After being bowled out for a paltry total of 204 batting first, Ravikant Singh returned with a five-for to helped India colts managed to defend the total and beat Papua New Guinea by 107 runs to enter the quarter-finals of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, in Townsville on Thursday.
Ravikant produced a fine seam bowling display to bundle out Papua New Guinea for meagre 97 runs in 32 overs in pursuit of a victory target of 204 set by India.
Among Indian bowlers Kamal Passi and Baba Aprajith chipped with two wickets each while Vikas Mishra claimed one wicket.
India's batting woes in the tournament, however, continued as they were bundled out for 204 in 46 overs after electing to bat earlier in the day. The valuable 72-run knock from Vijay Zol and a well constructed 58 from Prashant Chopra propelled the two time champions to cross the 200-run mark.
The only other useful contribution came from wicketkeeper Smit Patel (30).
Brief Score:
India 204 (Vijay Zol 72; Prashant Chopra 58; Chad Soper 5 for 32) beat Papua New Guinea 97 in 31.5 overs (Charles Amini 28; Ravikant Singh 5 for 21) by 107 runs.
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