The Under 19 World Cup has concluded with Bangladesh grabbing the champions trophy after a great match against India at Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Post winning the toss, Indian team opted to bat first where the batting line from Indian players fell flat while Yashasvi Jaiswal alone contributed to 88 runs out of 177 runs. In the second inning, the Bangladeshi team put their best foot forward to break the defending game of India scoring 170 runs in 42.1 overs and were declared the winner through Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method as the match was interrupted by the rain.
Good fight by #TeamIndia!
A thrilling finish to the #U19CWC finale. Congratulations, Bangladesh.
Scorecard 👉👉 https://t.co/EvCRvX0wgr pic.twitter.com/HXtoANwy92
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2020
Despite losing the game, team India shone in the entire tournament with Indian spinner Ravi Bishnoi becoming the leading wicket-taker of the series.
17*: #TeamIndia leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi becomes #U19CWC leading wicket-taker.
Follow the #INDvBAN live 👇👇 https://t.co/WK6GcTF6Ou pic.twitter.com/cP7TgYaEg6
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2020
Apart from Ravi, the 18-year-old batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal became the Player of the Tournament with an average of 133 runs.
400 runs from 6 games ✅
4 fifties and a hundred ✅
Hundred in the semi-final ✅
88 in the final ✅
3 wickets with the ball ✅#TeamIndia’s Yashasvi Jaiswal bagged the Player of the Tournament award at the #U19CWC. 👍👍 pic.twitter.com/PwiOkMqLh4— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2020
Meanwhile, the Indian National Team has met tough luck in their three days ODI series against New Zealand.
In Auckland, New Zealand, Indian men were knocked off at 251 runs in their second match, leading the Kiwis to win the series 2-0. The final match of the series will be held on 11 February at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.
The final wicket goes! Neesham gets Jadeja caught at long off by De Grandhomme as he looks to hit out with one wicket left. Impressive innings from Jadeja can't get his team over the line. A 22 run victory to win the ODI series. Scorecard | https://t.co/6E9wqCe2kt #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/DuR5pR1mDf
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 8, 2020