Five-time champions India made a confident start to their ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign with a six-wicket win over USA at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
Henil Patel starred with the ball, claiming the first five-wicket haul of the tournament to bowl USA out for 107. Rain and lightning reduced India’s chase to 96 in 37 overs, but a brief wobble left them at 25/3. Abhigyan Kundu and Vihaan Malhotra steadied the innings with a crucial partnership before India sealed victory.
India next face Bangladesh, while USA meet New Zealand.