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India won the first Super-6 match of Under-19 World Cup
Published - 31-JAN-2024 4:58 IST | Updated - 14-APR-2024 6:30 IST

India won the first Super-6 match of Under-19 World Cup
Defeated New Zealand by 214 runs, Musheer's century
The Indian team has won its first match of the Super-6 round of the Under-19 World Cup. The team defeated New Zealand by 214 runs. On Tuesday in Bloemfontein, New Zealand won the toss and decided to field first. The Indian team scored 295 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, New Zealand was restricted to 81 runs in 28.1 overs.
India's all-rounder Musheer Khan played a brilliant century of 131 runs. Whereas, in bowling, Soumya Pandey took 4 wickets. India's next match is against Nepal on 2 February.
Musheer's second century in the tournament
Musheer Khan scored the only century of the match. Musheer was out in the 48th over. He scored 131 runs in 126 balls. So far in this World Cup, Musheer has scored 2 centuries and one half-century. Musheer had played an inning of 76 runs against America in the group match. At the same time, he also scored a century against Ireland. He played an innings of 118 runs on 106 balls.
Musheer is now close to Shikhar Dhawan's record. Dhawan had scored 3 centuries in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup, which is the highest.
Aadarsh's half century
Adarsh Singh and Arshin Kulkarni started the game for the team. Kulkarni, who scored a century against America, was out on 9 runs in this match. At the same time, Adarsh Singh scored his second half-century of the tournament and played an innings of 52 runs in 58 balls. He also made a partnership of 77 runs with Musheer Khan.
Musheer made a half-century partnership with Saharan
Musheer Khan, who came at number three, played brilliant shots from the beginning. Captain Uday Saharan, who came at number four, supported him. There was a partnership of 87 runs between the two in 113 balls. This created pressure on New Zealand. Saharan returned to the pavilion after scoring 34 runs in 57 balls.
7 New Zealand players bowled
Due to not getting the wicket of Musheer and partnership with Saharan, New Zealand made 7 players bowl. Out of this, Mason Clarke took maximum 4 wickets.
Jack Cumming, Ryan Tsourgas, Ewald Schrader and Oliver Tewatia got one wicket each.
New Zealand's batsman did not bat
No batsman from New Zealand could do better. Tom Johns, who opened for the team, was out on the very first ball. At the same time, James Nelson could also score only 10 runs.
Sneith Reddy was out after scoring 0 runs, Lachlan Stackpole was out after scoring 5 runs, Captain Oscar Jackson was out after scoring 19 runs, Oliver Tewatia was out after scoring 7 runs. Jack Cumming scored 16 runs and Alex Thompson scored 12 runs. Whereas, Ewald Schrader was out after scoring 7 runs and Ryan Tsorgas was out after scoring 0 runs. In the end, Mason Clarke remained unbeaten after scoring 0 runs.
Soumya took 12 wickets in the tournament
For India, Soumya Pandey took a maximum 4 wickets. Whereas, Raj Limbani and Musheer Khan got 2 successes each. Arshin Kulkarni and Naman Tiwari got 1-1 wicket, With this, Soumya Pandey has become the joint top wicket taker in the tournament with 12 wickets. Along with him, Pakistan's Ubaid Shah also has 12 wickets in his name.
India on top with 6 points
India is on top in Group-1 of Super-6 with 6 points. The team entered the Super-6 taking into account the points, wins and net run rate achieved in the group stage against its fellow qualifying teams. India had won in the group against Bangladesh and Ireland. At the same time, now New Zealand has also been defeated.
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2024-01-31