The India Under 19 team is off to a winning start in the Super Six round of the 2024 Under 19 World Cup as the Uday Saharan-led side defeated New Zealand in their opening match of the second round. As has been the case so far in the tournament India who were put in to bat first by New Zealand posted a challenging total of 295 runs on the board courtesy of a magnificent century from Musheer Khan who scored 131 runs. The right-hander maneuvered the innings on his shoulder and ensured that India scored close to 300 runs on the board.
The Centurion
Musheer who is the younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan came in to bat after the fall of the first wicket and stitched a much-needed partnership of 77 runs with left-hander Adarsh Singh for the second wicket Adarsh also scored a fifty. Captain Uday Saharan joined Musheer after the fall of Adarsh’s wicket and the duo continued the good work and added 87 runs for the third wicket before Uday got out after scoring 34. At this stage, India’s score was 192 with 14 overs left in the innings.
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The Dhoni Touch
This is when Musheer Shifted gears and started playing big shots which also included Dhoni’s trademark Helicopter shot which went over the ropes for a six. New Zealand did pull things back a little by picking up 5-76 in the last ten overs but the target of 296 proved to be a bridge too far as the Blackcaps were bowled out for 81.
Saumy Pandey was the pick of the Indian bowler as the spinner took four wickets, breaking the back of the New Zealand batting lineup. He was well supported by Raj Limbani who started the innings with a double wicket maiden and Naman Tiwari who also picked up a wicket.
Musheer Khan was awarded the player of the match for his all-round show with both bat and ball
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