EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Sensational Tiger Cubs conquer the world Akbar Ali regrets Dethrone India in a thrilling final as Akbar guides the team home; Jaiswal and Bishnoi’s efforts go in vain needless aggression ets for 23. Once Jaiswal was Press Trust of India batsmen after almost U-19 WORLD CUP out, the lack of match­time Potchefstroom every delivery. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA for the other Indian batsmen “It’s a dream come true” As Bangladesh Potchefstroom was evident. While defend­ said Bangladesh captain approached the finish line, A sprightly bunch of Bangla­ ing a sub­par total, the num­ Akbar Ali, who regretted Shoriful was caught on desh boys created history by ber of extras (33) mattered a the unwanted aggression camera, swearing multiple winning the country’s first lot in the final context of the from his players which times. global title, shocking defend­ game. nearly resulted in a free­ ing champion India by three Bangladesh’s chase started for­all after his team Pumped up wickets in the summit clash in earnest with Parvez Hos­ triumphed. “Some of our bowlers of the ICC U­19 World Cup sain Emon (47 off 79 balls) “It’s all about the hard were emotional and here on Sunday. and Tanzid Hasan (17) adding work we have done over pumped up. What In a low­scoring final, Ban­ 50 in quick time. the last two years. The happened after the game gladesh restricted India to However, things changed coaching staff... I just was unfortunate. I would 177 in 47.2 overs and did well once leg­spinner Bishnoi (4/ cannot thank them like to congratulate India,” to score the revised target of 30 in 10 overs) came into the enough for the support said skipper Akbar at the 170 in 42.1 overs under the attack, bamboozling the bat­ they have given us on and post­match conference. DLS method. smen with his googlies. But off the field. We’ve had a As soon as the match Once play resumed after a Emon, who came back to the very good experience, and ended, the Bangladesh rain break, the target was re­ crease after retiring with a this is just the beginning players rushed to the vised to 170 and with seven hamstring injury, and Akbar for us. Hopefully, this will ground, most of them still runs to get and three wickets took the team closer to the be the stepping stone for showing their aggressive in hand, it became a cake­ target before the latter fin­ us,” said the skipper, who side. walk for the Tiger Cubs as ished things in style. was also adjudged ‘Player­ One Indian player they scripted a golden chap­ Earlier, India’s batting wilt­ of­the­Final’ for his rushed to confront and ter in their country’s cricket ed under pressure against a composed unbeaten 43. even pushed a Bangladesh history. superb Bangladesh attack. The Bangladesh players player who had allegedly Jaiswal (88 off 121 balls) was were too aggressive while said some uncharitable Calm and collected once again the standout per­ The dazzlers: Bangladesh won its maiden U­19 World Cup, overcoming the odds and favourite India. * PTI fielding, with their lead things, and it was left to Credit should go to Bangla­ former even as the new ball pacer Shoriful Islam coach Paras Mhambrey to desh’s 18­year­old captain Ak­ bowlers Shoriful Islam (2/31 sledging the Indian calm down his boys. bar Ali, who showed nerves in 10 overs) and Tanzim Ha­ SCOREBOARD of steel while making a pa­ san Shakib (2/28 in 8.2 overs) INDIA 177. Hasan c Tyagi b Bishnoi 17 (25b, (Mahmudul, 12.5), 3­62 tient unbeaten 43 off 77 balls. stifled the batsmen. Seamer Yashasvi Jaiswal c Tanzid b FALL OF WICKETS 2x4, 1x6), Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Hridoy, 14.1), 4­65 (Shahadat, His effort outshone Yashasvi Avishek Das (3/40 in 9 overs) Shoriful 88 (121b, 8x4, 1x6), 1­9 (Divyaansh, 6.4 overs), 2­ b Bishnoi 8 (12b, 2x4), Towhid 16.1), 5­85 (Shamim, 20.1), 6­ Jaiswal’s 88 off 121 balls for was the most successful bow­ Divyaansh Saxena c Mahmudul 103 (Tilak, 28.6), 3­114 (Garg, Hridoy lbw b Bishnoi 0 (2b), 102 (Avishek, 22.6), 7­143 India. ler, but it was Shoriful’s open­ b Avishek 2 (17b), Tilak Varma c 31.3), 4­156 (Jaiswal, 39.5), 5­ Shahadat Hossain st Jurel b (Parvez, 31.6). Akbar’s cool quotient was ing burst that put the Indians Shoriful b Tanzim 38 (65b, 3x4), 156 (Veer, 39.6), 6­168 (Jurel, Bishnoi 1 (10b), Akbar Ali (not INDIA BOWLING there for everyone to see as on the backfoot at the outset. Priyam Garg c Tanzid b Rakibul 7 42.2), 7­170 (Bishnoi, 43.5), 8­ out) 43 (77b, 4x4, 1x6), Shamim Tyagi 10­2­33­0, Sushant 7­0­ he marshalled his resources That proved vital in the end. (9b), Dhruv Jurel run out 22 170 (Atharva, 44.1), 9­172 Hossain c Jaiswal b Sushant 7 25­2, Akash 8­1­33­0, Bishnoi brilliantly and then batted (38b, 1x4), Siddhesh Veer lbw b (Tyagi, 44.6). (18b), Avishek Das c Tyagi b 10­3­30­4, Ankolekar 4.1­0­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Shoriful 0 (1b), Atharva Sushant 5 (7b, 1x4), Rakibul 22­0, Jaiswal 3­0­15­1. responsibly, seeing out In­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD BANGLADESH BOWLING Ankolekar b Avishek 3 (7b), Ravi Shoriful 10­1­31­2, Tanzim 8.2­ Hasan (not out) 9 (25b, 1x4); Toss: Bangladesh. B India lost its last seven dia’s threats from leg­spinner Bishnoi run out 2 (6b), Sushant 2­28­2, Avishek 9­0­40­3, Extras (b­8, lb­4, nb­2, w­19): Man-of-the-Match: Akbar Ali. wickets for 23 runs Ravi Bishnoi and fast bowler Mishra c Shoriful b Tanzim 3 Shamim 6­0­36­0, Rakibul 10­ 33; Total (for seven wkts. in 42.1 Man-of-the-Series: Yashasvi Kartik Tyagi. B Defending a sub­par total, (8b), Kartik Tyagi c Akbar b 1­29­1, Hridoy 4­0­12­0. overs): 170. Jaiswal. Mixed feelings: Though Yashasvi Jaiswal bagged the There were two things that the team gave away 33 Avishek 0 (5b), Akash Singh BANGLADESH Revised target: 170 in 46 overs Bangladesh won the ICC U-19 Player­of­the­Series award, the defeat in the final cost India dear. While bat­ extras (not out) 1 (7b); Extras (lb­1, Parvez Hossain c Akash b FALL OF WICKETS World Cup final by three wickets will rankle. * COURTESY ICC ting, it lost its last seven wick­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD w­10): 11; Total (in 47.2 overs): Jaiswal 47 (79b, 7x4), Tanzid 1­50 (Tanzid, 8.5 ov), 2­62 with 23 balls remaining. Gill hits unbeaten century Australia meets India England beats SA in final ODI TRI-SERIES England not only failed to INDIA-A IN NZ der mainstay Cheteshwar rier (2/50), Mohammed Siraj chase down the total but al­ Pujara was with Gill at the (2/75), Avesh Khan (2/82) and MELBOURNE: Left­arm spinner so fell short of the 124 need­ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Press Trust of India crease on 52 off 99 balls at veteran off­spinner Ravi­ Sophie Molineux’s spell of ed to stay ahead of India on JOHANNESBURG Lincoln (New Zealand) draw of stumps. chandran Ashwin (2/98) three for 19 helped Australia Net Run Rate after all three England beat South Africa Shubman Gill struck an un­ Earlier, New Zealand de­ shared eight wickets. defeat England by 16 runs teams were tied with two by two wickets in the third and final ODI on Sunday. beaten 107 as India­A made clared at 386 for nine in 131.5 India­A now trails by 152 and reach the final of the tri­ wins each. England leg­spinner 234 for one in reply to New overs after the second day’s runs with just a day’s play series here on Sunday. Earlier, Beth Mooney’s Adil Rashid took three Zealand­A’s 386 for nine de­ play was washed out on Sa­ remaining. Australia will meet India half­century took Australia clared on the third day of turday. Daryl Mitchell re­ in the final on February 12. to what proved a match­win­ wickets in his 100th ODI as their four­day ‘Test’ here on mained unbeaten on 103 off The scores: New Zealand­A Chasing Australia’s 132, South Africa was restricted 386/9 decl. in 131.5 overs ning total. Sunday. 222 balls during which he England lost its way in the to 256 for seven. (Hamish Rutherford 40, Glenn The scores: Australia 132/7 in The visitors’ chase was Opening the batting along­ struck ten 4s and a 6. Phillips 65, Tim Seifert 30, face of some accurate bow­ 20 overs (Beth Mooney 50) bt side skipper Hanuma Vihari Besides, Glenn Phllips Dane Cleaver 53, Daryl Mitchell ling from medium­pacer England 116/7 in 20 overs (So­ orchestrated by Jonny (59), Gill scored his runs off made 65, while wicketkeep­ 103) vs India­A 234/1 in 53 ov­ Tayla Valeminck (two for 18) phie Molineux 3/19). Bairstow (43), Joe Root (49) 153 balls with the help of thir­ er Dane Cleaver scored 53. ers (Shubman Gill 107 batting, Hitting back: Shubman Gill had an answer to everything New and Player­of­the­Match So­ Final: February 12 (Wednes­ and Joe Denly 66.