With the help of half-centuries from left-handed opener Adarsh Singh and captain Uday Saharan and four wickets from left-arm spinner Soumi Pandey, India made a great start to their campaign in the Under-19 World Cup by defeating Bangladesh by 84 runs here on Saturday. of. After being invited to bat first, the Indian team scored 251 runs for seven wickets with the help of a partnership of 116 runs in 23.5 overs for the third wicket between Adarsh (76 runs on 96 balls) and Uday (64 runs on 94 balls). Made a challenging score of. In response, Bangladesh team was out for 167 runs in 45.5 overs. The Indian spinners did not allow the Bangladesh batsmen to dominate at any time and kept them under control. Pandey took four wickets for 24 runs in 9.5 overs. Another left-arm spinner Musheer Khan (2 wickets for 35 runs) supported him well. Apart from these, Raj Limbani, Priyanshu Moliya and Arshin Kulkarni took one wicket each.
India made a big score amidst good bowling
Earlier, Bangladesh bowlers did not allow Indian batsmen to play freely but despite this they were successful in scoring a good score. India’s score is the third highest score in Under 19 ODI on this ground. For Bangladesh, left arm fast bowler Maroof Mridha took 5 wickets for 43 runs. He caused damage to India in the opening overs and slog overs but due to his captain’s miscalculation, he could not complete the quota of 10 overs. Indian team’s finisher Sachin Dhaas batted well in the death overs and scored 26 runs in 20 balls, due to which the team was successful in crossing the 250-run mark. His six on fast bowler Rohnat Doula Borsan was worth seeing.
Bangladesh lost the last six wickets for 40 runs.
For Bangladesh, only Mohammad Shihab James (54) and Ariful Islam (41) could make significant contributions. These two gave Bangladesh hope by adding 77 runs for the fifth wicket but after this the Indian bowlers became dominant. Bangladesh lost its last six wickets within 40 runs.