India U-19 World Cup thrash South Africa in first youth ODI

East London: India has begun its preparations for next month’s U-19 World Cup on an emphatic note as they defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the first youth ODI here.

After bowling out South Africa on Thursday for a mere 187 at the Buffalo Park, India came out with a solid batting performance and chased down the target with 45 balls to spare.

Batting first, the South Africa Under-19 team folded for 187 in 48.3 overs. In reply, India dished out a solid batting display to overhaul the target, scoring 190 for 1 in 42.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

The two teams will meet again in the second game of the three-match series on Saturday.

Brief scores: India U-19: 190/1 (Divyaansh Saxena 86, N Tilak Varma 59; Achille Cloete 1/42) beat South Africa U-19: 187 all out (Luke Beaufort 64, Jack Lees 27; Ravi Bishnoi 3/36). IANS

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