Janpukar News/ Sudhanshu Rokka
Musheer Khan’s second hundred in this ICC U-19 World Cup helps India to beat New Zealand by 214 runs in their Super Six encounter.
Top performer Musheer’s 131 was backed by opener Adarsh Singh’s 52 before left-arm spinner Saumy Pandey (4/19) and pacer Raj Limbani (2/17) ripped apart New Zealand’s top order to bowl them out for a mere 81 in 28.1 overs in Bloemfontein.
Limbani struck on the first and the fifth ball of the New Zealand innings to ensure momentum was in India’s way.
Left reeling at 27/4 in the Powerplay, New Zealand could never really stage a comeback as the India U-19 team look to be favourites to win the tournament.
India have five titles in the tournament, including the last two editions in 2018 and 2022.
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