All Kinds of Spin Variations in ICC world T-20 2012

As Hambantota, Pallekele and Colombo gear up for the World T20, this semi-columnist has decided, belatedly, to begin Shehan Karunatilaka’s Chinaman. This seems as good a time as any to get caught up in a tale involving a mystery spinner who torments the world’s best batsmen before disappearing, equally mysteriously, from the collective consciousness.

BCCI to award 20lakh Cash Prize for the Indian U-19 team

The BCCI on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh each for members of the Indian team which lifted its third Under-19 World Cup title in Townsville after defeating defending champions Australia.
BCCI President N Srinivasan congratulated the team, which was led superbly by unbeaten centurion skipper Unmukt Chand in the final against the defending champions.

India U-19 won the World Cup

Captain Unmukt Chand's unbeaten 111 and Smit Patel's 58 not out guided India to a comfortable six-wicket victory against Australia in the Under-19 World Cup final at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville on Sunday. Chand's 126-ball ball century was studded with 5 sixes and 7 fours. Chand reached his fifty off 67 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 5 fours. India lost their fourth wicket when Joel Paris had Vijay Zol caught behind by Jimmy Peirson.

Australia advanced to the final of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup

Australia advanced to the final of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup after defeating South Africa by four wickets in Townsville on Tuesday.
After winning the toss and electing to bowl at Tony Ireland Stadium, the home side managed to restrict South Africa to 191for eight from its 50 overs.
Cameron Bancroft (65) and Kurtis Patterson (49) then impressed with the bat to help Australia seal victory with nine balls to spare as they finished at 192 for six.

Sri Lanka and Ireland progress in the Plate

Sri Lanka thumped Nepal by eight wickets while Ireland defeated Namibia in Monday's Plate Championship action at the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
The two Plate quarter-finals were played in Brisbane, with Sri Lanka rarely troubled in their easy win at Peter Burge Oval.

India and New Zealand into semi-final after thrilling wins

India and New Zealand booked a semi-final clash against each other after registering thrilling wins in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Super League quarter-finals on Monday.
India held on to clinch an enthralling one-wicket win against rivals Pakistan, while New Zealand snatched a win from the jaws of defeat over an in-form West Indies at Endeavour Park.

India play with Pakistan in Quarter Finals

The quarter-final line-up of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 was completed on Thursday with all the Full Members with the exception of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe progressing to the Super League stage. On Thursday, as many as four sides confirmed their berths in the Super League quarter-finals, which will be played in Townsville on 19 and 20 August.

ICC U-19 world Cup round up

Pakistan registered their second consecutive win in the ICC Under-19 World Cup when they beat Scotland by nine wickets in a Group B encounter at Kev Hackney Oval in Buderim on Monday.

Pakistan, who beat Afghanistan by 109 runs in their first match on Saturday, chased down Scotland’s 200 on a canter -- in 36.2 overs. Openers Sami (76) Aslam and Babar Azam (106 not out) added 163 runs to make it a one-sided affair.

Inzamam’s nephew hoping to win under-19 World Cup

One of Pakistan’s most promising talents, Imam-ul-Haq, who is the nephew of Inzamam-ul-haq, has said that he will try his best to help his country win the Under-19 World Cup in Australia.

Pakistan, Bangladesh & Australia Win their First games

Pakistan, Bangladesh & Australia Win their First games in ICC under 19 World cup today. Australia beat England by 6 wickets. Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 109 runs. Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 25 runs.

Bangladesh U-19 loss a close match against South Africa

Bangladesh U-19 loss against South Africa U-19 in a close match with 4 wickets with 1 ball remaining. bangladesh U-19 won the toss and elected to bat and posted 213 all out in 49 overs. (Al Amin 60, Asif Ahamed 46, V P Moore 2/5) in reply South Africa U-19 achieved the target in 49.5 overs.(C Bowes 104*, Noor Hossain 2/46, Al Amin 2/44) 

Bowlers help Sri Lanka U-19 to win the Match against Ireland U-19

Sri Lankan U-19 bowlers help their team to record a 50 run victory over Ireland U-19 in a warm-up match played today. Defending a modest total of 188 Sri Lankan U-19 bowlers didn't allow Irish batsman to get close to the target. Irish opener R A Hunter scored a 50 and he was the only batsman to cause problem to Sri Lankans.P H T Kaushal picked up 6 wickets for 20 in 8.3 overs. Earlier after winning the toss Sri Lankan U-19 bowled out for modest 188. P Waduge top scored with 29. Irish International George Dockrell picked up 2 wockets for 18 in 10 overs.

India U-19 won by 52 runs against Afghanistan

Indian U- 19 recorded their second win in warm-ups today by beating Afghanistan U- 19 by 52 runs. India U-19 won the toss and elected to bat and posted 271/7 in their 50 overs. Indian top 3 batsman P Chopra (67) U Chand (70) B Aparajith (83) scored half centuries. For Afghn U-19 Shabir Noori picked up 4 wickets for 44 runs in 10 overs. In reply Afghanistan U-19 bowled out for 219 in 46.2 overs. Shabir Noori scored 62 and Javed Ahmadi scored 50. Harmeet Singh picked up 5 wickets for 32 in 10 overs.

Pakistan U-19 crushes Papua New Guniea in warm-up

Pakistan U-19 team recorded an empathic 8 wickets victory over Papua New Guniea U-19 side in a warm up game played at Brisbane. After winning the toss Pakistan U-19 elected to field and restricted PNG U-19 for modest 194/6 in 50 Overs. L Siaka top scored for PNG with 46 runs. Usman Qadir picked up 3 wickets for Pakistan. In Reply Pakistan cruised to victory with 2 wickets down in 32.3 overs. Pakistan opener Sami Islam hit wonderful century scoring 132 in 99 balls.

Staying fit long enough will develop consistency of bowlers - Courtney Walsh

West Indies great fast bowler Courtney Walsh, who is in Australia in a new role as manager of the West Indies under-19 World Cup team has revealed the secrets of his long survival as a frontline pacer, which saw him being injured only twice in his playing career.
Walsh said he was able to cope with the stresses and strains of pace bowling due to the way he was brought up.

Bangladesh U-19 won against Papua New Guinea

Bangladesh Under-19 team bounced back strongly from their 31-run loss against West Indies Under-19 by handing a massive 129-run defeat to Papua New Guinea in their second and final unofficial practice match at the Caloundra Cricket Club, Brisbane yesterday.
Bangladesh Under-19s posted 235 runs before getting dismissed in 49 overs, thanks to a 110-run ninth wicket partnership between Nurul Hasan and Nayeem Islam. Hasan made 50 off 70 balls that featured three boundaries while Nayeem hit unbeaten 60 off 86 balls that contained five fours and a six.

We Have Talented and Good Team - Sri Lankan U-19 Captain

The Sri Lanka U-19 team left the country yesterday (Friday) to take part in the U-19 World Cup held in Australia from August 11 to 26.
Sanitha De Mel, the young Sri Lankan skipper said in an interview he is happy with the team, "Entire team is talented and good. We have four experience players in the side Niroshan Dickwella, Anjelo Jayasinghe,Sandun Weerakkody and Amila Aponso who has played U-19  for a while now".

Sachin's Advice on World Cup and Pressure will help us - Indian U-19 Captain

Indian under-19 skipper Unmukt Chand on Friday said interaction with Sachin Tendulkar will help the team in their title defense.
"We interacted with Sachin. He tried to give a lot of positive feedback and shared with us some of the experiences he had in the past 20 years. He spoke on World Cup and on the pressure. He told us to be ourselves on field and not worry about other things. So it was very good for us," Chand told reporters.

Bangladesh U-19 lost their First Practice Match

Bangladesh Under-19s suffered a 31-run defeat to their West Indies counterparts in their first unofficial practice match at Brisbane in Australia yesterday.

Yuvraj Back to the playing field Scoring 47 runs

Yuvraj Singh, who is recuperating well from a rare germ cell cancer played a practice match for the first time since his return to field scoring 47 for KSCA XI against India U-19 team which is gearing up for the Youth World Cup.