Pritam Garg century propels India to a victory against SA

January 4, 2020

• Skipper Priyam Garg led from the front with a 103-ball 110 as the India U-19 team outclassed hosts South Africa by 66 runs to make a winning start to the four-nation One-Day International series in Durban on Friday.
• Electing to bat, India posted 264/5 with Garg, who has been picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.90 crore in the 2020 Indian Premier League auction, doing the bulk of scoring.
• There were also useful contributions from Dhruv Jurel (65) and Tilak Varma (42). The visitors then returned to restrict South Africa to 198/9, continuing their preparation for the U-19 World Cup.
• Brief Scores: India Under-19s 264/5 in 50 overs (Priyam Garg 110; Mondli Khumalo 4/53) beat South Africa Under-19s 198 for 9 in 50 overs (Bryce Parsons 57; Sushant Mishra 4/48) by 66 runs.

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