Three-time champion India completed its Group B domination with a comprehensive 10-wicket win over an ill-equipped Zimbabwe in the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Friday.
India, which had already sealed a quarterfinal spot with back-to-back wins against Australia and Papua New Guinea in Group B, produced another professional performance to end the league stage unbeaten.
Zimbabwe batsmen seemed clueless against left-arm spinners Anukul Roy (four for 20) and Abhishek Sharma (two for 22) and folded up for 154 in 48.1 overs.
The Rahul Dravid-coached Indian side chased down the small target with ridiculous ease as Harvik Desai (56 not out off 73) and Shubman Gill (90 not out off 59) took the team home in just 21.4 overs.
Australia and Pakistan on Friday secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the U-19 World Cup with wins over Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka respectively.
Australia thumped Papua New Guinea by 311 runs as the former champions progressed to the Super League quarterfinals from Group B, alongside topper India.
Also joining them was former champion Pakistan which defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in a Group D match.
Australia after being asked to bat first and scored a huge 370 for eight. McSweeney smashed 18 fours and four sixes off 111 balls for his 156, the joint-sixth highest individual score in the U-19 World Cup.
For PNG, James Tau, Leke Morea, Sema Kamea and Daure Aiga grabbed two wickets each, but could not stem the flow of runs and its batting too struggled as it was bowled out for 59 in 24.5 overs.
Ralston became only the third bowler in the history of the tournament to finish with seven scalps.
The scores :
Zimbabwe 154 in 48.1 overs (M. Shumba 36, Ankul Roy four for 20) lost to India 155 for no loss in 21.4 overs (Harvik Desai 56 n.o., Shubman Gill 90 n.o.) .
