Dhaka – Bangladesh have won its first global cricket trophy beating India by three wickets in the Under 19 ICC World Cup final in South Africa.
Skipper Akbar Ali contributed a rearguard innings to guide
Bangladesh to upset India in the final match after the initial hiccups as his
top order batsmen tottered against Indian bowling on Sunday.
Bangladesh celebrated the victory at on the ground and at
home. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated the Bangladeshi youths for their
stunning victory.
India batted first after Bangladesh chose to field winning
the toss. India was restricted to 177 runs.
Bangladesh raced to 50 before losing its first wicket, and
then collapsed to lose six for 52 as legspinner Ravi Boshnoi (4-30) ripped
through the top order.
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal led the scoring with 88 before his
dismissal in the 40th over triggered a collapse.
Avishek Das took 3-40 and Shoriful Islam returned 2-31 and
produced a run-out.
Akbar Ali, the skipper of Bangladesh, scored unbeaten 43 from
77 balls steadied the innings in pursuit of a rain-revised target of 170 under
the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Opener Parvez Emon contributed 47. An injury put him on
retirement initially but he return in the fag-end to contribute more. Rakbul
Hasan hit the winnings runs as Bangladesh reached 170-7 for a three-wicket
victory with 30 balls to spare.
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