Tournament hosts West Indies secured their first win with the demolition of Scotland at the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. A ruthless bowling performance allowed the home team only 96 to win, and they achieved the objective with ease.
The WI Beat Scotland by Seven Wickets :-
West Indies opening bowler Shiv Shankar got the right swing from off, so much so that his opening delivery was swept away for a big wide.
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But he soon managed to bring that movement to the curb and caused all kinds of problems to Scotland, finishing with figures of 3/17 for seven while the summit clashed with three out of four.
Two of these wickets came in successive deliveries, with an inswinger trapping Samuel Alston plumb before Thomas McIntosh threw an outswinger into the slips for a golden duck. Shankar in this kind of form would disturb the best players in the tournament.
The West Indies were excellent with the ball, but their fielding effort eluded them, with Teddy Bishop being particularly excellent.
The 18-year-old from Granada took two excellent slip catches, one with a masterful stretch on the stretch and the other very sharp takes on his right side, underlining his side’s prowess on the field.
The End Scotland’s Innings :-
And it wasn’t just Bishop who did well in the field. Shankar chased down his three wickets with the peach of a run-out to end Scotland’s innings as well after Oliver Davidson was sent back for a risky second.
Scotland may win hearts with his performance with the ball, but defending a total of 95 against the batting order as always for the hosts was a difficult question and proved to be too much.
Looking to the future, Jack Jarvis endorsed his good performance with the ball with another steady spell in the first match, finishing 1/19 for five. Oliver Davidson was expensive again, taking some dangerous turns and bouncing off the surface in 1/19 of four.
There was much talk about the quality of Sri Lankan captain Dunith Wellalage ahead of the tournament. And the opening two matches have done little to excommunicate the demeanor surrounding the 19-year-old Colombo.
The left-arm spinner’s five-wicket haul against Scotland in Sri Lanka’s opening win of the tournament as a result, but he raised it to a level to overtake Australia at Basseterre.
Dunith Wellalage’s Second Spell :-
The Aussies were looking well on 107/3 and opener Campbell was at the crease with a half-century to his name at Kellaway. But Wellalage’s second spell saw him rip three of Australia’s top seven in the space of just eight balls. Including the dangerous Kellaway, who turned the match on its head.
Pakistan’s Haseebullah Khan’s quality gloves have already given him the know-how for big things, but dexterity alone is rarely enough. Thankfully, he can bat for the young Pakistan player as well, as he showed with a high-class century batting against Zimbabwe in Trinidad.
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Haseebullah Khan smashed ten fours and four sixes in his 155-ball 135. As he scored 272 runs on the board. With four overs to spare and put his team on a big stage.
They can take those lessons in their last group game against Afghanistan in Trinidad. Which could be a one-on-one fight for Super League power.
