Overview:
The Boys in Blue started the event with a six-wicket win over the United States of America. In the next game, India thumped Bangladesh by 18 runs. The third contest saw the sub-continent nation go past New Zealand by 7 wickets.
India’s U19 team scored 352/8 against Zimbabwe’s U19 team in the ongoing World Cup. Vihaan Malhotra scored an unbeaten 109 runs off 107 balls, laced with 7 boundaries. Apart from him, star batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed his class with the bat, amassing a sensational fifty. He posted 52 runs off just 30 deliveries, including 4 boundaries and 4 sixes.
Abhigyan Kundu was also magnificent, contributing 61 runs off 62 balls, with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Several batters played meaningful innings in the team’s first clash of the Super Sixes stage.
Aaron George (23 off 16), Ayush Mhatre (21 off 19), Khilan Patel (30 off 12) and RS Ambrish (21 off 28) were impactful.
For Zimbabwe, Tatenda Chimugoro took three wickets and conceded 49 runs from three overs. Simbarashe Mudzengerere and Panashe Mazai took two wickets each.
Earlier, India won three consecutive matches in the group stage of the global tournament, defeating the USA, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
The Boys in Blue started the event with a six-wicket win over the United States of America. In the next game, India thumped Bangladesh by 18 runs. The third contest saw the sub-continent nation go past New Zealand by 7 wickets.