U-19 World Cup: Vaibhav Suryavanshi scores 2, India win after brief stutter
Abhigyan Kundu stands tall after early fall of wicket, pacer Henil Patel captures 5 wickets to be Man of the Match
Vaibhav, the 14-year-old touted to be the starriest of the stars in the tournament, departed for two, disappointing the scattered crowd. (File) A sweetly-stroked six over long-on from Abhigyan Kundu winked in a largely stress-free victory for India over minnows USA. But for a brief stutter after the long rain break, where they lost wickets in clusters, the record champions were clinical in grabbing full points from the opening game. The chief protagonist was medium pacer Henil Patel, who displayed craft and cunning, besides maturity beyond his age to slap a five-wicket haul, but the support act of Kundu wins the plaudits too.
Once India bowled out the USA for 107, the outcome of the game was a foregone conclusion. Even without Aaron George, they had Vaibhav Suryavanshi, depth and quality to brush aside the US resistance. Vaibhav, the 14-year-old touted to be the starriest of the stars in the tournament, departed for two, disappointing the scattered crowd. He fashioned his own downfall, by stepping out of the track and trying to dump medium pacer Ritwik Appidi out of the ground. All his bat found was an inside-edge onto the stumps. But there was little cause of concern. India rolled onto 21/1, before the rain struck. When the game resumed after two hours, India’s DLS-tweaked target was 96, which they had 37 overs to chase down.
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