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Indian colts thrash Zimbabwe in U-19 WC
Three-time champion India completed their Group B domination with a comprehensive 10-wicket win against Zimbabwe in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Mount Maunganui on Friday.
Auckland: Three-time champion India completed their Group B domination with a comprehensive 10-wicket win against Zimbabwe in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Mount Maunganui on Friday.
India, who had already sealed a quarter-final spot with back-to-back wins against Australia and Papua New Guinea in Group B, produced another professional performance to end the league stage unbeaten.
Such was their run in the group stage that they recorded two 10-wicket victories besides a 100-run rout of three-time champions Australia. The England team of 2008 is the other side which has recorded successive 10-wicket wins in the tournament. India are likely to face Bangladesh in the quarter-final.
Zimbabwe batsmen seemed clueless against left-arm spinners Anukul Roy (4/20) and Abhishek Sharma (2/22) and folded up for 154 in 48.1 overs. They were 110 for three at one stage but lost their last seven wickets for 44 runs.
The Rahul Dravid-coached Indian side chased down the small target with ridiculous ease as Harvik Desai (56 not out off 73) and Shubman Gill (90 not out off 59) took the team home in just 21.4 overs.
Desai, who was one of the two changes in the team alongside Riyag Parag, made the opportunity count with a solid half-century. Gill, who has a first-class hundred to his name representing Punjab, was in devastating form smashing 14 fours and a six en route his second successive half-century. Gill fittingly hit the winning boundary, a straight drive for four.
"It was a pretty good wicket to bat on. We just capitalised on the start we got and I just tried to play straight. He (Rahul Dravid) just told to go out and play your game and be impressive," said Gill. Earlier, Roy ran through the Zimbabwe middler-order, also removing the innings top-scorer Milton Shumba (36 off 59).
