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Indian team continued their terrific run in the ICC U-19 World Cup as they sealed a convincing 5-wicket win against Bangladesh to book their berth in the semi final. Batting first, Bangladesh were bundled out for 111, in 37.1 overs.
India chased down the target in 31.5 overs with 115 balls remaining. Indian team are scheduled to face Australia in the semi-final stage.
India bowled first
Winning the Toss, India’s captain Yash Dhull elected to bowl first on a seam-friendly wicket. Left-arm pacer Ravi Kumar turned out to be the best bowler for the Indian side by picking up three wickets. He dismissed Bangladesh opener Mahfijul Islam on two in the second over of the day. Then, Ravi got rid of Iftakher Hossain on one run followed by Prantik Nabil (7 runs off 19 balls).
Bangladesh were reeling at 14/3 at one point but from there Ariful Islam and Aich Mollah stitched a 23-run stand. The Bangla Tigers were later reduced to 56 runs losing 7 wickets. SM Mehroob and Ashiqur Zaman added 50 runs for the eight wicket to avoid an utter humiliation.
SM Meherob top scored with 30 off 48 balls and Zaman, on the other hand scored 16 runs off 29 deliveries. Bangladesh tailenders did put up a brave fight after losing quick wickets cheaply and registered a mere total of 111 runs on the board.
Ravi bagged 3 wickets conceding 14 runs in seven overs. Vicky Ostwal, on the other hand, finished with an impressive figure of 2/25 in nine overs. Kaushal Tambe, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Angkrish Raghuvanshi claimed one wicket each.
Indian batting
In reply India lost their opening batsman Harnoor Singh for a duck in the second over of their innings and were immediately under severe pressure. Raghuvanshi was the top-scorer of Indian batting line up with a 65-ball 44. He smashed seven boundaries.
Shaik Rasheed on the other hand, scored 26 runs off 59 balls. Raghuvanshi and Rasheed added 70 runs for the second wicket.
Captain Dhull remained unbeaten on 20 eventually to secure victory for his side. India successfully reached the target with 18.1 overs to spare.
Ripon Mondol turned out to be the best Bangladesh bowler as he picked up four wickets conceding 31 runs. Tanzim Hasan Sakib scalped the other wicket. The relatively small target was not pretty easily achieved by the Indian team. From 70/1 at one stage, India slipped to 82/4 and later were reduced to 97/5.
Kaushal Tambe remained unbeaten on 11 alongside skipper Dhull. Tambe finished the game with a massive six and ensured India a semi final berth.
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