U-19 World Cup India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: India eye unbeaten run. (ICC Photo)
India have qualified for the next round of the ICC U-19 World Cup. They have reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament and will look to top their group when they face Zimbabwe in their final group game on Friday. India are unbeaten in the tournament with wins over Australia in the first game and then a ten-wicket win over PNG in the second game. Against Zimbabwe, they have a chance to remain unbeaten in the tournament and continue their dominance. Prithvi Shaw, Manjot Kalra, Shubman Gill, Kamlesh Nagarkotti will be the players who will lead India against Zimbabwe. Captain Shaw already has two half-centuries in the tournament and will eye his first hundred. Zimbabwe have had mixed fortunes in the competition. They won by 10 wickets against PNG in their first game but lost the second game to Australia by seven wickets. They need to beat India by a comprehensive margin and then hope that PNG beat Australia as well. This will give them a chance to qualify for the quarters of the tournament. Catch U-19 World Cup India vs Zimbabwe Live Score here.
U-19 World Cup India vs Zimbabwe Live Score: 0700 hrs IST: India have employed spinners and it is Shiva Singh who is into the attack. This partnership has been growing slowly and it seems the skipper Prithvi Shaw is looking to get a wicket here.
0650 hrs IST: Inspite of India getting an early wicket, it has been a good start for Zimbabwe. They have punished bad deliveries for boundaries and are looking confident against the fast-paced Indian bowling line-up. Zimbabwe need a big partnership here to take them to a strong position.
0640 hrs IST: WICKET! Shivam Mavi gets the breakthrough and it’s Gregory Dollar who is gone. The ball just came inside and the batsman was rattled by the pace. The stumps flew and India gets their first wicket. ZIM 7/1
0630 hrs IST: HERE WE GO! It’s Shivam Mavi who starts with the new ball. Gregory Dollar and Wesley Madhevere start with the bat for Zimbabwe. Mavi has been in excellent form in the first two ODIs. Can he get an early breakthrough here?
0620 hrs IST: India team news: Harvik Desai replaces Aryan Juyal and Riyan Parag in for Himanshu Rana. India testing their squad depth and hence resting Juyal and Rana before the knockouts.
0615 hrs IST: Zimbabwe win the toss and elect to bat first against India. Indian skipper Prithvi Shaw wanted to bat first as well. It looks like a good batting surface.
0545 hrs IST: Welcome to our Live blog on India U-19 vs Zimbabwe U-19 ODI at U-19 Cricket World Cup. We will bring you all the updates as the action unfolds in New Zealand. We will come with the updates on toss very soon/
Squads
India: Prithvi Shaw (c), Shubman Gill, Aryan Juyal, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Harvik Desai, Manjot Kalra, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pankaj Yadav, Riyan Parag, Ishan Porel, Himanshu Rana, Anukul Roy, Shivam Mavi, Shiva Singh
Zimbabwe: Liam Roche (c), Gregory Dollar, Donald Mlambo, Tanunurwa Makoni, Jayden Schadendorf, Milton Shumba, Alistair Frost, Dion Myers, Nkosilatu Nunu, Jonathan Conolly, Wesley Madhevere, Kieran Robinson, Robert Chimhinya, Tinashe Nenhunzi, Taun Harrison