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Right then, that is it from the game. Ireland Under-19 walked out of the tournament with their heads held high. The action in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup action continues as we have a mouth-watering semi-final clash between India Under-19 and South Africa Under-19 on Tuesday, the 6th of February. The game will begin at  1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT) but do join us for the early build-up as well. Until then, take care, and cheers!

Philippus le Roux skipper of Ireland Under-19 says that they started their inning pretty decent and the innings of Kian Hilton and Gavin Roulston were on another level. He continues that they were confident with the target and the bowlers also reacted really well in the second innings. He also praised New Zealand Under-19 for playing really great and they pushed them to their limit as well.

Oscar Jackson, skipper of New Zealand Under-19 says that he was happy to get the bowl first and he was happy and confident with the target but he thinks that they started a bit slow and that is where they lost the match. He continues that they enjoyed the campaign and got a lot of exposure from the matches and he is sure all the players of his team enjoyed it and will learn something positive from it.

Kian Hilton wins the player of the match and says that he thought that 260 would be par but he is happy to win the match. He continues that he enjoyed the catch and he was a bit lucky out there.

Presentation Time...

Earlier in the match, the New Zealand Under-19 team struggled with their bowling performance, initially failing to contain the Irish batters. However, they managed to pick up wickets later in the innings, with Ewald Schreuder particularly impressive by taking three wickets in a single over. The Irish Under-19 team put up a solid batting display, with Kian Hilton and Gavin Roulston leading the way. They had a strong partnership of 129 runs, with Hilton scoring 72 and Roulston scoring 82. They ended up with a total of 267 on the board.

Ireland Under-19 bowlers were excellent! It was Oliver Riley who ran over the top order and was the pick of the bowlers for them as he picked up three wickets. Harry Dyer chipped in with and the rest of the bowlers were wicketless. However, that was enough for them to be ahead in the game before lightning struck and in the end, they pick up a famous victory.

So, in the end, the match has been CALLED OFF. The weather has a say and Ireland Under-19 wins the game by 41 runs (DLS method) and creates history. They have finally managed to defeat the Kiwis at any level and this one will be a really memorable for the Irish. Having an above-par total of 267 runs on the board, the Irish players kept on picking timely wickets. They had the Kiwis on the back foot as the Kiwis were reeling on 131/5 before the game was called off.

Update: 9.11 pm IST (3:41 pm GMT) Still bad news folks! the lightning is pretty heavy near the venue. The only good news is the pitch is not covered which means no threat of rain. All we can do is wait and pray to get to see some game of cricket.

Update: 8.04 pm IST (2.34 pm GMT) The umpires called for drinks, but there was some lightning in the vicinity, which forced the players to get off the field. Let's hope it clears soon and we get a full game of cricket. Stay tuned for regular updates...

OUT! STUMPED! Bowls it slower through the air and tempts the batter. Snehith Reddy dances down the track but fails to reach the pitch of the delivery. Ryan Hunter behind the sticks collects it well and makes a good stumping. The umpires check for the replay and the replay shows that Snehith Reddy was just off his crease.

Bowls it on off, Snehith Reddy drives it to covers for one.

Full, this is driven towards covers for a quick single. The fielder has a shy but misses.

Jumps up to beat the bat. Back of length on off, Lachlan Stackpole has a fiddle and cannot adjust with the bounce.

FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Lands it on middle, Lachlan Stackpole moves to his left and paddles it fine as the ball races away.

Length in the channel and this one shapes away late. Lachlan Stackpole, having advanced, wafts at it and is beaten all ends up.

Short and on middle, Snehith Reddy tucks it to mid-wicket for one.