Three-time champions India continued their invincible run to enter the ICC Under-19 World Cup final for a fifth time with an emphatic 97-run win over Sri Lanka in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Indians, put in to bat on an overcast morning, were put under pressure right away with its formidable opening pair of Rishabh Pant and captain Ishan Kishan falling cheaply to leave their team at 27/2 in the 10th over.
But Anmolpreet and the in form Sarfaraz steadied the ship with a 96-run stand off 126 balls for the third wicket.
India did well to reach 267/9 after a shaky start before putting up an impressive effort with the ball to dismiss Sri Lanka for 170 in 42.4 overs
Anmolpreet Singh 72(92 Balls 4x6 and 6x1);Sarfaraz Khan 59 (71 Balls 4x6 and 6x1) who amassed his fourth fifty plus scores in five innings and Washington Sundar43(45 Balls 4x3) were the top scorers for India
Scorecard
India267/9 in 50 Overs
Sri Lanka 170/10 in 42.4 Overs
Match Result -India won by 97 Runs
MOM - Anmolpreet Singh for his 72(92 Balls 4x6 and 6x1)
India,the three time champions now await either West Indies or hosts Bangladesh in the final to played on February 14,2016
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