Yash Dhul celebrates India’s victory with his teammates after IND U19 beat ENG U19 in the final of the Under-19 World Cup 2022.
Highlight
- Raj Bawa was awarded the Player of the Match for his fifth and crucial 35.
- South Africa’s Dewald Brevis has been named Player of the Series.
- Brevis scored 506 runs in the Under-19 World Cup 2022 – the most runs by an individual in an edition.
It has taken 11 years for a wicketkeeper-batsman to score the winning runs in an ICC event for Team India. M S Dhoni Dinesh Bana in ICC Men’s World Cup 2011, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022. The Boys in Blue finished in style and continued their authority on the Under-19 World Cup circuit as they won their fifth title in the highs. – Octane Tournament. India Under-19 Colts defeated England’s youth guns by four wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.
While the ground was certified as a batting paradise – where batsmen could rely on bounce as well, the situation unfolded in a different fashion. The contest that ran till the wire was a low-scoring thriller that was eventually won by the Yash Dhull-led Indian team.
With the coin going England’s way, Tom Perst opted to bat first, but the decision did not live up to expectations. Ravi Kumar dismissed Jacob Bethel (0) and captain Tom Perst (2) early and gave India a decent start despite bowling first. The Three Lions continued to struggle with the bat as India’s Raj Bawa thrashed England’s line-up to remove George Thomas (27), Will Luxton (4), George Bell (0) and Rehan Ahmed (10). Attacked. 61/6 in the 17th over.
The 30-run stand between James Rev (95) and Alex Horton (10) came as a short-lived respite before Ray and James Sells (34) jammed a 93-run stand to keep their side over the line. Gave. This huge partnership was soon broken by left-arm pacer Ravi after which England were bundled out for 189 runs.
Raj Bawa took a half-century with an economy of 3.20, while Ravi Kumar returned with an economy of 3.80 and took four wickets.
Chasing 190 with a target on the board, India got off to a similar start to their counterparts as they lost Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0) in the second delivery. Harnoor Singh (21) then found support from the flexible Sheikh Rashid (50) as the duo added 49 runs to India’s kitty.
Soon, James Sells struck to ruin India’s match-winning partnership plans, as he got the prized wickets of Rashid and Yash Dhul (17). Significant support came from quickfires from Nishant Sindhu (50*) and Raj Bawa (35) and later Dinesh Bana (13*), which helped India emerge in flying colours.
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