India won the Under-19 World Cup for the fifth time by defeating England by 4 wickets. In the final of the Under-19 World Cup being played in West, England gave India a target of 189 runs, which the Indian team achieved in the 48th over at a loss of 6 wickets. Batting first in the final, England was bowled out for 189 in 44.5 overs.
India won the Under-19 World Cup by defeating England by 4 wickets
India’s Raj Bawa took five wickets and Ravi Kumar four India achieved the target in the 48th over at a loss of 6 wickets, Sheikh Rashid and Nishat Sindhu played 50, 50 innings. It may be recalled that the Pakistan U-19 team was eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing to Australia. In the event, the national team lost to Australia in the quarter-finals, the rest of the matches were won by the national team and the Green Shirts defeated Sri Lanka to take 5th position.
Skipper Yash Dhull next joined Rasheed in the middle and both batters stitched together a partnership of 46 runs which saw Rasheed (50) going past his 50-run mark. However, as soon as he reached the milestone, he ended up giving his wicket away to James Sales. In his next over, Sales picked up the scalp of Dhull (17), and India was reduced to 97/4, still needing 93 runs for the win.
Brief Scores:
England 189 all out (James Rew 95, James Sales 34*; Raj Bawa 5-31); India 195/6 (Shaik Rasheed 50, Nishant Sindhu 50*; Joshua Boyden 2-24).
