India top 5 performers in U19 World Cup: Captain Uday Saharan, Sachin Dhas, all-rounder Musheer Khan, left-arm spinner Saumy Kumar Pandey, and pacer Raj Limbani are the crucial players for the India U19 team. Each player has contributed significantly throughout the league stage, Super Six, and the Semi-final. In the semi-final, Raj Limbani took three wickets, while Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas showcased their batting prowess with a partnership of 171 runs, ultimately leading the team to victory.
India top 5 performers in U19 World Cup
Uday Saharan
Total runs – 389
Total wickets – 1
Uday Saharan is the captain Team India in the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup 2024 in South Africa. Originating from Ganganagar, Rajasthan, Uday’s cricketing journey started from Punjab at the age of 14.
Uday played an important role in the journey of U19 World Cup for Indian team. Every match he gave his best performance. A total of 4 half-century and a century against Nepal came from his bat. His best score is 100 runs in this ongoing U19 World Cup. Till date he is the highest run scorer for India U19 team.
The highest runs scored by an Indian player in a previous edition of the U19 World Cup was achieved by Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 505 runs back in 2004.
Against B’desh U19 – 64 runs at Bloemfontein
Against Ireland U19 – 75 runs at Bloemfontein
Against USA U19 – 35 runs at Bloemfontein
Against NZ U19 – 34 runs at Bloemfontein
Against Nepal U19 – 100 at Bloemfontein
Against S Africa U19 – 81 runs at Benoni
Musheer Khan
Total runs – 338
Total wickets – 6
In the ongoing U19 World Cup tournament, Musheer Khan’s remarkable performance includes two centuries out of six innings. His standout performance came against New Zealand, where he scored a brilliant 131 runs from just 126 deliveries and also contributed with two valuable wickets, earning him the Player of the Match award. The Indian all-rounder has already showcased his skills in South Africa with both bat and ball.
Bowling Performance
Against Bangladesh U19 – 2/35 on 20 January 2024
Against NZ U19 – 2/10 on 30 January 2024
Against S Africa U19 – 2/43 on 6 February 2024
Batting Performance
Against B’desh U19 – 3 runs at Bloemfontein
Against Ireland U19 – 118 runs at Bloemfontein
Against USA U19 – 73 runs at Bloemfontein
Against NZ U19 – 131 runs at Bloemfontein
Against Nepal U19 – 9* at Bloemfontein
Against S Africa U19 – 4 runs at Benoni
Sachin Dhas
Total runs – 294
Sachin Dhas is another remarkable player who contributes in the middle order for the Indian team. He showcased an exceptional performance against the Nepal team, scoring 116 runs from 101 balls. Dhas also played an impressive innings of 96 runs off 95 balls against South Africa in the U-19 World Cup semi-final.
He played a crucial role in a thrilling victory by forming a remarkable partnership of 171 runs with skipper Uday Saharan.
Batting Performance
Against B’desh U19 – 26* runs at Bloemfontein
Against Ireland U19 – 21* runs at Bloemfontein
Against USA U19 – 20 runs at Bloemfontein
Against NZ U19 – 15 runs at Bloemfontein
Against Nepal U19 – 116 at Bloemfontein
Against S Africa U19 – 96 runs at Benoni
Saumy Pandey
Total wickets – 17
Indian left-arm spinner Saumy Kumar Pandey who is the vice-captain of India team also played a crucial role in bowling department. He is one of the leading wicket-takers in the ongoing U19 World Cup in South Africa. His career’s best figure is 4/19 against New Zealand.
Bowling Performance
B’desh U19 – 4/24
Ireland U19 – 3/21
USA U19 – 1/13
NZ U19 – 4/19
Nepal U19 – 4/29
S Africa U19 – 1/38
Raj Limbani
Total Wickets – 8
Raj Limbani is a swing bowler from Rann of Kutch shining in U19 World Cup. He consistently takes wickets with the new ball, providing the Indian team with early breakthroughs that alleviate pressure and contribute to their victories in the tournament. He played an crucial role in India’s victory by taking 3/60 against South Africa in Semi-final, marking his career-best performance to date.
Bowling Performance
B’desh U19 – 1/25
USA U19 – 1/17
NZ U19 – 2/17
Nepal U19 – 1/25
S Africa U19 – 3/60
India U19 squad for U19 Cricket World Cup 2024:
Uday Saharan (C), Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, A Avanish Rao (WK), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (WK), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari
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