Iqbal Hossain Emon's three-wicket haul helped Bangladesh to defeat Mohamed Amaan-led India by 59 runs in the final of the ongoing ACC Under-19 Asia Cup final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. This was Bangladesh's second consecutive title win. This is for the first time that a team defeated India in the final of the tournament.
India is one of the most successful teams in the history of the tournament as they won eight titles. However, it was Bangladesh who defeated them in the last edition of the marquee event during their do-or-die clash.
While chasing the target of 199 runs, India's top order failed to perform as Ayush Mhatre got out after scoring just one run and it was Al Fahad who got the first breakthrough for Bangladesh. After Mhatre's wicket youngest IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi got out during Maruf Mridha's over.
Ander Siddharth and KP Karthikeya were building a partnership before Md Rizan Hossan picked Siddharth in the 12th over who was playing on 20 runs. India's skipper Amaan was the highest run-getter scoring 26 runs.
After being asked to bat, Bangladesh Under-19 led by Md Azizul Hakim Tamim scored 198 runs in 49.1 overs where Md Rizan Hossan was the highest run-getter with 47 off 65 followed by Mohammad Shihab James 40. While bowling, India's Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, and Hardik Raj picked up two wickets each and Kiran Chormale, KP Karthikeya and Ayush Mhatre got one.
