Nepal U19 vs Pakistan U19, ICCU19WC, Today Match Prediction 24 January 2024

NEPU19 vs PAKU19 Match Prediction & Analysis

ICC Under-19 World Cup is one of the biggest tournament for budding cricketers and the tournament is spicing up with league stages taking place currently. Pakistan had a positive start with a dominating victory while Nepal ended up losing despite a good fight. Both teams will be keen to win this match to place themselves in a better position in Super 6 and points are carried forward from the league to Super 6 stages. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

NEPU19

L

NZU19

302/8 in 50.0 6.04

ICCU19WC

New Zealand U19 beat Nepal U19 by 64 runs 21 Jan 2024

NEPU19

238/9 in 50.0 4.76

PAKU19

W

PAKU19

284/9 in 50.0 5.68

ICCU19WC

Pakistan U19 beat Afghanistan U19 by 181 runs 20 Jan 2024

AFGU19

103/10 in 26.2 3.91

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nepal U19 Preview

Nepal made 238/9 in chasing 303 runs in their first game. Arjun Kumal played a lone battle scoring 90 runs at the top with no other batter making a fifty. Dev Khanal and Subash Bhandari played 30+ cameos but never threatened the chase. Their batters need to play more sensibly to put good score on board. 

Their bowlers gave the opposition for 302 runs in the last game. Gulshan Jha (3/61) and Subash Bhandari (2/62) took 5 wickets between them but failed to tie down the run flow effectively. Dipesh Kandel, Akash Tripathi and Tilak Bhandari chipped in with a wicket each in the match. 

Key players: Subash Bhandari, Gulsham Jha, Arjun Kumal

Nepal U19 Predicted Playing XI:

Arjun Kumal, Akash Triphati, Utham Magar, Dev Khanal, Dipak Bohara, Deepak Bohara, Gulsham Jha, Tilak Bhandari, Dipak Kandel, Subash Bhandari, Aakash Chand

Nepal U19 Actual Playing XI:

Gulsan Jha, Dev Khanal, Akash Chand, Deepak Dumre, Dipesh Kandel, Arjun Kumal, Uttam Magar, Bipin Rawal, Subash Bhandari , Aakash Tripathi, Durgesh Gupta

Pakistan U19 Preview

Pakistan posted a good competitive total of 284/9 in their 50 overs. Shahzaib Khan held fort at one end with 106 runs despite wickets falling at other end. Saad Baig (55 runs) and Mohammed Riaz (46 runs) played valiant knocks to provide good at the other end. 

Their bowlers bundled out the opposition for 103 runs to win by 181 runs. Ubaid Shah (3/26) and Mohammed Zeeshan (4/27) ran through the batting line up sharing 7 wickets between them. Ahmed Hussain and Amir Hassan chipped in with a wicket each in the match. 

Key players : Saad Baig, Shahzaib Khan, Mohammed Zeeshan

Pakistan U19 Predicted Playing XI:

Shahzaib Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Saad Baig, Mohammed Riaz, Ubaid Shah, Mohammed Zeeshan, Ahmed Hussain, Amir Hassan, Azan Awais, Arafat Minhas, Ali Asfand

Pakistan U19 Actual Playing XI:

Ali Asfand, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haroon Arshad, Khubaib Khalil, Mohammad Zeeshan, Shahzaib Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Saad Baig, Ubaid Shah, Ahmad Hassan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

East London will have clear skies and bright weather during the match day. 

NEPU19 vs PAKU19 Pitch Report

East London is a good pitch with true bounce and good pace off the surface. The batters and bowlers will have good help from surface if the manage to apply themselves here.

Toss: To Bat

We expect both skippers to bat first on this pitch as the pitch might slow down in the second innings and teams batting first posted 280+ scores in last 2 matches.