In the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, the 18-year-old Lloyd Pope was the talk of New Zealand for his flowing, flaming red locks. (SCORES)Pope’s figures of 8/35 are the best in the history of the U-19 Cricket World Cup, beating the previous record of 7/15 held by his teammate Jason Ralston in the game against Papua New Guinea in this edition at Lincoln. (Read | ICC U-19 cricket World Cup: We need support of all 15 players, says India captain Prithvi Shaw)Australia were bowled out 127, with skipper Jason Sangha leading from the front with 58. In response, England blazed away to 47/0 in seven overs and looked set for a comfortable win before Pope changed the complexion of the match. Before Pope, only 10 bowlers have taken eight wickets in List A cricket.

Source: Hindustan Times January 23, 2018 04:07 UTC