U-19 World Cup: India beat England by 4 wickets to clinch document fifth title
The two unbeaten sides met on the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda as England went looking for solely their second title, however it was India who prolonged their document of most match wins.
Raj Bawa took 5 for 31 as England misplaced wickets early of their innings earlier than 95 from James Rew restored hope within the push for a primary trophy since 1998.
It was to not be as each Shaik Rasheed and Nishant Sindhu made fifties earlier than Dinesh Bana crashed back-to-back sixes to seal the win.
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India dominate England so as to add one other trophy to their cabinet
England received the toss and selected to bat with their second-highest run-scorer Jacob Bethell alongside George Thomas who had made a brave 52 of their semi-final win over Afghanistan.
It was a shaky begin for Bethell who survived an enchantment for caught behind within the second over however fell three balls later as he was dismissed leg earlier than wicket by Ravi Kumar for 2.
Captain Tom Prest got here in at quantity three however couldn’t add to his 292 runs as he went for a four-ball duck, Englandβs first of the match.
Thomas was not deterred by the lack of two of his aspectβs key wickets as he performed engaging strokes and earned a quick reprieve having been dropped on 26.
But he too obtained out earlier than he might have any actual affect, caught by Yash Dhull off the bowling of Raj Bawa for 27.
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James Rew then put his hand as much as be Englandβs potential saviour, staying put as wickets fell round him, not one of the Young Lions center order ready so as to add greater than ten to the overall as they slipped to 91 for seven.
It was left to James Sales to work with Rew to placed on Englandβs highest stand of their innings, including 93 runs to the overall earlier than Rew cruelly missed out on his century.
He was caught by Kaushal Tambe for 95 from 116 balls having hit 12 sixes and virtually singlehandedly given England a combating probability.
Sales was left stranded on 34 not out because the tail wagged β England have been all out for 189 from 44.5 overs as Bawa claimed 5 for 31, with Kumar virtually equally as spectacular with 4 for 34.
Indiaβs chase of their modest goal obtained off to the worst potential begin as Angkrish Raghuvanshi was caught behind for a second-ball duck, with the right-hander unable to maneuver previous Prest to the third-highest run-scorer within the competitors.
The Men in Blue have been capable of rating at a sedate price, with Harnoor Singh including 21 from 46 balls earlier than he too was caught behind.
Shaik Rasheed and Dhull seemed to repeat their 204-run partnership they placed on towards Australia within the semi-final, as Rasheed introduced up his fifty from 83 balls.
However, Sales and Rew mixed once more this time to dismiss the right-hander with the very subsequent supply.
England detected a chink within the Indian armour, and in Salesβ subsequent over Dhull was caught by George Bell who wheeled away in celebration realizing two new batters have been on the crease.
However, Nishant Sandhu and Bawa, who has the very best particular person rating of the match with 162 not out, moved India to 164 earlier than Bawa grew to become the fifth wicket to fall.
It was going to take one thing particular to defeat India even now because the required runs ticked right down to 14 from 23 balls.
And one thing particular did arrive, Rehan Ahmed protruding a hand to cease a near-certain most and dismiss Tambe to depart India on 176 for six.
But with Sandhu on the crease, Englandβs activity at all times appeared troublesome, he crashed 4 runs to alleviate the stress England had been constructing earlier than taking a single to convey up his first half-century in worldwide cricket.
Dinesh Bana was within the temper to get the trophy in his palms as early as potential smashing a six off his toes to convey the scores degree.
Another six adopted within the subsequent ball as Banaβs teammates raced onto the pitch earlier than the ball had even crossed the rope, realizing victory and the trophy was theirs.
