Bangladesh defended their U19 Asia Cup title after getting the higher of India within the remaining on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Sunday, December 8. The Bangladesh pacers wreaked havoc within the Indian batting line-up as they efficiently defended the 198-run rating within the remaining and registered a 59-run win.
India got here into the ultimate after defeating Sri Lanka of their semifinal conflict after chasing down 174 with six wickets in hand. Nevertheless, the batting line-up suffered a collapse within the finale.
Chasing 199 to win the title for the ninth time, India stored shedding wickets at common intervals. They misplaced their event’s highest run-scorer and opener Ayush Mhatre within the second over earlier than shedding the opposite opener, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, within the fifth over with the group being on 24. Andre Siddarth C and KP Karthikeya tried to deliver the group again on observe, however the former departed for 20 after being cleaned up by pacer Rizan Hossain.
Captain Mohamed Amaan, who had hit a century towards Japan within the group stage, dropped anchor and held one finish as much as maintain the hopes alive. He got here in at No.5 when the Indian group was at 44/3 after 11.4 overs. He partnered with Karthikeya for a 29-run stand, which introduced again the hopes however Iqbal Hossain Emon took aside Kartikeya and Nikhil Kumar in the identical over to dent India’s probabilities.
Amaan discovered one other companion in No.9 Hardik Raj as they notched up a stand of 23, however Amaan was executed by Bangladesh captain Azizul Hakim Tamim with a fantastic drifter that broke his stumps. Amaan departed when India had been at 115 and after that, the additional proceedings had been a mere formality. There have been a few boundaries from Chetan Sharma and Yudhajit Guha however the day was to not be India’s as they had been bowled out for 139.
With this, Bangladesh have develop into the second group after India to defend the U19 Asia Cup title. India have gained have the continental crown a document eight occasions, whereas this was Bangladesh’s second win after their victory in 2023.