U19 WC: Mhatre stars as India outpower New Zealand to stay unbeaten

NEW DELHI: India continued their beardown tally successful the Under-19 World Cup with different ascendant win, beating New Zealand by 7 wickets done the DLS method connected Saturday. Skipper Ayush Mhatre led from the beforehand with a superb 53 disconnected conscionable 27 balls, making the pursuit look casual contempt upwind interruptions.

The lucifer was reduced to 37 overs per broadside aft rain. India won the flip and chose to vessel archetypal successful damp conditions. Their determination paid disconnected astir immediately. The Indian bowlers struck aboriginal and ne'er allowed New Zealand to settle. RS Ambrish was outstanding with the ball, finishing with figures of 8-1-29-4. Henil Patel supported him well, picking up 3 wickets for 23 runs successful 7.2 overs.New Zealand kept losing wickets astatine regular intervals. They slipped to 69 for 7 arsenic India stayed connected apical from the start. Snehith Reddy scored 10 and was the lone batter among the apical 5 to scope treble figures. The little bid tried to combat backmost but the runs were ne'er enough. Jacob Cotter made 23, Callum Samson scored 37 and Selwin Sanjay added 28. Even then, New Zealand were bowled retired for 135 successful 36.2 overs. Khilan Patel, Mohamed Enaan and Kanishk Chouhan chipped successful with a wicket each.

India were acceptable a revised people of 130. They mislaid Aaron George aboriginal for 7, but the setback did not dilatory them down. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mhatre enactment connected a beardown 76-run basal for the 2nd wicket. Sooryavanshi smashed 40 disconnected 23 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes earlier getting out. Mhatre continued the onslaught and brought up his half-century successful speedy time.He was yet retired for 53, which included 2 fours and six sixes. After that, Vihaan Malhotra and Vedant Trivedi calmly finished the job. India reached 130 for 3 successful conscionable 13.3 overs, sealing their 3rd consecutive triumph and the apical spot successful Group B.