Under-19 World Cup: India Defeats New Zealand

In the Under-19 World Cup, India’s young team has been unstoppable. They’ve been dominating every game by securing victories in each match. Young batsman Musheer Khan (131) shined with his second century, and in Tuesday’s Super Six first match, Team India crushed New Zealand with a massive margin of 214 runs. India, having lost the toss, scored 295/8 in 50 overs, with Adarsh Singh contributing a notable 52 runs. The Kiwis collapsed at just 81 runs in 28.1 overs. Oscar Jackson was the top scorer for the Kiwis with 19 runs. Soumya Pandey claimed 4 wickets. Musheer Khan was awarded ‘Player of the Match’. India will face Nepal in the match scheduled for Friday.

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India faced an early setback on the batting wicket. During the 4th over of the innings, Arshin (9) was out. India was in trouble at 28/1, but Adarsh Singh and Musheer Khan steered the team out of difficulty. Musheer Khan began his scoring with an uppercut boundary and masterfully played shots in all directions, dominating the Kiwis’ bowling attack. He also powerfully hit three big sixes over long-on and long-off. Adarsh Singh complemented well from the other end, accelerating the scoring with swift running between the wickets for singles and doubles, intensifying pressure on the Kiwis. Their partnership propelled the team to 61/1 in the powerplay. Seven Kiwis players were limited to single-digit scores, resulting in New Zealand not even crossing 100 runs in the innings.

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Jack Cumming (1/37) managed to dismantle the well-settled pair at the crease in the 18th over. Adarsh was dismissed by a full-length delivery from Jack Cumming, concluding their second-wicket stand at 77 runs. Uday (34) had a good start but could not get a big score at this stage. Musheer completed his half-century in 61 balls and added 87 runs for the third wicket before Saharan departed. By then the team score was 192/3 and from here the Kiwis bowlers tightened their grip on the game. They restrained Musheer and effectively took wickets at the other end. Aravally Avneesh (17), Priyanshu Moliya (10), Sachin Dhas (15), and Abhishek (4) returned to the pavilion with modest scores. Musheer completed his century in 109 balls, India couldn’t surpass 300 runs as they lost six wickets for a 97-run difference. Mason Clark took 4 wickets.

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In the chase, Indian bowlers Soumya Pandey (4/19), Raj Limbani (2/17), and Musheer Khan (2/10) troubled the Kiwis significantly. Raj Limbani delivered a fantastic start by dismissing Tom Jones (0) with the inning’s first ball, paving the way for the other Indian bowlers to build on this momentum. James Nelson(10), Jack Cumming (16), and Alex Thomson (12) were the only players to reach double-digit scores. The highest partnership for the Kiwis was only 17 runs for the fifth wicket, contributed by Jackson and Oliver (7).