw Arshin Kulkarni smash a powerful century and Naman Tiwari scalp four wickets for India. The strong win will now see India face the Kiwis who were placed second in Group D. They will be hoping to continue their dominant run against New Zealand as they pursue another final.
The Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein will host the Super Six game between India and New Zealand on Tuesday, January 30. The Kiwis are also currently on a good run, winning two out of the three matches they have played in the tournament. They beat Nepal and Afghanistan in their first two games before losing their third game to Pakistan by 10 wickets. New Zealand will now be looking to get back to winning ways as they take on India in their upcoming game.
Pitch Report:
The Mangaung Oval’s cricket pitch in Bloemfontein is widely considered to be a balanced surface that offers advantages to both bowlers and batters, especially in ODIs. The average first innings score is 248 on this pitch. Whereas, teams that have batted first here have won 15 out of 25 matches.
Weather Report:
Bloemfontein will likely experience thunderstorms on Tuesday with around a 51 percent chance of precipitation. The temperature during the day will range between 33 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius at night. The expected humidity level will be around 43 percent during the day and 68 percent at night.
India U-19 vs New Zealand U-19 ICC U-19 World Cup Super Six match Full Squads:
India U-19 Full Squad: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao, Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari
New Zealand U-19 Full Squad: Oscar Jackson (c), Mason Clarke, Sam Clode, Zac Cumming, Robbie Foulkes, Tom Jones, James Nelson, Snehith Reddy, Matt Rowe, Ewald Schreuder, Lachlan Stackpole, Oliver Tewatiya, Alex Thompson, Ryan Tsourgas, Luke Watson
Reserves: Ben Breitmeyer, Nick Brown, Henry Christie, Josh Oliver, Amogh Paranjpe.
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