Wellington: England all-rounder Ben Stokes scored a century to set up a 31-run win over defending champions India in Lincoln Thursday in the final pool match in the Under 19 Cricket World Cup.
Having won the first two games, while bowling first, India invited England to bat and chase an objective of 247, fell Ashok Maneria are boys to 215 in 46.4 overs to come to an end second in Group A.
English left arm pace bowler David Payne (3-40) and Stokes shook the Indian middle order with three quick doors as they slid 62-1 to 62-4 after in receipt of a good start. Number 10 batsmen Saurav Netrawalkar specified expect for Norway, scoring 28 from 30 balls for his removal from office led the fight towards the end.
Man of the Match Stokes finished with two doors for England and had until that time provided the backbone of the England innings, scoring 100 from 88 balls.
Group A victory means that England will play the West Indies in their quarter-final Saturday, while India will play Pakistan, the winner of Group D. Group B winners South Africa will play the Group C runner-up Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals on Sunday, while the hosts New Zealand take on Australia.
