India beat England by 4 wickets to win U-19 World Cup title for fifth time

Riding on halfcenturies by Nishant Sindhu and Shaik Rasheed and clinical bowling performances from Raj Bawa and Ravi Kumar India clinched a recordextending 5th U19 World Cup title after beating England by four wickets in the final of the 2022 edition of the tournament at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on SaturdayThis is Indias record fifth title in the tournaments history and came after previously winning it in 2000 2008 2012 and 2018 The Yash Dhullled India U19 finished the tournament with an unbeaten run in the West Indies flaunting the strength of the assembly line of NextGen India cricketersWith this Dhull joins the illustrious list of captains Mohammad Kaif 2000 Virat Kohli 2008 Unmukt Chand 2012 Prithvi Shaw 2018 who have lifted the U19 trophy for India in the pastA superb bowling performance by Raj Bawa 531 and Ravi Kumar 434 helped India bowl out England for 189 despite a fighting fifty by James Rew 95 In reply Shaik Rasheed 50 off 84 and Nishant Sindhu 50 not out off 54 smashed fifties while Raj Bawa 35 off 54 also played a vital knock and helped India chase the target in 474 overs with four wickets in handChasing a challenging target India were off to a poor start as leftarm pacer Joshua Boyden removed Angkrish Raghuvanshi for zero in the very second delivery of the innings After losing Raghuvanshi early Shaikh Rasheed and Harnoor Singh didnt take too many risks and batted cautiously The duo took India to 331 after 10 overs as England used three bowlers including captain Tom Prest in the first powerplayFrom there on England dried the runs up by bowling some disciplined overs and backed that up with solid efforts in fielding It was Thomas Aspinwall who gave England the big breakthrough by dismissing opener Harnoor Singh with an unplayable bouncer and ending a 49run stand for the 2nd wicketCaptain Yash Dhull who played a matchwinning knock of 110 runs against Australia in the semifinal then joined vicecaptain Rasheed at the crease The asking rate was not too much but India were under a bit of pressure after that slow start But Dhull and Shaikh Rasheed showed great composure and added runs quicklyRasheed who took his time during the partnership with Harnoor was more proactive between the two as he got to his fifty in 83 balls However he couldnt carry his innings longer and got out to James Sales while going for a big hit Soon Sales dismissed Yash Dhull for 17 and helped England claw back in the match with India at 97 for 4 in 284 oversFrom there on Raj Bawa and Nishant Sindhu joined hands to bail India out of the tricky situation Both Bawa and Sindhu looked in solid touch and scored at a brisk rate taking India closer to the target It took 40 overs for India to hit their first six as Rehan Ahmed was launched over the longon boundary by Nishant Sindhu who hit the first six of the second innings to bring his 50run partnership with BawaWith India needing 44 runs in the last 60 balls Bawa changed gears and smashed a six and a four to turn things in Indias favour In continuation of his aggressive batting Bawa hit the ball straight to the midon fielder and departed after scoring 35 from 54 balls However Nishant Sindhu kept his nerves and hit a superb fifty putting India on the cusp of victory It was Raj Bawa the star of the day who hit a couple of sixes and took India over the victory line in styleEarlier England won the toss and opted to bat first but they were off to a terrible start as they lost Jacob Bethell 2 in the second over of the innings Bethell played for an inswing but the ball bowled by Ravi Kumar kept its line and the England opener was trapped plumb in front of the wicketCaptain Tom Prest who came to bat first didnt trouble the scorers and got out a duck He was also dismissed by Ravi Kumar who bowled a short delivery and Prest dragged the ball onto the stumps leaving England to 182 after 33 overs Thereafter George Thomas who was playing counterattacking shots looking to rebuild Englands innings along with James Rew after two early blowsDuring the process Kaushal Tambe dropped a straightforward catch at first slip as Thomas survived and Raj Bawa the first change bowler was denied a wicketHowever the drop didnt cost India that much as Bawa dismissed the dangerous Thomas for 27 Opener Thomas looked to put pressure on Bawa by hitting across the line in the first delivery of the 11th over but he got a leading edge and was caught inside the 30yard circleContinuing his dreamy bowling spell Raj Bawa soon got rid of Will Luxton and George Bell in two consecutive deliveries of the 13th over as England were five down for 47 runs Things were not looking good for England it got worse when Bawa picked his fourth wicket of the match dismissing Rehan Ahmed 10 who edged the ball straight to the slips and Kaushal Tambe made no mistakeWickets were falling from one end but James Rew was holding the fort for England amid all the carnage He along with Alex Horton hit a few muchneeded boundaries and stitched a 30run stand for the seventh wicket before the latter got out to spinner Kaushal Tambe for 10 in the 25th over of the inningsAt 917 it looked like England would get bowled out for a lower total but James Rew and James Sales stitched a solid partnership for the 8th wicket Rew mixed aggression with caution and found the gaps with ease scoring his fifty in 79 balls He was well supported by Sales from the other end as the duo took England to 1475 after 35 overs On the other hand India were looking desperate for a wicket as skipper Yash Dhull made multiple bowling changesIt was Ravi Kumar who brought India back into the game by taking two quick wickets in the 44th over He first got rid of James Rew who played a fantastic knock of 95 snapping a 93run stand for the 8th wicket and then removed lowerorder batter Thomas Aspinwall for a duckRaj Bawa then dismissed Joshua Boyden to take his fivefer as England were bowled out for 189 after 445 overs James Sales remained not out after scoring 34 off 65Brief scoresEngland U19 189 all out in 445 overs James Rew 95 James Sales 34 Raj Bawa 531 Ravi Kumar 434 lost to India U19 1956 in 474 overs Shaik Rasheed 50 Nishant Sindhu 50 Joshua Boyden 224 by four wicketsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever