Musheer Khan gave ample display of his immense talent with a superb hundred as steam-rolled minnows Ireland by a whopping 201 runs to virtually qualify for the Super Six round of the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Thursday. (More Cricket News)
Courtesy Musheer's blitzkrieg -- 118 off 106 balls, India posted an imposing 301 for 7 against Ireland, which in any case, would have been an uph🎶ill c🌄hallenge to surpass.
In the end, Ireland managed a paltry 100 in 29.4 overs with medium pacer Naman Tiwari (4/53 in 10 overs) and left-arm spinner Saumy Kumar Pandey (3/21 in 9 overs) doing the bulk of the damage. Seven Irish batters failed to ꧒reach double figures.
The Indian team was just too good for the Irish 𒐪and the♉ gulf in standard was evident across all departments.
India have now won both their group league games and the game against USA, which is 'mini-India' with 11 expats of Ind💖ian descent, is expected to be another walk i🐲n the park.
However, t🔜he day belonged to 18-year-old Mumbai boy Musheer.
On the same day when his elder brother Sarfaraz scored 161 in an unofficial Test versus England Lions in Ahmedabad, thousands of kilometres away in 🦩Bloemfontein, Musheer paced his innings brilliantly hitting nine fours and four sixes in the process.
"We both have same style of play. I am very happy but not satisfied as I need to play much better in the coming games. In the last match, I was in a bit of rush but today I was patient and waited for the loose deliveries. The six I hit over mid-wicket off the fast bowler was spe✤cial. All thanks to Almighty Allah," Musheer said after the match.
He took only 34 balls to race to 100 f♊rom 50, having scored the first 50 runs off 66 balls. Along with skipper Uday Saharan (75 off 84 balls), Musheer added 156 as the young Ind✱ian batters gave a good account of themselves, albeit against a weaker bowling attack.
In the en📖d, Sachin Dhas, perhaps the most exciting talent in the U-19 set-up, smashed 21 off 9 balls to take ඣIndia past 300-run mark, which is the highest score in an U-19 international at this ground.
India scored 119 runs in the last 10 overs.
However, the Indian innings was about Mus🐼heer's brilliant game awareness as he took his time before unleashing a brutal assault on the Irish 💎bowlers.
Very strong on the on-side, all his maximums came in 🌃the region between square leg, deep mid-wicket and long-on.
He treated opposition's best pacer Oliver Riley �🔥�(3/55) with disdain, hitting him for two sixes.
Saharan, who played the second fiddle to Adarsh Singh in the opening game, was once again brilliant as an anchor, ♎rotating the strike well and letting Musheer play his natural attacking game.
Brief Scores:
India U-19 301/7 (Musheer Kha♏n 𓆉118, Uday Saharan 75, Oliver Riley 3/55).
Ireland U-19 100 in 29.4 overs (Naman Tiw🌳ari 4/53, Saumy Kumar Pandey 3/21).
