Musheer Khan gave ample show of his immense expertise with an outstanding hundred as India steam-rolled minnow Eire by a whopping 201 runs to just about qualify for the Tremendous Six spherical of the ICC U-19 World Cup right here on Thursday.
Courtesy Musheer’s blitzkrieg — 118 off 106 balls, India posted an imposing 301 for 7 in opposition to Eire, which in any case, would have been an uphill problem to surpass.
In the long run, Eire managed a paltry 100 in 29.4 overs with medium pacer Naman Tiwari (4/53 in 10 overs) and left-arm spinner Saumy Kumar Pandey (3/21 in 9 overs) doing the majority of the harm. Seven Irish batters failed to achieve double figures.
The Indian group was simply too good for the Irish and the gulf in customary was evident throughout all departments.
India has now gained each its group league video games and the sport in opposition to USA, which is ‘mini-India’ with 11 expats of Indian descent, is anticipated to be one other stroll within the park.
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Nevertheless, the day belonged to 18-year-old Mumbai boy Musheer.
On the identical day when his elder brother Sarfaraz scored 161 in an unofficial Check versus England Lions in Ahmedabad, hundreds of kilometres away in Bloemfontein, Musheer paced his innings brilliantly hitting 9 fours and 4 sixes within the course of.
“We each have identical fashion of play. I’m very pleased however not happy as I have to play a lot better within the coming video games. Within the final match, I used to be in a little bit of rush however at the moment I used to be affected person and waited for the free deliveries. The six I hit over mid-wicket off the quick bowler was particular. All due to Almighty Allah,” Musheer mentioned after the match.
He took solely 34 balls to race to 100 from 50, having scored the primary 50 runs off 66 balls. Together with skipper Uday Saharan (75 off 84 balls), Musheer added 156 because the younger Indian batters gave a very good account of themselves, albeit in opposition to a weaker bowling assault.
In the long run, Sachin Dhas, maybe essentially the most thrilling expertise within the U-19 set-up, smashed 21 off 9 balls to take India previous 300-run mark, which is the best rating in an U-19 worldwide at this floor.
India scored 119 runs within the final 10 overs.
Nevertheless, the Indian innings was about Musheer’s sensible sport consciousness as he took his time earlier than unleashing a brutal assault on the Irish bowlers.
Very sturdy on the on-side, all his maximums got here within the area between sq. leg, deep mid-wicket and long-on.
He handled opposition’s finest pacer Oliver Riley (3/55) with disdain, hitting him for 2 sixes.
Saharan, who performed the second fiddle to Adarsh Singh within the opening sport, was as soon as once more sensible as an anchor, rotating the strike properly and letting Musheer play his pure attacking sport.
Temporary Scores:
India U-19 301/7 (Musheer Khan 118, Uday Saharan 75, Oliver Riley 3/55).
Eire 100 in 29.4 overs (Naman Tiwari 4/53, Saumy Kumar Pandey 3/21).