Vihan Malhotra's Century Rescues India U19 in World Cup Opener

• Vihan Malhotra scored an unbeaten 109 runs off 107 balls, including 7 fours, to lead India U19 to 352/8 against Zimbabwe.
• Vaibhav Suryavanshi contributed a quickfire 52 runs off 30 balls, while Abhigyan Kundu added 61 runs off 62 balls.
• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first in the Under-19 World Cup match.
• Vihan Malhotra, who usually opens, gave up his spot for Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre, adapting to a new role at number five.
• Coach Kamalpreet Sandhu encouraged Vihan to embrace his new batting position after a period of poor form.

Why It Matters: Vihan Malhotra's century, supported by Vaibhav and Abhigyan, saved India U19 from a top-order collapse.