NEW DELHI: Abhigyan Kundu delivered a breathtaking batting masterclass while Deepesh Devendran spearheaded a ruthless bowling display as India crushed Malaysia by a staggering 315 runs in their Under-19 Asia Cup clash in Dubai on Tuesday.

Kundu rewrote the record books by becoming the first Indian to score a double century in Youth ODIs, blasting an unbeaten 209 off just 125 deliveries. His knock, studded with 17 boundaries and nine sixes, powered India to an imposing 408 for seven - a total that proved far beyond Malaysia's reach.

The margin of victory now stands as India's second-largest by runs in Youth ODIs, only behind their 326-run win over Uganda in 2022.

Defending the massive total, India's bowlers wasted little time asserting dominance. After early strikes from Kishan Singh and Udhav Mohan, right-arm seamer Devendran tore through the Malaysian middle order with a sensational spell, finishing with figures of 5 for 22.

A brief fightback from Hamzah Panggi, who scored 35, did little to alter the outcome as Malaysia were bundled out for 93 in 32.1 overs.

It was a perfect outing for the Indian colts who put together a robust batting show, in which the tone was set by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who notched up a quickfire 50 off 26 balls (5 fours and 3 sixes).

While Sooryavanshi could not convert his start into another big score, having scored 171 a few days ago against UAE, India were unperturbed even as they lost Vihaan Malhotra (7) and Ayush Mhatre (14) cheaply.

No 4. Vedant Trivedi teamed up with Kundu as the two added 209 runs for the fourth wicket to consolidate, in which the latter was the dominant of the two with his aggressive stroke play particularly on the leg side.

The 17-year-old Kundu's rotation of the strike was top notch as he collected 55 singles during his innings while hitting 17 fours and nine sixes in his superlative knock.

Kundu's double ton is also only the second instance of a batter at U-19 level crossing the 200-run mark, with South Africa's Jorich Van Schalkwyk's 215 against Zimbabwe earlier this year being the first.

The 18-year-old Trivedi looked set for a triple-figure score but ended up giving a return catch to Jaashwin Krishnamurthy, walking back for 90 of 106 balls (7 fours).

Kundu was the aggressor in his 87-run stand for the fifth wicket with Kanishk Chouhan while he brought up his double hundred.

Brief scores: India U-19 408/7 in 50 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 50, Vedant Trivedi 90, Abhigyan Kundu 209 not out; Muhammad Akram 5/89) beat Malaysia 93 in 32.1 overs (Hamzah Panggi 35; Deepesh Devendran 5/22, Udhav Mohan 2/24) by 315 runs.

(With PTI Inputs)