Johannesburg, Jan 4 (PTI) Left-arm pacer Naman Tiwari returned with figures of 4/11 in seven overs as India hammered Afghanistan by nine wickets to seal their final berth in the Tri-Nation Under-19 Tournament here on Thursday.
Opting to bowl, India skittled out Afghanistan for 88 in 33 overs with Tiwari claiming 7-1-11-4.
He was aided by pace-bowling partners, Dhanush Gowda and Aaradhya Shukla, who bagged two wickets each to blow Afghanistan away.
Off-spinner Priyanshu Moliya also bagged two.
Opener Adarsh Singh anchored the chase with a 39-ball unbeaten 52 (6×4, 2×6) as India cantered home with 227 balls to spare.
This was India’s third win in as many matches.
India will face the hosts in their last round-robin fixture on Saturday.
The final is slated on Wednesday.
Brief Scores Afghanistan 88 in 33 overs (Nasir Hassan 31; Naman Tiwari 4/11, Priyanshu Moliya 2/15, Aaradhya Shukla 2/20, Dhanush Gowda 2/23) lost to India 92/1 in 12.1 overs (Adarsh Singh 52 not out, Musheer Khan 14 not out) by nine wickets.
Source: PTI News
