ICC Under-19 World Cup

Graeme West, a former Middlesex academy director is the head coach and Corey Collymore is the bowling coach.

India seem to be on track to win this semifinal and go through to the finals. Sri Lanka weren't able to capitalise on their initial breakthrough and let India get away with an above average score on this difficult pitch. They had just two seamers and once they lost steam it became easy for the Indian batsmen.
Also the batsman have caught themselves on the wrong foot by losing 3 wickets so quickly. With the lack of experience in these under-19 players I don't think they will be able to pull this off.

Go youths !!!

Can we beat Bangla in their own Yard  ?

OR we headed home ?


Semi-Final: B'desh U19 v W Indies U19 at Dhaka on Feb 11, 2016

England are presently smashing Namibia all around Fatullah in the fifth place play-off. Max Holden, who looked lost all tournament, sat out and his replacement Tom Moores, son of Peter, has notched a maiden ODI century. England 141/1 (27 ov) and surely have their sights set on a score of 310+.

England lost their way a little towards the end of their innings, but still post a score of 286/9, helped slightly be some very iffy fielding from Namibia. Poor Olivier put down 4 catches in the innings all by himself.

Of all the players I have seen in this Under-19 World Cup, Jack Burnham has been the pick of the batsman (India's Sarfaraz Khan has also impressed). The young Englishman is going to be a star. He joins Shikhar Dhawan as the only two batsman to score 3 centuries in an Under-19 World Cup.

Burnham's numbers in 5 matches: most runs (418), highest average (104.50), most centuries (3) and most sixes (15). Dominance.

I am feeling that it is going to be a Bangladesh vs India final. West Indies were good in the semifinal but to be honest they were lucky that Pakistan chose the semifinal to show off their well known tendency to collapse. WI are a good team but I don't think they will be able to beat a burgeoning Bangladesh on their home turf, no less. India vs Bangladesh will prove to be cracking contest, and if Bangladesh do manage to go all the way it will be massive step forward to becoming a much stronger team for them.

Haha!!  ... looks like de U19 team might as well represent WI at the T/20 WC if Dave & 'invisible man' can't resolve this latest money dispute !!!!  ;D

True Cal , they are already there in the sub C.

no travel expense !!

bring on the PAKIs