His century was laced with six boundaries and as many maximums, making him the second-fastest centurion in U19 World Cup history, beating Qasim Akram of Pakistan, who brought up his ton in 63 balls against Sri Lanka in 2022.
India continued to underline their credentials with a commanding 204-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe, their fourth successive win of the tournament.
Dhull opened the batting for Delhi after Tamil Nadu skipper Vijay Shankar elected to bowl first. Dhull watched his opening partner Dhruv Shorey get out for one followed by one-drop Himmat Singh was dismissed for a duck as pacer Sandeep Warrier bagged both wickets.
For India, Shashwat Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Vidyadhar Patil are roped in, whereas Shubhang Hegde, Divyansh Saxena and Sushant Mishra miss the final XI.
ICC has divided the 16 teams participating in the U19 World Cup in four different groups.
It goes without saying that Japan will be the underdogs. But will the tag be a blessing in disguise for them?
In 2008, Kohli steered a side featuring Ravindra Jadeja and Manish Pandey to overall victory in Malaysia, leading by example and making a superb hundred in the group stage against the West Indies.
The board said that it has taken a pragmatic approach and decided to withdraw Shah who has already made an impact in senior men's cricket.
Priyam also said that he reached out to Prithvi Shaw for tips on winning the Cup.
