Images from the ICC Under-19 World Cup final, played at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on Saturday.
India lifted a record fifth Under-19 World Cup title after defeating England by four wickets in the summit clash at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on Saturday.
Earlier, India had won Under-19 World Cup titles in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018.
Chasing 190, India got off to the worst start possible as Joshua Boyden dismissed Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0) on the third ball of the innings.
Harnoor Singh and Shaik Rasheed then got together and put on 49 runs for the second wicket. As soon as India started to gain the upper hand, England got right back into the contest in the 18th over as Thomas Aspinwall dismissed Harnoor (21), reducing India to 49 for 2.
Skipper Yash Dhull next joined Rasheed in the middle and both batters stitched together a partnership of 46 runs which saw Rasheed scoring a half ton. However, as soon as he reached the milestone, he ended up giving his wicket away to James Sales.
In his next over, Sales picked up Dhull (17), and India were reduced to 97 for 4, still needing 93 runs for victory.
Raj Bawa (35) and Nishant Sindhu (50*) then ensured that India did not lose wickets in a cluster.
Earlier, Bawa scalped five wickets while Ravi Kumar took four as India bowled out England for 189 inside 45 overs.
England crumbled in the first half of the innings before James Rew's gutsy 95-run knock helped the Three Lions reach a score of more than the 180-run mark.
Opting to bat first, England got off to the worst possible start as left-arm pacer Ravi Kumar picked two wickets (Jacob Bethell and Tom Prest) in the first four overs. George Thomas and James Rew tried to get the partnership going but Raj Bawa dismissed the opener as India took control over the game.
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England kept losing wickets at regular intervals and was soon found reeling at 61-6 in the 17th over. Meanwhile, Rew kept fighting hard and scored a fifty to rescue his side from the precarious position. Rew fell five runs short of a century as Ravi Kumar removed him in the 44th over.
Rew's wicket triggered a collapse and England lost the final two wickets to set India a 190-run target.
