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Medium pacer Deepak Hooda 3/26 led an impressive Indian bowling performance that paved the way for an easy seven-wicket win over New Zealand in an U-19 Tri-series match on Wednesday. Already in the final,this was Indias fourth consecutive victory and will take on Australia in the title clash on July 12.
After bowling out New Zealand for 119 in 47.2 overs,India chased down the total with as many as 155 balls remaining at the Marrara Oval.
The Indian bowlers,with their relentless effort,never let the opponents off the hook,and maintained an immaculate line and length.
Middle order batsmen Graeme Tryon and Kyle Jamieson battled hard at the crease putting on a 35-run stand in 83 balls for the sixth wicket. Jamieson was the highest run-scorer for his side,with 34 off 61 deliveries while Tryon took 47 ball to make 14 runs.
After that the Indian bowlers quickly folded the Kiwi lower-order. Besides Hooda,off-spinner Aamir Gani 2/15 and Kuldeep Yadav 1/13 were the other successful bowlers for India.
In reply,India lost opener Shreyas Iyer 4 early but skipper Vijay Zol 46 not out joined hands first with opener Akhil Herwadkar 25 and then with Sanju Samson 23,adding 37 and 48 runs respectively to take his side home.
For New Zealand,spinner Dane Watson took two wickets while Jamieson got one Indian batsman out.
Brief scores: New Zealand U-19 119 all out in 47.2 overs Kyle Jamieson 34; Deepak Hooda 3/26,Aamir Gani 2/15; India U-19 123/3 in 24.1 overs Vijay Zol 46,Sanju Samson 23; Dane Watson 2/46.
Jamp;Ks Khajuria in U-19 squad
New Delhi: Close on the heels of Parveez Rasools selection in the Indian team for the Zimbabwe tour,another Jammu and Kashmir cricketer Shubham Khajuria was selected in the India U-19 squad for the tour of Sri Lanka. 17-year-old Khajuria,who hails from Jammu has already played three Ranji Trophy match for his state apart from six List A and five T20 matches and is a part of the squad led by Maharashtras Vijay Zol. Before Khajuria,the last player from Jammu and Kashmir to play for India colts was lanky pacer Abid Nabi.
