Australia
defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets to advance to the Super Six with an all-win
record.
USA125
for 8 (Srivastava 40, Tiwari 4-20) lost to India 326 for 5 (Kulkarni 108,
Musheer 73, Subramanian 2-45) by 201 runs.
In
the Under-19 World Cup on Sunday, India defeated the USA by 201 runs thanks to
innings of 108 off 118 balls from Arshin Kulkarni, 76 off 73 from Musheer Khan,
and 4 for 20 from the economical Naman Tiwari. They maintained their perfect
record heading into the tournament's Super Six thanks to their victory.
Kulkarni
and Musheer scored the most of India's 326 runs for 5 in their 50 overs. USA
was restricted to 125 for 8 in Bloemfontein as medium pacer Tiwari took 4 for
20 in nine overs in response.
Adarsh Singh hit three fours in the opening over after India was put into bat, but the USA bowlers held him and Kulkarni in check for a while. After ten overs, India could manage only forty, which made Adarsh a little desperate. Ateendra Subramanian, the medium pacer, was chipped to mid-off by Adarsh when he was 25.
But
Musheer and Kulkarni stuck with it and combined to add 155 runs off 142 balls
for the second wicket. Before opening up, both batters took some time to settle
in. Kulkarni made sure to cash in after a fortunate escape after being dropped
on 16 at mid-off. He reached his half-century off 70 balls after he clobbered
legspinner Rishi Ramesh around the same area and hacked quick bowler Aarin
Nadkarni for six over deep midwicket.
Musheer
carried on with his performance against Ireland. He began by taking Nadkarni
deep for a cover drive before hitting Utkarsh Srivastava for six. With both
batters now established, they were able to get the boundaries away more
frequently. It took him 56 balls to reach his half-century.
Musheer
was dismissed by Ramesh, but Kulkarni made it to three figures off 110 balls
with a four-past fine leg. Captain Uday Saharan maintained the momentum with a
27-ball 35, but the USA tried to rally and both he and Kulkarni fell within six
balls. However,
at that point, India was 259 for 4 in the 44th over. To get past the 325 run
mark, Priyanshu Moliya (27* off 19 balls), Sachin Dhas (20 off 16), and
Aravelly Avanish (12* off seven) all made significant cameos.
The
USA was never truly in the hunt. In the first two overs, they lost openers
Prannav Chettipalayam and Bhavya Mehta. After 7.5 overs, Tiwari removed Ramesh
for 8 runs, bringing the USA to 12 for 3. For a while, Siddarth Kappa and
Srivastava held firm, amassing 43 runs off 93 balls for the fourth wicket. However,
offspinner Moliya entered the picture, bowling Kappa back for just 18.
After
dismissing Manav Nayak and Srivastava in consecutive overs, Tiwari increased
his career wicket total to 79 for 6, which quickly increased to 90 for 7 after
30 overs. By adding 31 off 78 balls for the eighth wicket, Amogh Arepally (27*
off 71) and Nadkarni (20 off 44) postponed the inevitable and made sure India
couldn't bowl the opposition out.
India,
who won their group going into the Super Sixes, will play New Zealand on
Tuesday.
Scores
USA Under 19 125 for 8 in 50 overs (Utkarsh Srivastava 40, Amogh Arepally 27 Aarin Nadkarni 20; Naman Tiwari 4-20) were defeated by India Under 19 326 for 5 in 50 overs (Adarsh Singh 25, Arshin Kulkarni 108, Musheer Khan 73, Uday Saharan 35, Priyanshu Moliya 27*, Sachin Das 20; Ateendra Subramanian 2-45) by 201 runs.
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