India young guns lose to Bangladesh to miss consecutive title
Updated On: 10 February, 2020 06:44 AM IST | Potchefstroom | PTI
Beaten by Bangladesh and rain, India miss out on consecutive U-19 World Cup titles in final where both teams fought..
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The Bangladesh team pose for a photograph after winning the ICC Under-19 World Cup final in Potchefstroom yesterday. Pic/ AFP
Potcherstroom: A sprightly bunch of Bangladesh boys created history by winning their country's first global cricket title, shocking defending champions India by three wickets in the summit clash of the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Sunday. In a low-scoring final, Bangladesh first choked India to a meagre 177 in 47.2 overs and then did well enough to score the revised target of 170 in 42.1 overs under Duckworth-Lewis method. Once play resumed after rain, the target was revised to 170 and with seven runs to get and three wickets in hand, it became a cakewalk for the Tiger Cubs as they scripted a golden chapter in their country's cricket history.
India's cricketing battles with Bangladesh have been filled with acrimony since the 2015 World Cup quarter-final at the MCG and it only amplified with the kind of boorish behaviour that some of the Bangladeshi players displayed. In fact, a few players from both sides nearly came to blows at the end of the final and it was India coach Paras Mhambrey, who was seen urging his boys to keep calm as opposition leading pacer Shoriful Islam was seen swearing expletives on camera.
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