Under-19 Asia Cup 2021: Indian Team created history, wins record 8th time: In the final match of Under-19 Asia Cup 2021, the Indian youth team once again created history. Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in a one-sided fashion in the final match. Electing to bat after winning the toss, the Sri Lankan team could reach only 106 runs in the allotted 38 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. In response, Team India completed this modest target by losing 1 wicket in just 21.1 overs. In this way, the future team of Indian cricket captured this trophy for the record eighth time.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
This high-voltage final match between India and Sri Lanka was played at the International Stadium in Dubai. Sri Lankan captain Dunith Wellalage won the toss in this very important match and decided to bat first.
The Indian team reached the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup for the record eighth time after defeating Bangladesh by a huge margin of 103 runs in the semi-final match. The same second semi-final was quite low-scoring. In which Sri Lanka defeated strong Pakistan and made their place in the final.
Sri Lankan batsmen lay down their weapons
The decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired on the Sri Lankan captain. Sri Lankan batsmen had no answer for Indian bowling. They laid down their arms in the very beginning. The excellent bowling of Team India’s bowlers can be gauged from the fact that Sri Lanka could only score 15 runs in the first 10 overs. His struggle continued till the end.
Rain in the 33rd over of the Sri Lankan innings also made its presence felt in this match for a long time. However, after some time the weather showed its kindness and the game started again. The match was reduced to 38 overs due to rain. Sri Lankan team could score only 106 runs in the allotted 38 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. Highest score in Sri Lankan innings 19 runs. This score was made by the team’s number 9 batsman Yasiru Rodrigo. Vicky Ostwal once again took 3 wickets while bowling brilliantly. At the same time, Kaushal Tambe had 2 wickets in his account.
Batsmen got record wins
After the rain, the Indian team got the target of 102 runs according to the rule of Duckworth-Lewis. Team India, which came out chasing this easy target, also did not start well. Harnoor Singh, the highest run-scorer in this tournament, returned to the pavilion after scoring only 5 runs. But after that, the opening Englishman Angkrish Raghuvanshi and the player of the match Shaikh Rasheed of the semi-final match did not give any chance to the Sri Lankan team to return to the match.
Together, the two batsmen shared an unbeaten 96 for the second wicket and made Team India the champion of the Under-19 Asia cup 2021 for the record eighth time. The Indian team has reached the final of this junior tournament 8 times so far and has captured the trophy eight times. Angkrish Raghuvansi played an unbeaten half-century of 56 runs on this big stage of the final. The same Shaikh Rashid remained unbeaten on 31 runs.
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