Under-19 World Cup: India Thrash Clueless Zimbabwe To Top Group

New Delhi: Dominating the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup, three-time champions India completed their Group B matches with a thumping 10-wicket win against Zimbabwe at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, on Friday.

India, who had already sealed a quarter-final spot with back-to-back wins against Australia and Papua New Guinea in Group B, produced another professional performance to end the league stage unbeaten.

Such was their run in the group stage that they recorded two 10-wicket victories besides a 100-run rout of three-time champions Australia.

Electing to bat, Zimbabwe bundled out for 154 in just 48.1 overs. Both the spinners shared six wickets with Anukul Roy (4/20) and Abhishek Sharma (2/22).

They were 110 for three at one stage but lost their last seven wickets for 44 runs.

The Rahul Dravid-coached Indian side chased down the small target with ridiculous ease as Harvik Desai (56 not out off 73) and Shubman Gill (90 not out off 59) took the team home in just 21.4 overs.

Captain Prithvi Shaw did not open, letting the other batsmen spend more time in the middle before the quarters.

Desai, who was one of the two changes in the team alongside Riyag Parag, made the opportunity count with a solid half-century.

Gill, who has a first-class hundred to his name representing Punjab, was in devastating form smashing 14 fours and a six en route his second successive half-century.