Match Details
India got off to a dream start getting early wickets and utilizing the damp conditions. After a magnificent effort from Raj Bawa who got 5/31 and fellow pacer Ravi Kumar who finished with 4-34 in his 9overs. Together, they unleashed destruction from the get-go as England were diminished to 91/7. By then the game looked done and dusted but England were kept alive is by a major exertion from James Rew who stood tall in the midst all the chaos at the other end to make 95. He was helped by James Sales in an eighth-wicket stand worth 93 which even raised any expectations of a score north of 200. Yet, Bawa and Kumar got back to take the last three wickets in a rush as England were bowled out for 189 on the board. There's some assistance in the pitch for both pace and spin. The Indian team was delighted as they strolled off the field after the end of the first innings. They required 190 to win the trophy.
England on the other hand got off to an excellent start in the second innings, Joshua Boyden providing the early breakthrough by getting the wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi who has looked good throughout the tournament. Shaik Rasheed and Harnoor put on a good partnership that took the game away from England. The pitch looked to have dried up very well in the second innings with the sun beating down, and stroke-making was slightly earlier compared to the first innings.
England came back in the game with Harnoor’s wicket but India rebuilt the innings with Rashid and Dhull putting up a good partnership. Rasheed lost his concentration after getting to his 50 which came of 84 balls. Dhull followed him later in the next over by hitting one down the throat of the deep square leg fielder. England were right back in the game at the back of that wicket, but Sandhu and Bawa rescued India by stitching up a magnificent partnership. Bawa put up a man-of-the-match performance with ball in the first innings and should the grit and determination with the bat in the second innings, but got out when India were very close to winning it. Sindhu finished the innings with a brilliant 50 of 54 which came under a lot of pressure, Dinesh Bawa hits the winning runs.
The Indian U-19 team has done it, they have been crowned as the Champions of the ICC under 19 World Cup, 2022.