India, Jan. 27 -- Vihaan Malhotra's unbeaten 109 and an all-round show from the bowlers ensured India defeated Zimbabwe by a massive 204 runs in their first Super Six match to continue their unbeaten run at the ICC U-19 World Cup.

The Indian top-order comprising Aaron George and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi raced away to breezy starts. Sooryavanshi made a 30-ball 52 and threatened to make more, but to the host's credit, they struck back with 3 wickets as India posted 100 in the 11th over. At 130/4, Zimbabwe were hoping to restrict India to somewhere around 250, but Malhotra dug in deep.

He kept the scoreboard ticking and added 113 for the fifth wicket with the in-form wicket-keeper batter Abighyan Kundu (61) and then added useful partnerships w...