Yash Dhul & Co celebrate a wicket in the IND U19 vs BAN U19 quarter-final game during the Under-19 World Cup 2022 in Antigua
Highlight
- India’s left arm fast bowler Ravi Kumar was given the player of the match award.
- Ravi Kumar took three wickets and came back with an economy of just 2.00.
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 44 runs for the Indian team and scored the most runs.
India’s Kaushal Tambe (11*) finished in style with a six to seal the ‘Boys in Blue’ to a five-wicket win against Bangladesh in the second quarter-final of the ongoing Under-19 World Cup 2022 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground here. Did. , Antigua. As India emerged victorious against the Tigers on Sunday, Yash Dhul & Co will now take on Australia in the second semi-final of the high-octane tournament on Wednesday, February 2.
As expected, the IND U19 vs BAN U19 game turned out to be a low scoring match, with a lot going for the bowlers.
India won the toss and took the right advantage of their decision to bowl and beat Bangladesh for just 111 runs. The bowling-friendly deck, laden with green cover and the moisture absorbed in it, was well exploited by the Indian bowlers. Right from the start, India’s pace duo comprising Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Ravi Kumar put Bangladesh under the pump, battling for 20 runs in the powerplays for the loss of three wickets. While the left-arm pacer- Ravi Kumar single-handedly stunned Bangladesh’s top three batsmen for a few runs, Vicky Ostwal’s two wickets combined with the overall economic bowling bowled India out for 111.
Not much can be talked about Bangladesh’s performance with the willows, who struggled badly until SM Mahrob (30) and Ashiqur Zaman (16) took the Tigers out of the water in the early hours. Jammed the partnership of 50 runs. Barring Aich Mollah (17), SM Mahrob and Ashiqur Zaman, the rest of the Bangladesh batsmen were dismissed in single digit scores.
Chasing 112, India were not far off the mark and lost their opener Harnoor Singh (0) for a duck. Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44) and vice-captain Sheikh Rashid (26) steadied India’s ship with a 70-run partnership between them before Bangladesh pacer Ripon Mondol fired on all cylinders to jolt the Indian side . Apart from achieving success, Mandal took four wickets and dismissed Angkrish, Rashid, Siddharth Yadav (6) and Raj Bawa (0).
When India faced some turmoil in the middle overs, skipper Yash Dhul (20*) stood tall. With thin support from the other end, Dhull along with Kaushal Tambe managed to take India to the finish line with a win.
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