led by Rishabh Pant's (in pic) fluent 118, Indian youngsters put up another spectacular performance to down Afghanistan by 104 runs and progress to the final with an all-win record in the Under-19 Triseries one-day cricket tournament here on Friday.
The chief architect of the win was Dehli left-hander Pant as his 118 from 98 balls (14x4, 4x6) propelled India to 266/7 after they were put in to bat in an inconsequential match at the Jadavpur University second campus ground in Saltlake.
Pant came into the match on the back of two explosive half centuries. In reply, the Afghans were wrapped up for 162 in 28 overs with lucknow legspinner Zeeshan Ansari becoming the wrecker-in-chief with his 5/37 in eight overs to hand India their second bonus point win of the tournament.
Brief Scores
India U-19: 266/7 (Pant 118, Virat Singh 71; Muslim Musa 2/38) beat Afghanistan U-19: 162 (Obaid 63; Ansari 5/37) by 104 runs.