India under-19 captain Mohamed Amaan unbeaten century followed by KP Karthikeya and opener Ayush Mhatre's individual fifties helped India to register a dominating 211-run victory against Japan in the Under-19 Asia Cup.
Amaan played an unbeaten 122 off just 118 balls knock including seven boundaries, after India were asked to bat.
Apart from Amaan, Karthikeya made 57 off 49 balls with the help of five fours and one six, while Mhatre's fiery 29-ball 54-run knock featured six boundaries and four hits over the fence.
C Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 not out), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks that helped India post a mammoth 339 for 6 in their 50 overs.
Japan's Hugo Kelly and Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake picked two wickets each. The win against Japan was like a cakewalk for India as they restricted them to 128 for 8 to secure their first win in Group A of the ongoing Under-19 Asia Cup.
However, the Indians will be a little disappointed, as they failed to bowl out Japan.
After picking up two wickets earlier in the day, Kelly returned as Japan's top-scorer with a gritty 50 off 111 balls. Charles Hinze remained unbeaten on 35.
For India, Karthikeya (2/21), Hardik Raj (2/9), and Chetan Sharma (2/14) shared six wickets between them.
India earlier lost their opener clash against arch-rivals Pakistan by 43 runs.
India will play United Arab Emirates in their final group game on Wednesday.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled for December 6, with the final slated for December 8.
