ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018: India vs Papua New Guinea, 5 talking points

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Facing Papua New Guinea in their second group match of the Under-19 World, the Indian squad, led by Prithvi Shaw, made light work of their task, taking no more than 21.5 overs to shoot down the rivals for a paltry 64 and then chasing down the target in just 8 overs.

After defeating three-time champions Australia with complete dominance in their first encounter of the tournament, the Indian team have already been tagged favourites for the event and today’s performance only went on to reaffirm that.

Here are five talking points from the match.

Spinner Anukul Roy rips through the batting order with a fifer

With all eyes on the Indian seamers in the game against Australia, young Anukul Roy stepped up today to leave PNG reeling after snatching up the his career best figures in the match, ending with 5/14 in 6.5 overs.

His wicket of James Tau, off a delivery that angled in through the pad-bad gap showed immense maturity, as he soon realised that bowling outside off was hardly bearing fruit. He bowled the slower deliveries through the air and his variations with the quick sliders and the arm-balls kept bamboozling the batting unit of a team that looked devoid of any technique or patience. 

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