Arshin Kulkarni pummeled a stroke-filled 100 years before pacer Naman Tiwari’s snatched four wickets as India recorded a simple 201-run prevail upon USA in their last gathering round of the U-19 World Cup at Bloemfontein, South Africa on Sunday. With the success, reigning champs India proceeded with their unbeaten disagreement the competition. India, who had previously fixed a very six billet having dominated their initial two matches, make a beeline for the following stage as heads of gathering A. Left-hand opener Arshin (108) featured with the bat with number three Musheer Khan (73) playing the ideal supportive role as India heaped on a mammoth 326 for five in the wake of being approached to bat.
The bowlers, drove by left-arm pacer Tiwari (4/20), then, at that point, impeccably supplemented the Indian batting unit, halting minnows USA to a measly 125 for 8 out of 50 overs.
USA never looked prepared to redesign the gigantic objective and their pursuit was looking dodgy so far as Tiwari and individual pacer Raj Limbani (1/17) sizzled with the new-ball, going through the USA top-request in the initial 10 overs.
Limbani sent back Prannav Chettipalayam in the absolute first finished, while Tiwari showed the very precision that was in plain view against Ireland, and tidied up opener Bhavya Patel in the second over prior to disposing of captain Rishi Ramesh in the eighth over.
His different scalps incorporated the decided Utkarsh Srivastava, who top-scored for USA with a 73-ball 40, and Manav Nayak.
Prior, India expectedly ruled with the bat. Nonetheless, the record five-time champions lost a touch of steam towards the fag end of the innings as USA bowlers chipped away wickets at standard spans.
While the left-given Arshin scored 108, his 118-run thump, sprinkled with eight hits to the wall and three maximums, Musheer pummeled 73 off 76 balls.
The 18-year-old, the more youthful sibling of Sarfaraz Khan, proceeded with his great run as he sewed an indispensable 155-run organization with Arshin.
However Musheer withdrew subsequent to hitting six limits and a solitary six, Arshin continued onward at his end, securing the Indian innings.
Dropped on 16 in the fourteenth over, he raised his hundred years in style, flicking the ball through short fine leg for a limit a lot to the pleasure of his folks who were cheering their child from the stands.
Spinner Rishi Ramesh figured out how to get USA back into the challenge by excusing Musheer, who was hoping to clear the cover defender yet rather edged to short third in the 36th over.
A couple of overs later USA struck with hardly a pause in between, disposing of captain Uday Sharan, who assumed a convenient part with a 27-ball 35, and set player Arshin inside the range of six balls.
The two players were hoping to speed up. Sharan tumbled to a conveyance by Arya Garg, while Ateendra Subramanian got the valued wicket of Arshin, who slapped a short and slow ball directly to the defender at long-off.
Appearances by Sachin Dhas (20), Priyanshu Moliya (27 not out) and Aravelly Avanish 12 not out took India over the 300-run mark.
