India vs Nepal ICC U-19 World Cup 2024: Bloemfontein Weather Forecast And Mangaung Oval Pitch Report

The Indian Under-19 team look promising to retain the ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup title this year. They are yet to suffer a defeat in the ongoing tournament, underway in South Africa. India won all of their group league fixtures before registering a dominant 210-run victory over New Zealand in their opening Super Six clash. They are currently sitting at the top of Group 1 with six points, having ensured a place in the knockout stage.

They will look to continue the winning momentum when they take on Nepal in the next World Cup assignment. It will also be India’s last Super Six game, which will be hosted at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday, February 2.

All eyes will be on India U-19 star Musheer Khan, who slammed his second century of the tournament in the last game against New Zealand. The 18-year-old tops the list of the leading run-getters. In his four appearances, Musheer has racked up 325 runs at an average of over 80. Spinner Saumy Pandey looks to be in scintillating form as well. He has picked up 12 wickets including two four-wicket hauls during the campaign.

India Under-19 vs Nepal Under-19 Pitch Report:

India have played all of their previous matches of this ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. The pitch looked like a batting paradise in the first innings on most of the occasions. But it turned quite slow in the latter half of the games. The teams batting first have won five of the eight U-19 World Cup matches that were earlier held at this venue. The wicket is expected to remain unchanged during the upcoming match between India and Nepal.

India Under-19 vs Nepal Under-19 Weather Report:

The weather in Bloemfontein is expected to remain mostly overcast on February 2. The U-19 World Cup match between India and Nepal may face interruption due to rain in the second innings. The temperature could hover around 18 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius, while the humidity is anticipated to be around 41-73 percent. The wind speed will be around 15-19 km/h during the 50-over clash.

India Under-19 vs Nepal Under-19 Full Squads:

IND-U19 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

NEP-U19 Squad: Dev Khanal (c), Arjun Kumal, Aakash Tripathi, Dipak Prasad Dumre, Durgesh Gupta, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Bishal Bikram KC, Subhash Bhandari, Deepak Bohara, Dipak Bohara, Uttam Rangu Thapa Macar, Bipin Rawal, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Akash Chand