India drub debutants Japan by 10 wickets

BLOEMFONTEIN: Defending champions India outclassed debutants Japan by 10 wickets in their second match to qualify for the Super League quarterfinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Tuesday.

Opting to field first, four-time champions India bowled out a hapless Japan for 41 runs in 22.5 overs with leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi taking four wickets. It was the joint second lowest total by a team in the Under-19 World Cup and joint third lowest in the under-19 cricket history.

Pacers Kartik Tyagi and Akash Singh shared five wickets among themselves as none of the Japanese batsmen entered double digits.

India needed just 4.5 overs to complete the formalities with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kumar Kushagra remaining unbeaten on 29 and 13 respectively.

In their tournament-opener on Sunday, India had beaten Sri Lanka by 90 runs.

The game on Tuesday was a complete mismatch with Japan playing a major ICC event for the first time.

India captain Priyam Garg, however, said his fast bowlers could have done a better job.

“Very happy with the performance. The spinners were good, but the lines and lengths could have been better from the pacers. There’s no pressure as such. We want to do well, we take every game as it comes,” said Garg.

BRIEFSCORES: Japan 41 (Bishnoi 4/5, Tyagi 3/10). India 42/0 (Jaiswal 29*) India won by 10 wickets

WEST INDIES BEAT ENGLAND

KIMBERLEY: Nyeem Young producedabrilliantall-round performance as West Indies beat England by 71 runs under the Duckworth/lewis (D/L) method here on Monday.

Sent in to bat after England won the toss in the Group B match, West Indies relied on Young’s swashbuckling 41-ball 66 to make 267 for seven in their stipulated 50 overs.

Young smashed the English bowlers to all corners of the ground, even as Kevlon Anderson remained not out on 86 off 105 balls.

Coming in to bat at number seven, Young hit five boundaries and four sixes in his blazing knock, while Anderson struck six fours and three maximums. Opener Leonardo Julien made 40 off 57 balls

In reply, England were reeling at 184 for nine in 43.4 overs when play was stopped due to bad weather.

In another match, Australia crushed Nigeria by 10 wickets.