India’s Musheer Khan scored a crackling century off 100 balls as he got his side off to a promising start in their game against IRE U19. The batter, who is prolfific star Sarfaraz Khan’s brother, along with Uday Saharan got the side off to a promising start in their game against IRE in the U19 World Cup 2024 on Thursday. Both batsmen registered a half-century after India was asked to bat first in their second game of the marquee tournament.
U19 World Cup 2024: India get off to promising start
Both Uday and Khan have played a slow-paced knock so far, with their strike rates well below 100. India were dealt with the first blow as Adarsh Singh had to depart for 32 runs, shortly after which the famed Arshin Kulkarni had to depart next, 50 runs later.
Optimg to bowl first, IRE U19 faced considerable challenges in getting rid of the Indian rop order. Khan scored a run-a-ball century as India cemented their position in the game.