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Journalism of Courage
Mumbai, June 30; Irfan Pathan grabbed a hat-trick as India skittled out Thailand for 26 in 15.4 overs to notch up a 246-run victory in their lung opener in the Asian Cricket Council under-15 tournament which commenced at Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong are involved in the round-robin preliminary phase to decide the two finalists for the July 9 summit clash.
Brief scores: India 272-9 (P Das 63, A Rayudu 64, Abhinav Kumar 33, S Dixit 20) bt Thailand 26 in 15.4 overs (T Saha 2-8, M Talukdar 2-3, Irfan Pathan 3-2).
