Match Highlights U-19 World Cup India v/s Nepal: Rishab Pant, bowlers destroy Nepal

It's over!

Sarfaraz Khan smashes a six to hand India a more than comfortable victory. Nepal never looked to be in the game and were thrashed by 7 wickets with 179 balls to spare. The openers, Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan, led the attack smashing 78 and 52 respectively. With this victory, India qualify for the Quarter-finals.

India win the match by 7 wickets and 179 balls to spare.

FOUR!

Now Ishan Kishan too gets his half-century. He got off to a slow start but picked up pace. He gets to his 51 from 37 balls. India now need 36 runs for victory.

India are 134-1 after 11 overs.

Rishabh Pant with an excellent knock. He is on fire at the moment. He is already 78 off just 23 balls. He has the fastest U-19 international fifty. Ishan Kishan has also hit the pedal now. He is 37 off 30 balls. India now need only 50 more runs to win.

India are 124-0 after the end of 9 overs.

India have got off to a brilliant start. Rishabh Pant leading the attack with 38 from 13 balls. Ishan Kishan on the other hand with 2 of 6 balls. 

India are 44-0 after the end of 3 overs.

Nepal have finished on 169/8 off their 48 overs. This is not a good total, but the Nepalis will be happy they lasted the 50 overs.

For India, Avesh Khan was the best bowler with 3/34. Dagar and Washongton Sundar took 2 each

OUT! Rajbir Singh is gone after a fighting 35. He has been dismissed by Avesh Khan, who now has 3 wickets for 22.

Nepal are 147/8 after 45 overs. Just 3 overs left.

OUT! Nepal are now 109/7 in 36 overs. Kushal Bhurtel is gone for 6, stumped by keeper Pant off the bowling of Sundar.

The Nepalis earlier slipped to 93/5 and 99/6 in the 35th over before drinks were taken.

Sundar has 2 wickets now.

In other games, Ireland have put up a big fight, scoring 170/5 off 39 overs so far against New Zealand U-19. Canada U-19 are 132/9 against Afghanistan.

Nepal have slid to 72/4 in 27 overs. Aarif Sheikh and Rajbir Singh are at the crease.

Earlier, captain and keeper Rijal was out for 6 soon after drinks, with Mayank Dagar taking his wicket. Then Sunar was gone with the score on 65, again dismissed by Dagar.

Nepal have reached 48/2 in 16 overs at drinks. Sandeep Sunar is on 29 off 56 balls, and Raju Rijal on 6 off 23 balls.

Rijal took 17 balls to get off strike. The partnership is 24 in 9.1 overs.

OUT! Yogendra Karki has fallen, bowled.

Avesh Khan has a second wicket. Bowls just wide of off stump on a length, batsman tries to cut, gets an inside edge that hits off stump which gets uprooted.

Nepal are now 24/2. Karki made 7 in 15 balls.

Nepal has lost one wicket after India put them in to bat. Sunil Dhamala was out off the bowling of Avesh Khan, for 0, after attempting several big hits in his first few balls.

Nepal are now 23/0 after 6 overs.