India secured their third win of the ongoing season of the Under-19 World Cup by defeating the USA U19 side in the 23rd contest on Sunday. The magnificent knock of Arshin Kulkarni in the first inning had already taken India’s dominance in the game to the next level, and later on, the Indian bowlers performed their job beautifully to restrict the opponents to a score of just 125 runs.
India U19 maintains the Top Spot in the Table
With an outstanding win over the USA U19 in the last match, India U19 is consistently placed in the first position in the table with 3 wins in 3 matches, including 6 points, and a current net run rate of +3.240. India U19 has defeated all the sides present in their group, and now the side is strictly committed to maintaining the same performance in the upcoming stages of the tournament.
Arshin Kulkarni receives the Player of the Match award
For his wonderful innings of 108 runs in 118 deliveries, Kulkarni became the player of the match. He made a very crucial partnership of 155 runs with Musheer Khan and cleared the path for the Indian side for the remaining half of the game. Indian bowlers dominated the opposing side and picked up their first three wickets at a score of just 12 runs in 7.5 overs.
Naman Tiwari shines with the bowl, picking up 4 wickets
Naman Tiwari broke the backbone of the USA U19’s batting order by picking up four wickets at the expense of just 20 runs in nine overs, including an economy rate of 2.22. He picked up the wickets of Bhavya Mehta, Utkarsh Srivastava, and Manav Nayak and also dismissed the captain of the opponent side, Rishi Ramesh, when he was batting at a score of 8 runs.
India U19 to face New Zealand U19 in the upcoming contest
India U19 side will face the challenge of New Zealand U19 in the upcoming clash of the Under 19 World Cup 2024. The contest between both sides will be played on January 30, 2024, at Mangaung Oval. Both sides will try their best to maintain the top spot in the Super Six matches to qualify for the next stages of the tournament.
