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England Under-19 beat defending champions India Under-19 by three wickets to advance to the ICC U-19 CWC semi-final. After restricting the Vijay Zol-led side to 221, they chased down the target with five balls to spare in a thrilling finish at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. (Also Read:  INDIA U19 vs Papua New Guinea U19 - ICC U19 CWC 2014 ) Chasing 222 runs, they were reduced to 41 for three from being 30 without loss. After Monu Kumar removed opener Harry Finch, Chama Milind and Deepak Hooda followed up with two more wickets. However, Ben Duckett anchored the innings with a 61-run knock to keep his team in the hunt as they eventually chased down the competitive target.  With England U-19 on 117, Aamir Gani claimed Ed Barnard. And Kuldeep Yadav, who has been a key wicket-taker for the Indian colts, sent back Duckett a while later. He claimed two more to keep India U-19 in the game. However, lower-order batsmen Rob Jones and Rob Sayer took England U-19 a...

After Sanju Samson powered India Under-19 to 301, their bowlers skittled out Papua New Guinea Under-19 for 56 to claim a 245-run win at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Kuldeep Yadav claimed four wickets while Monu Kumar claimed three and Deepak Hooda pitched in with two wickets.   (Also Read:  INDIA U19 vs Scotland U19 - ICC U19 CWC 2014 ) Earlier, after Vijay Zol opted to bat first, Ankush Bains and Akhil Herwadkar’s opening partnership was ended by Sakavai Gebai for 58. Zol then joined Bains in taking the team to 132 before being castled by Alei Nao. Seven runs later Bains top-edged Nao to depart for 59.  But with the stage already set, Sanju Samson, who had replaced Zol at the crease, accelerated the run rate with a 48-ball 85. The middle-order batsman clobbered the PNG bowlers as he raced to his half-century.  Samson commenced his onslaught by smashing Gebai for a six and a four. In the bowler’s next over he collected 23 runs. He had struck Gebai f...