Mohamed Amaan scored an unbeaten century, while KP Karthikeya and opener Ayush Mhatre made fifties to hand India a 211-run win over Japan in the Under-19 Asia Cup in Sharjah on Monday. Amaan slammed an unbeaten 122 off just 118 balls, a knock studded with only seven boundaries, after India was invited to bat.
Besides Amaan, Karthikeya made 57 off 49 balls with the help of five fours and one six, while Mhatre’s fiery 29-ball 54-run knock featured six boundaries and four hits over the fence.
C. Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 no), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks to help India post a mammoth 339 for six in its 50 overs.
It was an easy outing for the Indians, as they restricted Japan to 128 for eight securing its first win in Group-A.
The scores: India U-19 339/6 in 50 overs (Amaan 122 no, Karthikeya 57, Mhatre 54) bt Japan U-19 128/8 in 50 overs (Kelly 50).
Published – December 03, 2024 04:33 am IST