Saturday, March 3, 2012

India skipper's ton sends team into quarters and WIndies crashing out of U-19 World Cup

India reached the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup by beating the West Indies by 50 runs on Friday, helped by a 74-ball century by captain Virat Kohli.

The result eliminated West Indies from the tournament, making it the major casualty of the group stage.

In other first round matches, Bangladesh scored a shock 13-run victory against England. Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 87 runs and Sri Lanka defeated Australia by five wickets.

Except the India-West Indies game, none of the matches Friday had any bearing on the places for quarterfinals, which will now be played by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, England, Australia and New …

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