Shubman Gill and Ishan Porel came up with crucial performances to help India thrash Pakistan and seal a place in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Christchurch on Tuesday. Playing the second semi-final in Christchurch, India chose to bat after winning the toss and determinedly scored run after run despite Pakistani bowlers’ persistent attempt at taking wickets, giving Pakistan a target of 272 runs against a nine-wicket loss in U19 CWC Semi Final.
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Shubman Gill lifted India to a formidable 272/9 from the depths of 166/5 with a strokeful 102*, the bowlers came up with the perfect second act. They bowled out Pakistan for just 69. Ishan Porel finishes with 4/17. Twitter hailed India’s dominant victory in U19 CWC Semi Final, here are some of the best tweets.
There Are Two Types Of People In #Pakistan:
1. People Who’ll Break The TV & Sleep
2. People Who’ll Wake Up & Break The TV?????#INDvPAK #IndvsPak #PakvInd #PakVsIND #U19CWC
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) January 30, 2018
No one scored more than 18 runs in this Pakistani innings. I hope they understood the meaning of “Under-19” cricket correctly. #INDvPAK #ICCU19WorldCup #indvspak #PakVsIND #pakvind
— VIRENDER SEHWAG (@virendr_sehwag) January 30, 2018
This is Rahul Dravid’s team. No nonsense and no arrogance. Simply Silent killers. #INDvPAK #INDvsPAK #PAKvIND #PakvsInd #U19CWC #under19worldcup #U19WorldCup #RahulDravid pic.twitter.com/kr9v9TbcEy
— Mayank Nema (@MayankMNema) January 30, 2018
Parampara, Pratishtha, Anushasan.
Pakistan U-19 boys following the footsteps of their seniors. #INDvsPAK
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 30, 2018
Congratulations #TeamIndia!! What an amazing news to start the day off with! So proud! Extremely well played! Can’t wait to watch the final! #ICCU19CWC #IndvsPak pic.twitter.com/PYdOu8CYHZ
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) January 30, 2018
What a routing that was. Brilliant win for our boys in the semi-finals. So proud of them. Best wishes for the finals where India has reached for a record 6th occasion #INDvsPAK
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 30, 2018
Quality play with great dominance in all departments. Splendid display! Good luck for the finals. #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/xdttwr8Y8K
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 30, 2018
That’s not just a win….it’s a rout. Best team in the tournament by a country mile…haven’t even broken a sweat thus far. Upwards and onwards. Well done, India ?? #INDvsPAK #U19CWC
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 30, 2018
U19 CWC Semi Final.
