U19 World Cup: India hammer Uganda by 326 runs, to face Bangladesh in quarter-finals
India Today
U19 World Cup: Raj Bawa and Angkrish Raghuvanshi's centuries and Nishant Sindhu's four-wicket haul helped India thrash minnows Uganda by a massive margin of 326 runs to seal a place in the quarter-finals where they face defending champions Bangladesh.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Raj Bawa smashed centuries as four-time champions India recorded a thumping 326-run win over minnows Uganda to top Group B in the U19 World Cup, in Tarouba, Trinidad.
The victory on Saturday was India's largest win in tournament history.
The Hrishikesh Kanitkar-coached side thus ended the league stage with three wins in as many games, having earlier thrashed South Africa U19 (by 45 runs) and Ireland U19 (by 174 runs).
Put into bat at the picturesque Brian Lara stadium, India colts first rode on hundreds from Bawa (162 not out off 108 balls) and opener Raghuvanshi (144 off 120 balls) to post a mammoth 405/5, the highest total in this edition.
They then bundled out the opposition for a meager 79 in 19.4 overs to eke out an easy win in a lop-sided affair.
India play their quarterfinals against Bangladesh on January 29, allowing their COVID-19 infected players including skipper Yash Dhull enough time to recover.
Raghuvanshi and Bawa shared 206 runs for the third wicket to take the game away from Uganda.
