WI �Mankad� Zimbabwe to enter last eight

West Indies Under-19s finally booked the quarterfinal berth with a hard-fought two-run victory over Zimbabwe yesterday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong but not before a drama was staged.
With three runs needed off the final over, Keemo Paul ran through the bowling crease without entering his delivery stride and broke the stumps, catching the non-striker Richard Ngarava with his bat on the line while he was standing a couple of steps out of his crease. The type of dismissal is said to have been ‘Mankaded’ which is according to the law of cricket is right but is deemed to be against the spirit of the cricket.
The two on-field umpires conferred before asking West Indies if they wanted to uphold the appeal, and once it was confirmed that they did, the third umpire was called in and found the batsman just on the line, ending Zimbabwe's campaign in a game they had to win to make the quarter-final.
Defending champions South Africa on the other hand secured a 10-wicket victory over Scotland in an inconsequential match at the academy ground of the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium.
Shamar Springer hammered 61 runs as West Indies put up a fighting 226 for nine in their 50 overs allocation. Zimbabwe gave it a try and were almost closed in on victory but the drama confirmed that they were bowled out for 224 in 49 over eventually.
A visibly upset Zimbabwe captain Brandon Mavuta refused to comment on the mankad after the game "We got so close, no comment about it. I don't have anything to say right now," Mavuta said. "No comment."
The West Indies captain Shimron Hetmyer said he was comfortable with the decision to ‘Mankad’ the final wicket. "I would say yes, cricket is a game of uncertainties, we've seen it happen in cricket before, it's not a big deal for us."
"Probably not," said Hetmyer, when he was asked if he thought if it was in the spirit of the game.
Shaun Snyder was Zimbabwe’s highest scorer with 52 while Adam Keefe made 43. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph claimed four for 30 for the Caribbean side while Springer who put up a brave effort in batting, was also successful in bowling as he scalped two for 16.
Scotland were bowled out for paltry 127 in just 29 overs which South Africa chased down with 126 balls remaining.
Choosing to field, South Africa started well by not allowing any of Scotland's top five to score more than 15. Finlay McCreath then played out 61 balls for 24 runs, but fell in the 27th over as Scotland slumped to 67 for six. Harris Carnegie lifted Scotland to 127 with an unbeaten 48-ball 29 that included four fours. For South Africa, Dayyaan Galiem, Wiaan Mulder and Sean Whitehead ended with returns of two for 16. Tony de Zorzi claimed two for 20.
South Africa eased to the total in 29 overs, as both openers Liam Smith and Kyle Verrynne smacked 64 off 87. Both batsmen hit the same number of fours as well. Smith though, hit two sixes while Verrynne managed none.

WI �Mankad� Zimbabwe to enter last eight

West Indies Under-19s finally booked the quarterfinal berth with a hard-fought two-run victory over Zimbabwe yesterday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong but not before a drama was staged. With three runs needed off the final over, Keemo Paul ran through the bowling crease without entering his delivery stride and broke the stumps, catching the non-striker Richard Ngarava with his bat on the line while he was standing a couple of steps out of his crease. The type of dismissal is said to have been Mankaded which is according to the law of cricket is right but is deemed to be against the spirit of the cricket. The two on-field umpires conferred before asking West Indies if they wanted to uphold the appeal, and once it was confirmed that they did, the third umpire was called in and found the batsman just on the line, ending Zimbabwes campaign in a game they had to win to make the quarter-final. Defending champions South Africa on the other hand secured a 10-wicket victory over Scotland in an inconsequential match at the academy ground of the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium. Shamar Springer hammered 61 runs as West Indies put up a fighting 226 for nine in their 50 overs allocation. Zimbabwe gave it a try and were almost closed in on victory but the drama confirmed that they were bowled out for 224 in 49 over eventually. A visibly upset Zimbabwe captain Brandon Mavuta refused to comment on the mankad after the game We got so close, no comment about it. I dont have anything to say right now, Mavuta said. No comment. The West Indies captain Shimron Hetmyer said he was comfortable with the decision to Mankad the final wicket. I would say yes, cricket is a game of uncertainties, weve seen it happen in cricket before, its not a big deal for us. Probably not, said Hetmyer, when he was asked if he thought if it was in the spirit of the game. Shaun Snyder was Zimbabwes highest scorer with 52 while Adam Keefe made 43. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph claimed four for 30 for the Caribbean side while Springer who put up a brave effort in batting, was also successful in bowling as he scalped two for 16. Scotland were bowled out for paltry 127 in just 29 overs which South Africa chased down with 126 balls remaining. Choosing to field, South Africa started well by not allowing any of Scotlands top five to score more than 15. Finlay McCreath then played out 61 balls for 24 runs, but fell in the 27th over as Scotland slumped to 67 for six. Harris Carnegie lifted Scotland to 127 with an unbeaten 48-ball 29 that included four fours. For South Africa, Dayyaan Galiem, Wiaan Mulder and Sean Whitehead ended with returns of two for 16. Tony de Zorzi claimed two for 20. South Africa eased to the total in 29 overs, as both openers Liam Smith and Kyle Verrynne smacked 64 off 87. Both batsmen hit the same number of fours as well. Smith though, hit two sixes while Verrynne managed none.