India's under-19 captain Unmukt Chand (72 not out: 40b, 11x4, 3x6) and
Manan Vohra (79 not out: 35b, 15x4, 2x6) shared an unbeaten opening
partnership of 167 to lead the hosts to a win over Australia in the
opening game of the under-19 Quadrangular series on Tuesday.Chand and Vohra overhauled the Australia target of 163 all out in just
12 overs to give the home team its first win at the Port Trust Diamond
Jubilee Stadium.Earlier, Australia was bowled out for 163 in 41.1 overs. The only major
contributor to the Australia score was wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson (51:
59b, 3x4). Skipper Cameron Bancroft (26) and William Bosisto (27)
provided handy contributions.For India, left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh (2-26) and off-spinner Baba Aparajith (5-38) were the main wicket-takers.In the other game at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket
Stadium, Sri Lanka beat West Indies by two wickets in a tight contest.West Indies batted first and was bowled out for 146 in 47.1 overs. The
key contributors with the bat for West Indies were Kavem Hodge (50: 86b,
4x4) and Justin Greaves (33: 74b, 2x4). Hodge-Greaves stand for the
sixth wicket fetched 79 runs.For Sri Lanka, Sanitha de Mel (4-14), Gaurav Deva (2-31) and Lahiru Madushanka (2-26) were the key wicket-takers.In its chase, Sri Lanka lost wickets in a heap and slipped to 71 for
eight. It required Madushanka (42 not out: 78b, 2x4, 1x6) and Tharindu
Kaushal (30 not out: 81b, 3x4) to take Sri Lanka home Madushanka-Kaushal stand was an unbeaten worth 76 runs for the ninth wicket.For West Indies, Geaves (4-26), Ronsford Beaton (2-39) and Kyle Mayers (2-24) were the key wicket-takers
