TAROUBA: Indian bowlers wreaked havoc on Ireland’s batting line-up before the batters provided a solid start to the side as the men in blue defeated the latter by a massive margin of 174 runs in the ongoing ICC Under 19 World Cup.
Batting first, India posted a total of 307/5 in the allotted 50 overs, thanks to the combined batting effort from the side’s top order.
The openers provided a solid 164 runs stand for the first wicket as Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harnoor Singh both batted brilliantly. Raghuvanshi scored 79, while Singh top-scored with a terrific 88. He faced 101 deliveries and smashed 12 boundaries.
Following their departure, Raj Bawa also batted magnificently; scoring 42 including two boundaries and a six.
Later, Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s onslaught powered the side to 307/5. Rajvardhan scored a quickfire 39 off just 17 deliveries, laced with one boundary and five sixes.
For Ireland, Muzamil Sherzad bagged three wickets, while Jamie Forbes and Matthew Humphreys claimed one wicket apiece.
Set to chase 308, the Irish batting line failed completely as none of their batters could make an impact with the bat. Ireland, in the end, bowled out for a skimpy 133; losing the match by 174 runs. Scott MacBeth top-scored with 32.
For India, Kaushal Tambe, Aneeshwar Gautam, and Garv Sangwana picked two wickets each, while Hangargekar, Ravi Kumar, and Vicky Ostwal struck out a batter each.
In another match of the ongoing U19 World Cup, Australia sealed a consolidating victory over Scotland, defeating the latter by seven wickets while chasing 237.
Batting first, Charlie Tear and Tomas Mackintosh scored half-centuries, but, were a touch too slow. Therefore, despite the valuable contributions, the side could only post 236/8 in the allotted overs. Both Tear and Mackintosh scored 54 each, while Oliver Davidson scored 33.
For Australia, William Salzmann and Aidan Cahill bagged two wickets each, while Isaac Higgins and Joshua Garner made one scalp each.
In response, Australia comfortably chased down the total in the 40th over with seven wickets in hand. Teague Wyllie scored an amazing unbeaten century; scoring 101 off 115 deliveries, laced with eight boundaries and two sixes. Cahill, on the other hand, was also impressive as the right-handed batter scored a terrific 72 off just 45 deliveries. He smoked seven boundaries and four sixes.
For Scotland, Davidson picked two wickets, while Charlie Peet made one scalp.
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