India took on Japan in Group A of the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup in Bloemfontein this Tuesday (January 21). The Boys in Blue faced the first-time qualifiers with hopes of securing a victory and sealing a place in quarter-final, having beaten Sri Lanka U-19 handsomely on Sunday. 

As it turned out, India won the toss and opted to bowl first before pacer Kartik Tyagi (3/10) and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (4/5) delivered fantastic spells and helped their team bundle out the opposition for only 41 runs in 22.5 overs. 

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Akash Singh (2/11) and Vidyadhar Patil (1/8) shared the rest of the three wickets on offer as five of the Japan U-19 batsmen got out on zeroes and Kento Ota Dobell (7) stayed at the wicket for longest 39 balls. 

In the run-chase, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (29*) and Kumar Kushagra (13*) didn't waste much time and took India home without the loss of any wicket in 4.5 overs. 

Japan's Yugandhar Retharekar (0/19) and Kento Ota Dobell (0/16) bowled two expensive overs each. 

India U-19 next plays New Zealand U-19 on January 24. 

Brief Scores: 

Japan U-19 41/10 in 22.5 overs (Kento Ota Dobell 7; Ravi Bishnoi 4/5) lost to India U-19 42/0 in 4.5 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 29*; Kento Ota Dobell 0/16) by 10 wickets