U-19 WC: Musheer turns heads with 118 vs Ireland

Bloemfontein, January 25

Musheer Khan gave ample display of his immense talent with a superb hundred as India beat minnows Ireland by 201 runs to virtually qualify for the Super Six round of the ICC U-19 World Cup here today.

Musheer’s 118 off 106 balls helped India to an imposing 301/7 against Ireland. The 18-year-old, who is the younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, paced his innings brilliantly, hitting nine fours and four sixes in the process. Along with skipper Uday Saharan (75 off 84 balls), Musheer added 156. India scored 119 runs in the last 10 overs.

India then bowled Ireland out for a paltry 100 in 29.4 overs, with medium-pacer Naman Tiwari (4/53) and left-arm spinner Saumy Pandey (3/21) doing the bulk of the damage.

“I am very happy but not satisfied as I need to play much better in the coming games,” Musheer said. “In the last match, I was in a bit of a rush but today I was patient and waited for the loose deliveries,” he added.

Brief scores: India U-19: 301/7 (Musheer 118, Saharan 75; Riley 3/55); Ireland U-19: 100 in 29.4 overs (Tiwari 4/53, Pandey 3/21). — PTI

Sarfaraz serves reminder with 161

Ahmedabad: Sarfaraz Khan served another reminder to the national selectors with a majestic 161 that put India A in complete control of their second four-day game against England Lions. Having bowled out England for 152 on the opening day, India A, starting Day 2 at 150/0, ended on 489 with a 337-run first innings lead. While seasoned Abhimanyu Easwaran (58) and left-handed Devdutt Padikkal (105) set the platform with a 162-run opening stand, Sarfaraz took full advantage of good batting conditions. He added 169 for the sixth wicket with Washington Sundar (57) and 96 for the seventh wicket with spinner Saurabh Kumar (77). pti

Brief scores: England Lions: 152; India A: 489 (Sarfaraz 161, Padikkal 105, Saurabh 77; Potts 6/125)