<p>Sharjah: Mohamed Amaan led from the front with an unbeaten century, while KP Karthikeya and opener Ayush Mhatre made fifties to hand India a comfortable 211-run victory over minnows Japan in the Under-19 Asia Cup here on Monday.</p><p>Amaan slammed an unbeaten 122 off just 118 balls, a knock studded with only seven boundaries, after India were invited to bat.</p><p>Besides 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.</p><p>C Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 not out), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks to help India post a mammoth 339 for 6 in their 50 overs.</p><p>Hugo Kelly (2/42) and Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake (2/84) took two wickets each for Japan.</p><p>It was an easy outing for the Indians, as they restricted Japan to 128 for 8, securing their first win in Group A.</p><p>However, the Indians will be a little disappointed, as they failed to bowl out Japan.</p><p>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.</p><p>For India, Karthikeya (2/21), Hardik Raj (2/9), and Chetan Sharma (2/14) shared six wickets between them.</p><p>India had lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by 43 runs in their tournament opener.</p><p>India will play United Arab Emirates in their final group game on Wednesday.</p><p>The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled for December 6, with the final slated for December 8.</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong> </p><p>India Under-19: 339 for 6 in 50 overs (Mohamed Amaan 122, KP Karthikeya 57, Ayush Mhatre 54; Hugo Kelly 2/42) beat Japan Under-19: 128 for 8 in 50 overs (Hugo Kelly 50; Hardik Raj 2/9) by 211 runs. </p>
<p>Sharjah: Mohamed Amaan led from the front with an unbeaten century, while KP Karthikeya and opener Ayush Mhatre made fifties to hand India a comfortable 211-run victory over minnows Japan in the Under-19 Asia Cup here on Monday.</p><p>Amaan slammed an unbeaten 122 off just 118 balls, a knock studded with only seven boundaries, after India were invited to bat.</p><p>Besides 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.</p><p>C Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 not out), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks to help India post a mammoth 339 for 6 in their 50 overs.</p><p>Hugo Kelly (2/42) and Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake (2/84) took two wickets each for Japan.</p><p>It was an easy outing for the Indians, as they restricted Japan to 128 for 8, securing their first win in Group A.</p><p>However, the Indians will be a little disappointed, as they failed to bowl out Japan.</p><p>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.</p><p>For India, Karthikeya (2/21), Hardik Raj (2/9), and Chetan Sharma (2/14) shared six wickets between them.</p><p>India had lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by 43 runs in their tournament opener.</p><p>India will play United Arab Emirates in their final group game on Wednesday.</p><p>The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled for December 6, with the final slated for December 8.</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong> </p><p>India Under-19: 339 for 6 in 50 overs (Mohamed Amaan 122, KP Karthikeya 57, Ayush Mhatre 54; Hugo Kelly 2/42) beat Japan Under-19: 128 for 8 in 50 overs (Hugo Kelly 50; Hardik Raj 2/9) by 211 runs. </p>