Dubai: Having won all their group stage matches convincingly, defending champions India will have a slight edge when they lock horns with England in the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup on Saturday.
In-form India had notched up a mammoth 245 run win over Papua New Guinea in their last round-robin match to top Group ‘A’.
Having posted 300-plus runs on a difficult batting wicket, the Vijay Zol captained side will fancy their chances at the Dubai International Stadium.
England, though, will not be easy meat as they also have proven players in their ranks, and who have impressed in the tournament.
The Indians kick-started their campaign with a 40-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan.
They struggled a bit against Scotland before pulling off a five-wicket win in their second match. The holders roared back to form with a thrashing of New Papua Ginuea on a Sharjah track that was not one of the best for batting.
