Raj Bawa grew to become the primary Indian cricketer to bag a fifer in an ICC match last when he completed with figures of 5/31 within the U19 World Cup final against England in North Sound, Antigua on Saturday. Bawa mixed with Ravi Kumar, who bagged 4/34, to bowl England out for 189 within the summit conflict. Bawa additionally grew to become the primary participant since Pakistan’s Anwar Ali in 2006 to select a five-wicket haul in an ICC U19 World Cup last. In Saturday’s last, Bawa and Ravi’s heroics helped cut back England to 61/6 at one level and 91/7 in a while. Nonetheless, James Rew scored a preventing knock of 95 to maintain England within the contest and take them to a complete of 189.
Bowling his medium pacers to lethal impact, Raj Bawa (5/31) ran by means of the English middle-order after the in-from left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar (4/34) laid their opponents low with two early blows.
India saved taking wickets at common intervals however not for as soon as did the depth of the crew dropped.
However Rew and James Gross sales (34 not out) defied India with their 93-run eight-wicket stand.
The Yash Dhull-led India struck as early because the second over when Ravi despatched again the damaging Jacob Bethell (2) cheaply. The person from Bengal darted one in after which obtained it to carry its line as Bethell missed it fully after taking part in throughout the road.
The early blow didn’t have any impression on George Thomas as he smashed Rajvardhan Hangargekar for 14 runs, together with two fours and a six over deep midwicket, within the very subsequent over.
Nonetheless, Ravi struck once more, this time bowling out English skipper Tom Prest who dragged the ball on to his stumps, placing the Indians on the highest on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
Having didn’t execute his pull shot, because of a backside edge, Prest, who had earlier received a superb toss, walked again dejected along with his crew in a sport of hassle at 18 for 2 within the fourth over.
Ravi had 2/2 within the first two overs.
However the scenario his crew discovered itself early into the massive last, Thomas continued to assault and picked up two boundaries towards Ravi.
With Hangargekar going for 19 runs in his first spell, India skipper Yash Dhull effected a bowling change and it labored nearly instantly, however Kaushal Tamble couldn’t maintain on to Thomas’ thick edge off Raj Bawa within the slip.
England wanted a partnership at that stage however that was not going to be. Medium pacer Bawa obtained the well-set Thomas to play an irresponsible shot that obtained a thick outdoors edge and landed within the arms of Dhull at cowl.
In all kinds of bother at 37 for 3 at first of the eleventh over, England’s determined quest for a partnership was not answered, with William Luxton edging Bawa to be out caught behind earlier than England might attain 50 runs.
Bawa was on a hat-trick as George Bell had no reply to a superb supply that kicked up and took a deflection on its strategy to the wicketkeeper Dinesh Bana.
With half the facet again within the dressing room within the thirteenth over, the England U-19 had been gazing a heavy defeat, their goals of profitable a primary world title in 24 years shortly going up in smoke.
There was not finish to England’s distress as Rehan Ahmed nicked Bawa to Tambe in first slip to go away the facet reeling at 61 for six within the seventeenth over.
Bowling a decent line and size, India saved up the strain on England and it paid dividends when wicketkeeper Alex Horton, making an attempt to heave off-spinner Tambe over midwicket, ended up giving a easy catch to Dhull.
England had been nonetheless seven runs in need of reaching 100 at that stage, however they obtained there quickly with James Rew reaching his 50 in 79 balls.
Within the firm of the James Gross sales, he prolonged the England innings and gave his facet one thing to defend.
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India went on the beat England by 4 wickets to win a record-extending fifth U19 World Cup title.
(With PTI inputs)
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