India, Jan. 24 -- A belligerent 27-ball 53 (2X4, 6X6) from skipper Ayush Mhatre and a four-wicket haul from pacer RS Ambrish meant India steamrolled New Zealand by seven wickets - with 141 balls remaining - in their final group encounter and cruised into the Super Six stage of the U-19 World Cup in Bulawayo on Saturday.

Reduced to 37-overs-a-side after a second rain interruption in the eighth over of the match, India bundled out the Kiwis for 135 in 36.2 overs before Mhatre put on a six-hitting masterclass to ensure India's smooth passage.

With no pressure of the asking rate, Mhatre who had been short of run of late, drove with conviction and pulled with authority and raced to his half century off 24 balls with back-to-back sixes off fi...