Highlights, India vs Bangladesh U19 World Cup 2020, Final, Full cricket score: Bangladesh win by three wickets, lift maiden trophy

Akbar Ali, Bangladesh captain. Its about the dream coming true and we have worked really hard for one and a half years. I think the boys are pumped up. I would like to congratulate the Indian side, they have been brilliant throughout the tournament. Our support staff has been great. It’s just the beginning for us.

The Bangladesh players will not collect their medals.

Priyam Garg, India captain: It was not a good day for us. We had a very low total but we gave it all. Toss was a big factor. Bangladesh started off well. Anything around 210 or 220 would have been a very good target. I think we gave our best while defending the target. We made a game out of it. Bangladesh team batted well. It was a a great experience playing in the World Cup.

The Indian colts are out in the middle to collect their medals and the runners-up trophy.

Player of the tournament, Yashasvi Jaiswal: I really enjoyed the tournament. I had a really good experience playing on South African wickets. I always played my own game. I am thinking about what’s next for me. I’m going to stick to the process.

Akbar Ali is Player of the Match for his captaincy and match-winning unbeaten 43. 

Akbar Ali: When I came in, we needed partnership. We did not want to lose wickets. The planning was simple. We knew that India are a challenging side and it was going to be difficult chase. I am a person who wants to keep things simple. I was not getting enough chance earlier in the tournament.

Match officials and umpires are getting their medals.

Rakibul Hasan: The experience has been wonderful. We have worked hard for one year to achieve this. The main thing was to execute our plans and not look at the opposition.

Parvez Hossain Emon: We played really well. It was tough for us but I gave my best for the team. Thankfully, we got over the line.

Richard Stonier, Bangladesh’s strength and conditioning coach: It’s probably been the best moment of my life. These boys have been phenomenal both on and off the pitch. It has been a dream come true. But this victory is about the boys, their journey and sacrifices. A big thank you to everyone back in Bangladesh for their support.

They surely have!

Bangladesh cricket has given a very strong message to the world. New U19 World Champions , Bangladesh #U19CWC #U19CWCFinal

— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) February 9, 2020

Under-19 World Cup winner in each edition:

1987/88 : Australia
1997/98 : England
1999/00 : India
2001/02 : Australia
2003/04 : Pakistan
2005/06 : Pakistan
2007/08 : India
2009/10 : Australia
2012 :      India
2013/14 : South Africa
2015/16 : West Indies
2017/18 : India
2020 : Bangladesh*

After 42 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 169/7 ( Akbar Ali 43 , Rakibul Hasan 8)

Bangladesh need just one run from 24 balls as per the revised DLS target. Ankolekar returns and he starts with a flighted delivery and Rakibul Hasan chipped it over mid-wicket for a single.

VICTORY FOR BANGLADESH! 

Bangladesh have clinched their maiden U-19 title. They have outclassed India in every department of the game.

After 42 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 169/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 43 , Rakibul Hasan 8)

Sushant Mishra into his seventh over. Bowling tight lines this over but pitches the fourth delivery wide outside off — which gets smacked for a four by Rakibul.Six runs off the over.

FOUR! Wide outside off from Sushant and he Rakibul just had to get his bat to the ball there. That raced away towards point like a trace of bullet.

Right then, the covers are coming off. It has been a cracker of a contest it has been so far! Stay tuned for live action.

Oh, they have been absolutely brilliant!

Bangladesh have shown great spirit and resolve to turn the match again in their favour after top order collapse. Not easy against a strong Indian team

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 9, 2020

Bangladesh are ahead by 18 runs at the moment as per DLS.

Meanwhile, the covers are on. There’s a pause in play due to rain. Bangladesh are well ahead if we take the DLS method into perspective.

After 41 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 163/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 42 , Rakibul Hasan 3)

Spinner Atharwa Ankolekar is out for his fourth over. Nervous faces in the Indian and Bangladeshi camps. He’s bowling tight lines this over and the batsmen are circumspect. Just the one run from Ankolekar’s over. Bangladesh need 15 runs in 54 balls.

DLS par score for Bangladesh:

After 41 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 145
Wickets down 8 : 157
Wickets down 9 : 169 

After 42 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 147
Wickets down 8 : 157
Wickets down 9 : 169 

After 43 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 149
Wickets down 8 : 158
Wickets down 9 : 169

After 40 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 162/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 41 , Rakibul Hasan 3)

Jaiswal, India’s top-scorer, back for his third over. The match has all the makings of a thrilling final. Couple of runs on the fourth delivery from the blade of skipper Akbar. Meanwhile, it has started to drizzle. Five runs off the over. Bangladesh need 16 runs in 60 balls.

After 39 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 157/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 37 , Rakibul Hasan 2)

Atharva Ankolekar into the attack for his second over. He struggled to get his lengths right in the first two overs. But here he starts off well with a good length delivery, a dot. Ali looks to run the third delivery towards third man for a boundary but misses. Akbar gets off the mark on the last delivery and will take strike in the next over. Three runs off the over.

DLS par score for Bangladesh:

After 39 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 143
Wickets down 8 : 156
Wickets down 9 : 169 

After 40 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 144
Wickets down 8 : 157
Wickets down 9 : 169

After 38 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 154/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 34 , Rakibul Hasan 2)

Akash Singh steams in. Starts off with two dots against Akbar Ali. Both of the deliveries were pitched on good length. Meanwhile, 150 is up for Bangladesh in this over. Bowls the fourth one wide outside off and the ball bounces over the keeper’s head for a boundary. Five runs off the over.

FOUR! Wide outside off from Akash, it bounces and goes over the keeper’s head for a boundary. Lucky for Rakibul and Bangladesh.

After 37 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 149/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 33 , Rakibul Hasan 2)

Kartik Tyagi returns to bowl his last over. Starts off with a yorker, a dot delivery.Pitches the second one short and Rakibul taps it to cover point for a single which gets Akbar Ali on strike. The fourth one was overpitched and Akbar played a beautiful cover drive but there was excellent fielding on display from Jaiswal, who dived towards his right at covers. Two runs off it. Tyagi goes wicketless and concedes 33 from his quota.

DLS par score for Bangladesh:

After 36 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 141
Wickets down 8 : 156
Wickets down 9 : 169 

After 37 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 142
Wickets down 8 : 156
Wickets down 9 : 169 

After 38 overs:

Wickets down 7 : 142
Wickets down 8 : 156
Wickets down 9 : 169

After 36 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 147/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 32 , Rakibul Hasan 1)

Akash Singh steams in and beats Rakibul on the first delivery of the over. Justing putting in that extra effort here and the third delivery is signalled wide by the umpire for going over the batsmen’s head. The fourth one is a wide too, it drifts down leg. Rakibul guides the fourth delivery off the over towards third man for a single. Good over apart from the three wides in the over.Just four runs off it.

Extras may hurt India in the end!

19 wides. 2 no-balls. 4 byes. That’s while defending 177. Hope it doesn’t come back to haunt 🇮🇳 in the end. #IndvBan #U19CWC

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 9, 2020

Best bowling figures by spinners in Under-19 World Cup finals:

4/8 : Piyush Chawla v Pak U19, Colombo (RPS), 2006
4/30 : Ravi Bishnoi v Ban U19, Potchefstroom, 2020*
3/16 : Ravindra Jadeja v Pak U19, Colombo (RPS), 2006

After 35 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 143/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 32 , Rakibul Hasan 0)

Kartik Tyagi returns for his ninth over. Straight away, he starts searching for yorkers, doing just what the situation demands at the moment. Maiden over. Bangladesh need 35 runs in 90 balls.

After 34 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 143/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 32 , Rakibul Hasan 0)

Bishnoi back for his last over. Let’s see what he can do here as a lot depends on India’s prolific leggie.There are two slips waiting for the outside edge from Bishnoi’s googlies. He comes around the wicket for his final delivery but fails to pick up a wicket. But tidy stuff from him, a maiden over there. Bangladesh need 35 runs from 96 balls.

After 33 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 143/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 32 , Rakibul Hasan 0)

Kartik Tyagi into his eighth over. Starts off with two dots, both good length deliveries. He asks for slips before his third delivery, probably looking to induce a false shot or an edge from Akbar, who is the only recognised batsmen who can take Bangladesh past the finish line. Maiden over from Tyagi.

After 32 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 143/7 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 32 , )

Jaiswal into his second over. Huge responsibilty on him here. Good job from him as the Bangladesh batsmen could only rotate strike in the over and more importantly, removed Parvez Emon on the final delivery of his over. Two runs of the over. The gamble pays off.

OUT! The game swings in India’s favour. Googly outside off stump from Jaiswal and Emon smacked that straight to Akash Singh at cover. Emon played a fighting hand of 47. He would have loved to get Bangladesh past the finish line.Bringing in Yashasvi Jaiswal — the gamble has worked for India. 

Parvez Hossain Emon c Akash Singh b Jaiswal 47(79)

After 31 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 141/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 46 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 31)

Bishnoi back for his second last over. The second delivery is a googly — Parvez moved across the stumps to counter spin, he got a thich edge which escaped slip and third man for a four. Five runs off it.

FOUR! A googly from Bishnoi and Parvez moves across the stumps to counter spin.Tried to defend but got a thich edge which escaped slip and third man.

After 30 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 136/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 41 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 31)

Brave move to bring in part time leg-break bowler Jaiswal at this moment. Bangladesh would want to make the most of this over — even more now that dark clouds are visible and they would want to be ahead with the DLS method in sight. Jaiswal concedes a four off his last delivery.

Four! It was a googly outside the off stump and Akbar Ali rocked back trying to cut it. He got a healthy edge and that raced away fro a boundary.

After 29 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 128/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 38 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 26)

Bishnoi returns and starts off with a googly that bamboozles Parvez. He then appeals for LBW but the umpire isn’t interested. Again bowls a beautifully flighted googly on his last ball of the over, no runs off it. Meanwhile, banter is constanly on from Bishnoi. Maiden over that from him.

Only Anwar Ali (Pak U19) has taken a five-wicket haul in ICC U19 World Cup’s final match. He did it against India in 2006 at Colombo (RPS). Can Bishnoi become the second bowler to achieve the feat today?

After 28 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 128/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 38 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 26)

Tyagi returns for his seventh over. Puzzling to see him pitch it short. Maybe a full delivery or a yorker will do the trick at the moment. India cannot afford to take their foot off the gas, they need wickets under their belt as Bangladesh have plenty of balls to go past the finish line. Tidy over that, two runs off it but India must go for the kill from here.

After 27 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 126/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 37 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 26)

Akash Mishra steams in for his sixth over. Starts off with a wide delivery outside off but it only fetches a single for Parvez. He strays in line on the third delivery and gets smacked for a majestic cover drive by Parvez. Overpitches the fifth delivery of the over and again, Parvez dispatches it through extra cover for a four. 
Costly over that, 13 runs off it.

FOUR! Stand and deliver from Parvez, who smacks that one towards the cover region for a boundary.

Four! Akash straying in line and Parvez throws his hands at it and the ball races away towards the cover boundary.

After 26 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 113/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 27 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 25)

Kartik Tyagi has been reintroduced and his into his sixth over. He did not look that effective with the new ball today but skipper Priyam Garg would want him to put pressure on the Bangladesh’s lower middle order. Starts off with two dots, both good length deliveries. The third ball was steered towards backward point by Parvez. Going by his standards, Tyagi hasn’t been that quick this over as he’s bowling around 135 clicks but more importantly, he’s been right on the money this over. Three runs off the over.

After 25 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 110/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 26 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 23)

Sushant Mishra returns for his sixth over. Starts off with a dot delivery, which was bowled on good length. Errs in his line and bowls two successive wides down the leg side. Just three runs off the over. Bangladesh need 68 runs from 150 balls. Time for the drinks break!

After 24 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 107/6 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 26 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 23)

Ankolekar returns for his second over. He’s bowling tight lines and giving no room to the batsmen to free their arms. Concedes a four off the last delivery, which was bowled around the middle stump. Five runs off the over.

After 23 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 102/6 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 19 , )

Mishra returns. Bowls the third one back of a length and it almost carried to Bishnoi. The fourth delivery of the over is a short one and Mishra smacked it square off the wicket. But he comes back beautifully to remove Aviskek Das on the final delivery of the over. Five runs and a wicket of that over.

OUT! Short delivery from Mishra, it was well directed and Avishek tried to smack that one over mid-wicket for a biggie. Got no timing on that one and it went straight to Kartik Tyagi at short mid-wicket. 

Avishek Das c Kartik Tyagi b Sushant Mishra 5(7)

Four! Avishek Mishra smacks that ball from Sushant Mishra square of the wicket. Meanwhile 100 is up for Bangladesh.

After 22 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 97/5 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 18 , Avishek Das 1)

Bishnoi is back into the attack for his seventh over. Bit of a mix-up between the batsmen on the first delivery of the over but the batsmen managed to take a single. There was room for Akbar Ali on the second and third deliveries and the batsman smacked both the deliveries for four. Costly over, a rare one from Bishnoi. Ten runs off it.

FOUR! Tossed up outside off from Bishnoi and skipper Akbar Ali responds with a majestic cover drive. Again bowls one overpitched delivery outside off Ali smacks it towards point for a boundary. Back-to-back fours for Bangladesh.

After 21 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 87/5 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 9 , Avishek Das 0)

Sushant Mishra returns for his fourth over. Starts off with a poor delivery which was wide outside the off stump but surprisingly, it fetches him a wicket, that of Hossain, who played that one straight into the hands of the cover fielder Jaiswal. Just going the extra mile after the wicket but erring in his line and length as he bowls two wides down the leg side. Just the two runs off that over — from wides.

Out! Short from Mishra and Hossain played it straight into the hands of the cover fielder Jaiswal. India are back into the contest. 

Hossain c Jaiswal b Sushant Mishra 7(18)

After 20 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 85/4 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 9 , Shamim Hossain 7)

Atharva Ankolekar, left arm orthodox, comes into the attack for the first time. If he can assist Bishnoi and put a break on the scoring, Bangladesh will be under some real pressure. The fourth delivery was down the leg side from Ankolekar and it escaped the keeper — five wides. Concedes a six off the last delivery. Costly over that, 16 runs from it.

SIX! Right in the slot for skipper Akbar Ali, who slog-swept it over the mid-wicket fence.

After 19 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 73/4 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 3 , Shamim Hossain 6)

Bishnoi, the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, returns for his sixth over. He’s bowling tight lines this over and the Bangladesh batsmen up to the task with all the respect for his good deliveries. Just the four overs remaining for Bishnoi after this over and the Bangladesh batsmen would be quite circumspect against him. Three runs off the over.

After 18 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 70/4 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 2 , Shamim Hossain 4)

Kartik Tyagi steams in for his fifth over. He has been introduced after a long time. Garg probably wanted him to take a breather but now the skipper would want him to bundle out Bangladesh’s middle order. Not as fast in this over — he’s bowling around 135 clicks but the line and length has been much better. The fourth delivery angled into Hossain, who flicked it towards mid-wicket for a couple. Four runs off the over.

After 17 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 66/4 ( Akbar Ali (C) (W) 2 , Shamim Hossain 1)

Bishnoi, India’s standout bowler in the tournament and match so far, comes into the attack for his fifth over. Starts off with a wrong and once again picks up a wicket. Shahadat Hossain tried to play it towards the covers but left his crease and got stumped, thanks to excellent glove work from Jurel behind the stumps. Just a single and a wicket in that over.

Ravi Bishnoi is now the highest wicket-taker in this Under-19 World Cup, going past Akhil Kumar and Shafiqullah Ghafari – 16 wickets each.

OUT! Ravi Bishnoi picks up his fourth, he’s just running through the Bangladesh batting line up. Hossain was looking to play that delivery from Bishnoi towards the covers but left the crease in the process and got stumped. 

Shahadat Hossain st Dhruv Jurel b Ravi Bishnoi 1(10)

After 16 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 65/3 ( Shahadat Hossain 1 , Akbar Ali (C) (W) 2)

Akash Singh steams in for his fifth over. Starts off with a good length delivcery outside the off-stump — the batsman happy to leave that one. Follows it up with another dot delivery. He’s getting the ball to move away from the right-handers and the batsmen are watchful with that sort of a length. Just the one run off the over.

A special bowler!

Ravi Bishnoi is pumped 💪 #U19CWC | #INDvBAN | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/CVSMkqdN2Z

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 9, 2020

After 15 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 64/3 ( Shahadat Hossain 0 , Akbar Ali 2)

Bishnoi, India’s standout bowler in the tournament and match so far, comes into the attack for his fourth over. Starts off with a wrong-un, which dismisses Hridoy for for a duck. So far, nearly 80 percent of his deliveries have been the wrong-un’s and why not, the batsmen have failed to read them. Just the two runs off the over.

OUT! Bishnoi is in the midst of a wonderful spell. Another wrong-un from Bishnoi and Hridoy had absolutely no clue about the delivery. 

Towhid Hridoy lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 0(2)

After 14 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 62/2 ( Towhid Hridoy 0 , Shahadat Hossain 0)

Akash returns for his fourth over. He’s bowling tight lines this over and giving no room to the batsmen to free their arms — just testing them around the corridor of uncertainty. An absolute peach of a delivery, the fourth ball of the over, which nipped into Hossain. Maiden over that, India need more of them.

After 13 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 62/2 ( Towhid Hridoy 0 , Shahadat Hossain 0)

Bishnoi back for his third over. His second and third delivery gets driven down the ground and the batsmen take a double off each of them. Bowls his favourite delivery, the wrong-un, on his fifth ball and removes the in-form Mahmudul, who chopped that one on to the middle stump. Parvez walks back to the pavilion after the second last ball of the over after suffering a cramp on his left leg. End the over with another wrong-un which was beautifully tossed up. Just three runs off the over.

Most wickets in this U19 World Cup:

16 : Akhil Kumar, Shafiqullah Ghafari
15 : Tanveer Sangha, Ravi Bishnoi
13 : Dilshan Madushanka

OUT! 

Bishnoi is the danger man and he strikes. Mahmudul has been in good form but that was a wrong-un from Bishnoi and it took the batsmen’s middle stump off. 

Second wicket — for India and Bishnoi. 

Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Ravi Bishnoi 8(12)

After 12 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 59/1 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 22 , Mahmudul Hasan Joy 8)

Sushant Mishra returns for his third over. Straight way, he tries to test Mahmudul with some short stuff on his first two deliveries and the batsman is happy to defend those. Bowls a loosener, a full toss on the fourth ball which gets smacked for a four by Mahmudul. Just a four from that over.

Four! Full toss from Mishra and Mahmudul dispatches that past point for a four.

After 11 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 55/1 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 22 , Mahmudul Hasan Joy 4)

Ravi Bishnoi into the attack for his second over and so far, he has persisted with his googlies, which have bamboozled batsmen. Maiden over that and the first one for India.

After 10 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 55/1 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 22 , Mahmudul Hasan Joy 4)

Akash Singh into the attack for third over. Starts off with two dot deliveries. The third one was on good length as well but Parvez worked it towards leg and sneaked a single there. Overpitched — the last delivery of the over and Mahmudul played a beautiful cover drive there and got rewarded with a boundary. Five runs off the over.

FOUR! Overpitched from Akash and Mahmudul plays a beautiful cover drive.

After 9 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 50/1 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 21 , Mahmudul Hasan Joy 0)

Spin has been introduced for the first time in the form of Ravi Bishnoi. And the ploy worked as he removed Hasan on the fifth delivery off the over but conceded a six off his second delivery. India will happily that six with a breakthrough in the over.

OUT! Hasan tries the slog but the ball flies straight to Kartik Tyagi at long-on. Bishnoi with the first wicket for India. Hasan failed to read the googly from India’s premier spinner there and mistimed the shot. 

Tanzid Hasan c Kartik Tyagi b Ravi Bishnoi 17(25)

SIX! Fetch that Bishnoi. Right in the arc for Hasan,who slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

After 8 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 44/0 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 21 , Tanzid Hasan 11)

Akash Singh returns for his second over. Hasan gets a leading edge on the third delivery and the ball raced away towards backward point, thankfully just for a single. Singh again beats Parvez on his fourth delivery. Bowls a loosener, a wide delivery outside off on his last ball which gets thrashed for a four by Parvez. Five runs off it.

FOUR! Wide outside off and Parvez smacked that one towards the point region for a boundary.

After 7 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 39/0 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 17 , Tanzid Hasan 10)

Tyagi into his fourth over. And he starts off with a wide. India cannot afford that with such a low total on the board. Then bowls well till the fifth delivery, which was overpitched and got smacked for a cover drive, a boundary by Parvez. Six runs off the over.

Four! 

Wide outside the off stump and Parvez jumps back and plays an elegant cover drive. Superb transfer of weight by the batsmen.

Did You Know?

The lowest total successfully defended in an Under-19 World Cup final match is 109. Pakistan U19 defended 109 runs against India U19 at Colombo (RPS) in 2006.

After 6 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 34/0 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 13 , Tanzid Hasan 9)

Akash Singh, left-arm quick, into the attack for the first time. Right on the money on the very first delivery of the over, that could have taken the edge of the batsmen’s bat. Unlike Tyagi and Mishra, he isn’t bowling that fast, but is sticking to the basics and pitching it in the right areas. Angling into the pads, the second last delivery of the over and Parvez flicked it towards the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. Just the four runs off the over.

FOUR!  Angling into the pads and Parvez flicks it towards the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

After 5 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 29/0 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 9 , Tanzid Hasan 9)

Tyagi returns for his third over. Starts off with a perfect yorker, India would be hoping to see more that from him. Tests out Parvez on the fourth delivery with short stuff and the batsman was in two minds whether to play or duck that. Much better from Tyagi, who seems to be getting his rhythm back. Just two runs off that one.

After 4 overs,Bangladesh Under-19 27/0 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 8 , Tanzid Hasan 8)

Sushant Mishra back into the attack and he starts off with a shortish delivery outside off stump, a dot. He’s clocking over 140 clicks in the over.The fourth delivery is called a no ball by the umpire for being a beamer and it raced away past the keeper for a boundary. Seven off Sushant’s second over.

FOUR! A beamer from Tyagi and it escapes everyone, even the keeper and races away past him.

After 3 overs,Pakistan 8/1 ( Shan Masood 6 , Azhar Ali (C) 1)

Kartik Tyagi returns for his second over. Starts off with two dots, both short of a length in an effort to intimidate the batsmen. He’s getting that extra bounce from the surface. Appeals for LBW of his last delivery but the umpire isn’t interested. Good over that, just the two runs from it.

After 2 overs,India Under-19 0/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 , Divyaansh Saxena 0)

Sushant Mishra comes into the attack after a costly first over from Kartik Tyagi. The left-arm seamer pulled it back well until the las delivery, which was smacked for a four by Emon. Five runs off the over.

Four! 

Right in the slot for Parvez, he leans in and smacks the drive wide of mid-off.

After 1 over,Bangladesh Under-19 13/0 ( Parvez Hossain Emon 3 , Tanzid Hasan 8) 

Speedster Kartik Tyagi starts off the proceedings against Bangladesh openers Parvez Emon and Tanzid Hasan. Slightly off the mark in on his first and second deliveries, which are signalled as wides by the umpire. Overpitches the third and sixth deliveries and concedes a boundary on both of them. 13 runs from the first over, that’s costly.

FOUR! 

Tyagi fires it on leg stump and Hasan clips it off his pads between mid-wicket and mid-on.

FOUR! 

Overpitched from Tyagi and Hasan responds with a majestic cover drive!

Kartik Tyagi will bowl to Bangladeshi opener Parvez Emon. And we are underway.

India U-19 today:

1-10 overs : 23/1 (RR – 2.30)
11-40 overs : 128/2 (RR – 4.27)
Last 7.2 overs : 26/7 (RR – 3.61)

India have been bowled out in a Youth ODI after 12 innings.

OUT! That’s the end of India innings. India bowled out for 177. This is the first time India have been bowled out in U19 ODIs in thirteen matches. Short ball from Sakib and Mishra attempted a pull, leading edge off his bat went to third man Islam took a stunning diving catch. Bangladesh need 178 to win, and lift the trophy for the first time. 

Sushant Mishra c Shoriful Islam b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 3(8)

After 47 overs,India Under-19 174/9 ( Sushant Mishra 1 , Akash Singh 1)

Hasan continues. Akash Singh plays defensive strokes to keep the last wicket in hand. Just 18 ball remaining. They should look to collect singles every ball and hit boundaries on loose balls, which are currently hard to find. Hasan complete his spell as well. One for 29. Super stuff. Finishes off with a maiden.

After 46 overs,India Under-19 174/9 ( Sushant Mishra 1 , Akash Singh 1)

Shoriful Islam completes his ten overs. What a spell of fast bowling, in a World Cup final. He brings his spell to an end with figures of  2 for 31. Bowling those yorkers consistently and making sure not even a single is scored off his own bowling, this is a great bowling performances, irrespective of the level of the tournament. Just 2 off this over.

After 45 overs,India Under-19 172/9 ( Sushant Mishra 0 , )

India are now nine down now. What do they do from here? What target is in their head? Akash Singh and Sushant Mishra in the middle and from here, they need to make sure that they add on some runs. India have been poor in the last 10 overs. Absolutely poor. Bangladesh, at their best.

OUT! This is poor batting but what do you expect from No 9. Ball going down the leg stump line, Tyagi wanted to guide it to fine leg but ended up edging it to keeper. India nine down. Kartik Tyagi c Akbar Ali b Avishek Das 0(5)

OUT! And another one bites the dust. Das returns to the attack and picks up Ankolekar. Length ball, the left handed batsman wanted to guide it third man but ended up chopping it on to the stumps. India lose their eighth wicket. Ankolekar b Avishek Das 3(7)

After 44 overs,India Under-19 170/7 ( Atharva Ankolekar 3 , Sushant Mishra 0)

Shoriful Islam has ran in throughout the day and on every ball he has given his everything. He has been bowling yorkers consistently now and now pulled off a run out off his own bowling. Supreme fitness levels on display. He just completed his 9th over. Top stuff from the Bangladesh paceman.

OUT! Bangladesh pick another one. That is a superb show of athleticism from Islam, who bowled a yorker length, and then in his follow through, picked up the ball to hit the stumps at the batting end while he dived. Bishnoi goes back for 2 as India continue to slide away in this innings. Ravi Bishnoi run out (Shoriful Islam) 2(6)

After 43 overs,India Under-19 169/6 ( Atharva Ankolekar 3 , Ravi Bishnoi 1)

A run-out now. After having struggled to get going against good disciplined bowling, Indians now showing signs of cracking under pressure with that run-out. Jaiswal aside, this has been below average batting show from India. Just one off the over and a wicket.

OUT! Bizarre running between the wickets. Jurel tapped the ball to the off side and ran, Ankolekar said no after initial start fron the non-strikers’ end. They both dragged the ball inside the crease at the bowlers’ end almost at the same time and it became very difficult for the third umpire to judge who was out here. In the end, Jurel was ruled out. He walks back after scoring 22. That was a tough one for the third umpire. Huge blow to India in the quest for a decent total. Great work with that run out by Shamim and Akbar Ali. Dhruv Jurel run out (Shamim Hossain/Akbar Ali) 22(38)

After 42 overs,India Under-19 168/5 ( Dhruv Jurel (W) 22 , Atharva Ankolekar 3)

Shoriful Islam continues.Jurel finally collects his first boundary for himself in the over with that pull shot. Islam bowled a perfect yorker length delivery to Ankolekar. Bangladesh appealed but in vain. Seven runs off the over.

FOUR! Top shot from Jurel, short ball from Islam and the right-handed batsman pulls him away for four runs to deep square leg.

After 41 overs,India Under-19 161/5 ( Dhruv Jurel (W) 17 , Atharva Ankolekar 2)

Das continues. Bangladesh are on top here. Atharva Ankolekar, left handed bat, is the new man in. Nine overs remaining in the game. With Jaiswal there, it appears India will get the much-needed move on but two quick wickets have put breaks on the run-rate again.

After 40 overs,India Under-19 156/5 ( Dhruv Jurel (W) 14 , )

Shoriful Islam has been brilliant throughout the day. He was hit for four by Jaiswal in the over and he came back strongly to remove him on the next ball. He was more hungry and Veer paid the price for that. Two in two for him and Bangladesh now have completely put India on back foot at The Potch.

OUT! Islam picks up another one. Bangladesh pick up two in two. Siddhesh Veer comes into bat and walks back for a golden duck. Straight line from Islam and Veer failed to put bat on the ball, got trapped in front of the stumps, appeared as if the ball would be missing the leg stump but umpire did not think so and raised his finger. Siddhesh Veer lbw b Shoriful Islam 0(1)

OUT! That’s the end of Jaiswal. He has perished for 88. Short ball from Shoriful and Jaiswal attempted a pull, but it took the leading edge and went up in the air, player at mid-wicket took an easy catch. Shoriful has the last laugh. Jaiswal c Tanzid Hassan b Shoriful Islam 88(121

FOUR! That is a bad ball, Shoriful misses the line, attempted a slower ball, lost control, bowled too wide down the leg stump and Jaiswal smartly pulled it away for four runs.

After 39 overs,India Under-19 151/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 84 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 13)

Jaiswal inches closer and closer to his second consecutive ton of the tournament. What a knock already. Started off very cautiously, against fiery piece of new-ball bowling. He has stood there like a rock. From India’s point of view, he should be playing till the last ball of the 50th over.

FOUR! Fuller delivery from Das and Jaiswal smashes it hard through extra cover for four runs, to bring up India’s 150, in the 39th over.

After 38 overs,India Under-19 145/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 80 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 12)

Shoriful Islam is back on most probably for another short burst. India needed some pace on the bat and they would look to go after him. Jaiswal into the 80s now. Five off the over.

After 37 overs,India Under-19 140/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 77 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 10)

Shamim continues. Some confusion in the middle between Jurel and Jaiswal but no damage done. Dealing in singles currently are the two batsmen. Five off the over. 13 overs remaining. Exactly when does India begin to think, it is time to begin doing some hitting.

After 36 overs,India Under-19 135/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 76 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 6)

Hasan continues. Gives a fuller delivery to Jaiswal to help him score through the covers. Could have been a great over again had he bowled the last ball well. Seven off the over now with that Jaiswal boundary. He is only 24 away from another ton.

FOUR! Jaiswal drives it beautifull through the covers off Hasan. Inches closer to his second consecutive ton to the tournament.

After 35 overs,India Under-19 128/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 71 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 4)

Shamim back on, into his fourth spell and he has bowled only five overs so far. He has been the weak link for Bangladesh on this outstanding day with the ball in hand. But he has bowled this one better. Need to still better his length. Bowling too many shortish deliveries. Four runs off the over.

After 34 overs,India Under-19 124/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 69 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 2)

Hasan continues. Jaiswal begins the over with boundary courtesy off a lovely cover drive. He has been excellent with his shot selection, picking up the right balls to score quick runs and that too with minimum of risk. Seven runs off the over.

FOUR! Textbook cover drive off Hasan for four runs, it was slightly fullish from the off spinner and he was punished.

After 33 overs,India Under-19 117/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 63 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 1)

Sakib continues. He has been working hard throughout the day, giving his all, bowling long spells. Just 3 off his eighth over. Jurel taking his time to settle in but he cannot take too much of that. 17 overs remaining in the innings.

After 32 overs,India Under-19 114/3 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 61 , Dhruv Jurel (W) 0)

Hasan picks up Garg’s wicket and India lose their second. Garg wanted to score off every ball and that has brought his fall. His bad tournament with the bad ends with score of just 7. Vice-captain Dhruv Jurel now comes in to bat. Hasan has bowled great line and deserved that wicket. Just 2 off the over and a wicket.

OUT! Captain Priyam Garg’s tournament ends with the bat. He wanted to push Hasan through covers for one but the ball held up on pitching and he continued with the stroke, ending up giving an easy catch to the fielder at covers. India lose their second wicket. Priyam Garg c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Rakibul Hasan 7(9)

After 31 overs,India Under-19 112/2 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 61 , Priyam Garg (C) 5)

Sakib continues. He has been superb today. Jaiswal took him on but he relentlessly kept on coming at the batsmen. This little contest between him and Jaiswal has been great to watch as well. Both have been at each other right from the word go. The battle continues. Five runs off the over.

After 30 overs,India Under-19 107/2 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 59 , Priyam Garg (C) 2)

Hasan continues. With the wicket of Varma, Priyam Garg has come out to bat. He has not had a great tournament. But now is the time. Unmukt Chand, in 2012, too did not have a great tournament before he pulled off an unbeaten century in the final. Garg should take some inspiration from that knock and give support to Jaiswal. These two need to bat long. Bangladesh have finally broken the stand and now would be looking to pick up a few more inside two to three overs to completely push India on back foot.

Highest stands in U-19 World Cup finals for India:

130* : U Chand/S Patel v Aus U19, Townsville, 2012
94 : Y Jaiswal/T Verma v Ban U19, Potchefstroom, 2020*
89* : H Desai/M Kalra v Aus U19, Mount Maunganui, 2018

After 29 overs,India Under-19 103/2 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 57 , )

Fifty up for Jaiswal and hundred up for India. Jaiswal brings it up with a powerful maximum. Next ball Jaiswal tries another big hit but fails to do so. Varma walks up to Jaiswal to have a quick word with Jaiswal and calms him down, asks him to stay focussed and not be carried away. But on the last ball of the over, Varma himself ended up playing a fault shot to get out.

OUT! Varma is gone. He got room outside the off stump. It was not a great delivery. Varma went for his shot and slashed hard, ended up hitting directly into the hands of Shoriful Islam, who managed to hang on to it. Tilak Varma c Shoriful Islam b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 38(65)

SIX! This is a great shot, length ball and Jaiswal powers it over long on for six, brings up India’s 100 in the 29th over

After 28 overs,India Under-19 95/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 50 , Tilak Varma 37)

Jaiswal continues his good show with another fifty. What a composed knock. Did not look in hurry despite the slow start. He was sledged by the pacers upfront but he smiled through that early phase. Did not lose his calmness and backed his skills. Great temperament. Great batting by this Mumbai batsman. Four runs off the over.

FIFTY! Jaiswal completes fourth fifty in the tournament. His good show continues. Calm head, great talent and full of skills. He is keeping the consistency going.

After 27 overs,India Under-19 91/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 48 , Tilak Varma 35)

Shamin comes back on and he starts the new spell with a boundary. That eases off some pressure from Indians. He has been slightly fuller than he should be. Has not been able to find his right line as well today. Eight runs off the over. Jaiswal is just 2 away from his fifty.

FOUR! Shamin comes back on, bowls fuller on the leg stump, and is swept by Varma to fine leg for four runs.

After 26 overs,India Under-19 83/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 45 , Tilak Varma 30)

Hridoy continues. Another terrific over from the off spinner. Just 3 off the over. Either of the two batters now have to take up the responsibility of scoring some quick runs.

After 25 overs,India Under-19 80/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 44 , Tilak Varma 28)

Das continues. The pressure was again showing on the Indians. Three dots to start with before Jaiswal got a single. Varma found some room and slashed the ball for four runs to backward point. Same sort of shot had brought the fall of Saxena, but Varma hit the ball a little late to hit collect four. Six off the runs.

FOUR! Rare bad ball from Das, short and wide outside the off stump, Varma gave it his all, slashed it and got four runs at deep point.

After 24 overs,India Under-19 74/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 43 , Tilak Varma 23)

Hridoy continues. This is good stuff from the spinner. He is not letting the batsmen score runs freely. Disciplined bowling from him. Just 1 off the over. Indians need to at least keeping ticking off the singles.

After 23 overs,India Under-19 73/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 42 , Tilak Varma 23)

Das comes back into the attack. Jaiswal and Varma going well here. They have revived the innings with patience. Jaiswal has looked a completely different batsman from the semis. Bangladesh have been able to stop the flow of runs. But they now need wickets. Anything over 220 here would be a great total to defend.

After 22 overs,India Under-19 70/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 40 , Tilak Varma 22)

Towhid Hridoy, right-arm off break, into the attack, begins his spell. The support has been excellent for both the teams at the ground. Jaiswal and Verma happy to rotate the strike and deal in singles. Four off the first over by Hridoy.

After 21 overs,India Under-19 66/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 38 , Tilak Varma 20)

Shoriful Islam continues. Islam goes was indifferent early in the over before pitching it up and moving it away from Jaiswal, beating the outside edge of the batsman. Yorker length on the last ball, pushed back by Jaiswal, fielded by Islam, who showed aggression with his body gesture. Jaiswal smiled back. Banter is on.

After 20 overs,India Under-19 63/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 37 , Tilak Varma 18)

Rakibul Hasan continues and he continues to do a good job. He keeps on targeting the off stump of the two left handers from round the wicket. Just 2 off the over. Bangladesh need to pull something out from somewhere to pick up a wicket here.

After 19 overs,India Under-19 61/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 36 , Tilak Varma 17)

Shoriful Islam is back into the attack. He is bowling well after returning to the attack from a small issue in his legs. Just 2 off the over. Jaiswal and Tilak though have brought up their fifty-run stand.

After 18 overs,India Under-19 59/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 35 , Tilak Varma 16)

Hasan from the other end is doing a better job than his spin partner Shamim. He has kept it tight. Bangladesh continue to field well, especially inside the circle. This seems like another Jaiswal performance to lift Indian spirits.

After 17 overs,India Under-19 57/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 34 , Tilak Varma 15)

Shamim continues. This is the over Indians needed to up the run scoring rate. Jaiswal hits a aboundary to bring up India’s fifty. Tilak then hit Shamim for four on the off side. 11 runs off the over, so far the best from Indian standpoint.

FOUR! That is a lovely shot from Tilak this time, comes down the track and reaches the pitch of the ball, finds the gap in the off side and gets four to deep cover

FOUR! And Fifty comes up for India with this maximum. Lofted ball, Jaiswal slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for four runs. Brings up India’s fifty on the first ball of the seventeenth over.

After 16 overs,India Under-19 46/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 28 , Tilak Varma 10)

Rakibul Hasan continues. Does a fine job in the air. Wicket to wicket line and he contains the batsmen for just 2 runs in the over.

After 15 overs,India Under-19 44/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 27 , Tilak Varma 9)

Shamim back on, change of ends for him. Jaiswal and Verma collect six off the over, single on each ball. They are rotating the strike well. Bangladesh spinners need to do better. They have been given a good set up by the pacers here. Jaiswal has calmly taken India out of a difficult period. If runs continue come so easily, pressure will be off.

India’s powerplay score in each match in this U-19 World Cup: (where full-10 overs batted)

v SL : 54/0
v Aus : 35/1
v Pak : 33/0
v Ban : 23/1*

After 14 overs,India Under-19 38/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 24 , Tilak Varma 6)

Rakibul Hasan into the attack now. So just one over for Shamim or change of ends? We will know in the next over. Jaiswal and Tilak, meanwhile, looking to up the ante a bit, coming out of the crease at times to play their shots and sweeping. Drinks called. Just 2 off the 14th over.

After 13 overs,India Under-19 36/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 23 , Tilak Varma 5)

Das continues. Jaiswal and Tilak looking at ease now. The ball is becoming old and the eyes now watching the ball big as well. Guess Bangladesh need to bring back Islam back into the attack. Think he is back on the field. Six runs from the over.

After 12 overs,India Under-19 30/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 20 , Tilak Varma 3)

Shamim Hossain, right-arm off break, brought into the attack. Jaiswal defends the first ball for no run and single off the next ball. Tilak plays two balls for no runs before collecting one off the penultimate ball. Just two off the over. Shamim looking to attack the front pad.

After 11 overs,India Under-19 28/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 19 , Tilak Varma 2)

Das continues. India scored just 23 in the first powerplay, losing a wicket as well. Jaiswal is now looking to shuffle across in his crease. He has been silent so far, giving respect to the good balls. But it seems he no more wants to play the waiting game. Wanted to flick one outside the off stump through mid-wicket but missed it completely, then he shuffled across to hit it to mid off fielder. Not a pretty sight to watch him play like that. On the penultimate ball of the over, he drove beautifully through covers for four runs and this is the kind of batting he should invest in. Five off the over.

FOUR! This is a lovely cover drive, fuller in length from Das and Jaiswal leans forward, and drives it through extra cover for four runs.

After 10 overs,India Under-19 23/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 14 , Tilak Varma 2)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib completes his fifth over on the trot. Jaiswal has done the hard work and should look to go long in this innings. Sakib has done a good job. Bangladesh need to make sure that bowlers continue to put pressure on Indian batting. Their middle order has not been exposed much in the tournament so far. Two off this over.

Jaiswal SR in this U-19 WC before today:

First 30 balls : 69.57
After first 30 balls : 95.58

After 9 overs,India Under-19 21/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 , Tilak Varma 1)

Das continues and a throw almost knocks down Tilak Verma, who gets some medical attention to get back on his feet again. Jaiswal plays a beautiful flick to collect four more. He has been brilliant today. Watchful against the good ball but playing boundary shots on the rare bad deliveries. Six runs off the over.

FOUR! This is a superb shot from Jaiswal, on his legs, he does the basics right, flicks it for four runs through mid-wicket. Head right over the ball. Perfect.

Tilak has got a strapping on the very knee on which he was hit and he is ready to go. Looks good for now. Let’s see how he goes.

OUCH! That will hurt! Tilkar Verma hit at the non-strikers’ end by the throw on the knee roll of his right leg. He is down on ground in pain and physio is having a look at him.

After 8 overs,India Under-19 15/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 9 , Tilak Varma 0)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib continues and he is pulled away for four by Jaiswal in this over. The first boundary today has come in the eighth over today which tells about the quality of the bowling so far. Bangladesh have been excellent in bowling with the new ball and on the field, diving all around.

FOUR! That is the first boundary of the match and for India and it has come in the eighth over. Short ball from Sakib and Jaiswal pulled it to perfection for four runs.

After 7 overs,India Under-19 9/1 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 3 , Tilak Varma 0)

Bowling change. Interesting change which has worked. Avishek Das, right-arm medium, into the attack and he picks up the first wicket for Bangladesh. Islam was bowling really well and as he was feeling uneasy, Das got a chance to begin his day a little early and he has struck. Saxena was watchful against both the left arm seamers but against Das, he got carried away, trying to hit the big shot and perished. Just 1 off the over and a wicket.

OUT! That’s the first wicket for Bangladesh. Avishek Das brought into the attack, he gives room for Saxena to have a go at him, he slashes the blade hard and smashes it directly into the hands of the point fielder. He is going back for 2. Saxena c Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Avishek Das 2(17)

India U-19’s opening stands in this U-19 World Cup so far:

176*, 35, 115*, 42*, 66

After 6 overs,India Under-19 8/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 3 , Divyaansh Saxena 2)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib continues. He is bowling exceptionally well but he needs to calm down a bit and focus on to continue bowling this well. He bowled five dots to Jaiswal, who kept on giving him respect, letting it go or defending it on back foot. Tamim kept on throwing words at him. Umpire again had a word with the bowler, who ended up bowling a wide. He could have bowled his third maiden on trot. Indians are under pressure and it is important that controlled aggression is used now by Bangladeshis.

After 5 overs,India Under-19 7/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 3 , Divyaansh Saxena 2)

Shoriful Islam continues. Lovely cover drive from Saxena as he gets a juicy half volley around the off stump, but terrific save by Hridoy at the covers. Till now, everything that is being middled is finding the fielders. This is a great start for Bangladesh. But India should not be too worried with this slow start either. The openers have been watchful against this terrific seam bowling from Bangladesh.

Yashasvi Jaiswal in this U-19 World Cup before today:

59, 29*, 57*, 62, 105*

After 4 overs,India Under-19 4/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 2 , Divyaansh Saxena 1)

Tanzim continues. It continues to be on the money. A maiden over again. Bowling some lovely outswingers to both the batsmen. Jaiswal was happy to let them all go to the keeper.

This is the first time that Bangladesh U-19 are playing the final of an U-19 World Cup! 

Bangladesh U-19 have not lost any of their last 10 Youth ODI matches.

Bangladesh U-19 have a 1-3 win/loss record against India U-19 in Under-19 World Cup.

India U-19 have won four of the six Under-19 World Cup finals that they played before today which is a record.

India U-19 have won each of their last 11 Under-19 World Cup matches.

After 3 overs,India Under-19 4/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 2 , Divyaansh Saxena 1)

Shoriful Islam continues. First run off the bat, Jaiswal guides the ball to third man for a single, on the fourth ball of the over. Both the pacers had a lot to say to the two openers and it is important that the two India batsmen do not let it affect their batting. This is a good start for Bangladesh. The pacers have been right on money from ball number one and it tells a lot about their prepartion. Four runs from the over.

After 2 overs,India Under-19 0/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 , Divyaansh Saxena 0)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib, right-arm fast medium, brought into the attack. Sakib too has something to say after he throws back at the batsman after Saxena taps it to him. The two fast bowlers are charged up. Umpires did have a talk with Sakib, trying to calm him down. Another maiden over. Tense start this. Phew!

After 1 over,India Under-19 0/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 , Divyaansh Saxena 0)

Shoriful Islam bowls the first over, beats the Jaiswal’s edge on the second ball, and Islam manages to send some words across to Jaiswal. He is fired up and all Jaiswal has to offer is a smile. Umpires have a word with the fast bowler, just asking him to take it easy. Bangladesh want to be aggressive right from the start and it is showing. Jaiswal happy to leave anything pitched outside off stump. Islam starts off with a maiden. Great start from him and Bangladesh.

Yashaswi Jaiswal and Divyaansh Saxena come out to open the innings for India. Jaiswal to take strike. Things are up and running in Potchefstroom. Shoriful Islam bowls the first over.

Both teams are out to sing national anthems. We start with the Bangladesh one and then India will sing theirs.

The legend has something to say to young boys

Go Blue! Wishing the young Team India the best of luck! #U19CWC 🇮🇳 https://t.co/sLB09BpoH6

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) February 9, 2020

Good wishes coming in for Team India!

Wishing the Indian under 19 team all the luck possible to defend the World title this time. 👍🏻 #Under19WorldCup

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) February 9, 2020

India U19 XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Priyam Garg(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Shashwat Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh

Bangladesh U19 XI: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Towhid Hridoy, Shahadat Hossain, Avishek Das, Akbar Ali(w/c), Shamim Hossain, Rakibul Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Akbar Ali, Bangladesh captain: It has been a long journey for us, we have worked really hard in last 2 years. She is very kind and she (PM Bangladesh) wish us good luck. One change for us.  Avishek is coming in for Murad.

Priyam Garg, India captain: We are confident. We have good middle order batsmen. No changes in our team.

The Big Toss!

Bangladesh win toss and they will be bowling first.

Here are the two squads:

India U19: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Divyansh Saxena, Tilak Varma, Priyam Garg(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Siddhesh Veer, Atharva Ankolekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Shashwat Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Vidyadhar Patil, Shubhang Hegde, Sushant Mishra, Kumar Kushagra

Bangladesh U19: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Towhid Hridoy, Shahadat Hossain, Akbar Ali(w/c), Shamim Hossain, Rakibul Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Murad, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Avishek Das, Prantik Nawrose Nabil, Shahin Alam

Look, who has arrived!

The leading run-scorer is in the house!#U19CWC | #INDvBAN | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/uidXYr5Kft

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 9, 2020

Priyam Garg and Akbar Ali have bigger players in their teams, but if a crisis situation crops up in the final, be rest assured that these captains will be the first to put their hand up and ride their team through the rocky waters. To read more about the two skippers and their approach, click here .

Having clinched a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, Bangladesh set-up a date with defending champions India, who had earlier thrashed Pakistan by 10 wickets to enter the championship clash.

Prior to their semi-final thrashing of Pakistan, India registered comprehensive victories against Sri Lanka (by 90 runs), Japan (by 10 wickets), New Zealand (by 44 runs by virtue of the DLS method) and Australia (74 runs).

On the other hand, Bangladesh, before stunning Kiwis in the semis, registered wins against Zimbabwe (by nine wickets, DL method), Scotland (by seven wickets) and South Africa (by 104 runs). Their clash against Pakistan was washed out.

Here’s what’s on offer at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom

Here’s the 2020 #U19CWC final wicket!

What would you do if you won the toss?#INDvBAN | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/B40PQfFJpN

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 9, 2020

India have had quite the dominant ride to the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup 2020, including a 10-wicket hammering of arch-rivals Pakistan in the semi-final. PN Vishnu charts Priyam Garg’s team’s progress through the course of the tournament, which concludes with the summit clash against Bangladesh on Sunday.

Read here .

From Yashasvi Jaiswal squaring up against Rakibul Hasan to a potential battle between Towhid Hridoy and spinner Ravi Bishnoi, here are some of the key player battles to look forward to in the summit clash between India and Bangladesh compiled by Rohit Sankar.

Take a look here .

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ICC U-19 World Cup final between India and Bangladesh at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Sunday.