Five times U19 World Cup champion India will look to continue their perfect start when they take on USA in their final group game at the The Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday, January 28. In this World Cup, India U19 have been impressive in all departments. They started their campaign with an emphatic 84-run thrashing of Bangladesh U-19, followed by a one-sided win over Ireland U-19.
The USA U19, on the other hand, have yet to register their first win of the tournament. They were defeated by Ireland U-19 in their first match by 7 wickets. They then lost to Bangladesh U19 by 121 runs. The USA U19 will need to beat India U19 by a good margin in order to qualify for the Super Six.
IND U19 vs USA 19 Pitch Report
India Under-19 will be playing their third straight World Cup match at the iconic Mangaung Oval. It is expected to once again offer more support to the batters. The Men in Blue were able to take full advantage of the conditions in each of their previous matches. However, the wicket seemed to slow down in the second innings, where India’s spinners were in the ascendancy.
IND U19 vs USA 19 Weather Report
According to Accuweather, January 28 is set to be an overcast day in South Africa. The temperature expected to be between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius. The humidity is expected to be between 37 and 64 percent with the wind speed likely to be between 13 and 18 km/h. The Group A match is expected to be interfered by rain, especially during the first innings of the match.
IND U19 vs USA 19 Probable XI
India U19: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Priyanshu Moliya, Aravelly Avanish (wk), Sachin Das, Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey
USA U19: Prannav Chettipalayam, Bhavya Mehta, Siddhart Kappa, Rishi Ramesh (c), Utkarsh Srivastava, Amogh Reddy Arepally (wk), Parth Patel, Khush Bhalala, Aarin Sushil Nadkarni, Ateendra Subramanian, Arya Garg
IND U19 vs USA U19 Squad
India: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas. Murugan Abhishek, Aravelly Avanish (wk), Naman Tiwari, Raj Limbani, Saumy Pandey, Aaradhya Shukla, Innesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Rudra Patel, Prem Devkar, Mohamed Amaan, Ansh Gosai
USA: Amogh Arepally, Rayaan Bhagani, Aaryan Batra, Khush Bhalala, Prannav Chettipalayam, Arya Garg, Siddarth Kappa, Bhavya Mehta, Aarin Nadkarni, Manav Nayak, Parth Patel, Rishi Ramesh (c), Utkarsh Srivastava, Ateendra Subramanian, Aryaman Suri. (Reserves: Arjun Mahesh, Ansh Rai, Aryan Satheesh)
