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Glamorgan 278 for 3 (Tribe 131*, Smale 83*) beat Leicestershire 274 (Hill 81, Norton 3-41, Franco 3-59) by seven wickets.

Youngsters prevailed for Glamorgan against Leicestershire, to secure a consolation victory at the end of a sour, bottom-placed title defence of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.

Asa Tribe's second century in as many games backed up figures of 3 for 41 and 3 for 59 from the 18-year-old pair, Tom Norton, on debut, and Romano Franco, respectively. Norton's career got off to an impressive start as he dismissed Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood for his first professional wicket.

Lewis Hill showed resistance for 81 in Leicestershire's 274 before 21-year-old Tribe's coming-of-age season was capped by his 131 not out, accompanied by Will Smale's unbeaten 83 in a match-winning partnership against a much-changed Foxes side.

It had been a poor campaign for the two teams who had shared the last two editions of the One-Day Cup. But Leicestershire came out of the blocks firing despite being inserted, taking full advantage of a makeshift opening bowling pair lacking an out-and-out pace threat. Sol Budinger planted Andy Gorvin for two straight sixes inside five overs before being untimely dismissed, caught at deep third to a good low catch from Norton, in the first act of a strong fielding display.

Zain Ul Hassan conceded five wides from his first ball, and four overthrows an over later were a reminder to snap back into concentration after Sol Budinger had threatened to take the game away early.

At 44 for 1 from just five overs, Hill throttled back to ease to his half-century and looked less of a player in dire need of the runs, more one in full control.

With Shan Masood and Peter Handscomb at four and five, Leicestershire threatened to take the game away from a side fielding two 18-year-old bowlers. However, Norton trapped Masood before another youngster, Henry Hurl, threw down Handscomb's stumps to break an 84-run stand.

At 176 for 4, Sam Wood arrived at number six, and with Leicestershire negotiating a few injuries and Hundred replacements, Glamorgan applied the pressure for a period of controlled ease, with no boundary for nearly eight overs after the 38th.

A couple of Alex Green blows towards the back end helped the tail wag, but Glamorgan finished in the driving seat after bowling a team out for the first time in their seven consecutive matches.

Eddie Byrom started the chase with typical composure, milking singles before throwing away a side slash after getting himself in.

Top wicket-taker in the tournament, Green, took just two balls to find himself a wicket - Hurle chopping the 18-year-old on.

Kiran Carlson had three trademark sixes inside 13 balls before his cameo was ended prematurely, a partnership of 57 inside six overs, while Tribe broke no sweat.

Tribe went about his work quietly, remaining in Carlson's shadow while still scoring a ball. He scored back-to-back boundaries to reach a 48-ball half-century, but that was just half the job done.

The match-changing unbeaten partnership of 172 might have ended before it got going, when Smale drove a Green no-ball to backwards point on 3 for an early reprieve; another simple dropped catch followed when the damage had mostly been done.