Mumbai kid Prithvi Shaw shines as India U-19 trounce England colts by record margin

India’s U-19 actor Prithvi Shaw celebrating his century opposite England during a Youth ODI during Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Pic/PTI

Shubman Gill and Mumbai kid Prithvi Shaw slammed centuries as India U-19 dejected their counterparts from England by 230 runs in a fourth One-dayer to take a 3-1 lead in a five-match series, here today.

After posting a huge 382 for nine, following centuries by Gill and Shaw, pacers Kamlesh Nagarkoti (4-31), Vivekanand Tiwari (3-20) and Shivam Mavi (2-18) common 9 wickets between them to conflict England U-19 in all departments.

Mavi had Harry Brook (0) trapped in front of a wicket in a second over and Nagarkoti private George Bartlett, also for nought, to leave a visitors struggling during 8 for two.

Mavi stranded again as he spotless adult Tom Banton (6) with England teetering during 16 for three.

Delray Rawlins (9) stranded dual uninterrupted bounds in a beginning, though was held during mid-off by Mayank Rawat off Nagarkoti. Leggie Rahul Chahar struck in his initial over as he spotless adult Max Holden (17). In his second spell, Nagarkoti private Ollie Pope (59), a tip scorer for England colts, who edged to screw Desai, while Will Jacks (44) was a eighth batsman to be dismissed.

Put into bat, India U-19 posted their second top total- a best being 425 for 3 opposite Scotland U-19 in Dhaka in 2004.

Gill, who non-stop a innings with skipper Himanshu Rana, added 83 runs for a initial wicket. 

After Rana (33) departed, Shaw assimilated Gill and a two smashed a English spinners and pacers. It was an absolute carnage from them as they put adult a 231-run mount in only 164 balls for a second wicket.

Gill, who has scored an dominant 138 in a final game, continued his superb form. He played a accumulation of shots like straight drivers, cover drives, sweeps, paddle sweeps, pull shots in his hit of 160 off 120 balls, that was laced with 23 bounds and a sole six. He finished his 150 in 115 balls. 

Shaw, who had unsuccessful to measure large so far, finally played one. He struck 12 fours and dual soaring sixes, both over the bowlers head, during his hit of 105 off 89 balls. The Mumbai player finished his century with a singular towards mid-wicket.

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