India beat Japan by 211 runs

C Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 not out), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks to help India post a mammoth 339 for 6 in their 50 overs. It was an easy outing for the Indians, as they restricted Japan to 128 for 8, securing their first win in Group A

Mohamed Amaan led from the front with an unbeaten century, while KP Karthikeya (57) and opener Ayush Mhatre (54) made fifties to hand India a comfortable 211-run victory over minnows Japan in the 50-over U-19 Asia Cup here on Monday. Amaan slammed an unbeaten 122 off just 118 balls, a knock studded with only seven boundaries, after India were invited to bat. 

C Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 not out), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks to help India post a mammoth 339 for 6 in their 50 overs. It was an easy outing for the Indians, as they restricted Japan to 128 for 8, securing their first win in Group A.

Brief scores
India U-19 339-6 (M Amaan 122*, K Karthikeya 57, A Mhatre 54; H Kelly 2-42) beat Japan U-19 128-8 (H Kelly 50; H Raj 2-9, C Sharma 2-14) by 211 runs

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