India U-19 team beats SA by 9 wickets in first youth ODI

India under-19 team produced an impressive all-round performance to begin its tour of South Africa with a comfortable nine-wicket win in first Youth ODI at Buffalo Park here. Batting first, South Africa Under-19 team folded for 187 in 48.3 overs. In reply, India dished out a solid batting display to overhaul target, scoring 190 for 1 in 42.3 overs on Thursday to take 1-0 lead in series. South Africa's decision to bat fist backfired as ir batsmen failed to convert starts into big scores with Luke Beaufort top-scoring with a 91-ball 64. 

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For India U-19 team, Ravi Bishi scalped three wickets, while Kartik Tyagi, Shubhang Hegde and Atharva Ankolekar picked up two wickets each. Chasing target, openers Divyaansh Saxena (86 t out) and N Tilak Varma (59) shared a 127-run stand to take game away from South Africa. Once Varma was dismissed by Achille Cloete, Saxena, who blasted 11 fours in his 116-ball kck, and Kumar Kushagra (43 t out) helped India romp home with 7.3 overs to spare. India and South Africa will meet again in second match of series on Saturday.

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Brief Scores

India U-19: 190/1 (Divyaansh Saxena 86, N Tilak Varma 59; Achille Cloete 1/42) beat South Africa U-19: 187 all out (Luke Beaufort 64, Jack Lees 27; Ravi Bishi 3/36) by nine wickets. 

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