Left-arm spinners Saumy Kumar Pandey and Musheer Khan headlined a dominant Indian efficiency because the defending champion outclassed Bangladesh by 84 runs in its opening recreation of the ICC U-19 World Cup right here Saturday.
Whereas the overall of 251 for 7 didn’t look huge, the 2 Indian spinners choked the run-flow, taking pictures out the ‘Tiger Cubs’ for a meagre 167 in 45.5 overs.
Skipper Uday Saharan (64 off 94 balls) and left-handed opener Adarsh Singh (76 off 96 balls) hit half-centuries after Bangladesh invited the holders to take first strike.
Saumy (4/24) was economical and bowled the deadly arm ball with a skiddy motion whereas all-rounder Musheer (2/35) tossed it up and obtained sufficient drift to tighten the noose round Bangladeshi batters.
Musheer, youthful brother of Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, was a livewire on the sphere, additionally effecting a run-out.
It was a reasonably ill-tempered match with gamers from either side indulging in sledging as the 2 groups have a historical past of pressure throughout senior males, senior girls and U-19 stage.
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For the Indian workforce, it was a candy revenge after shedding the Asia Cup semi-final to Bangladesh.
Whereas the Indian batters discovered it troublesome to get boundaries, the goal was by no means beneath par as common rating of groups batting first in Youth ODIs (U-19 ODI) at this floor was 201, and the very best profitable chase being 243. In actual fact, India’s 251/7 on the day was the third highest rating at this floor.
The workforce’s designated finisher Sachin Dhas confirmed admirable approach and temperament throughout loss of life overs with a pleasant little unbeaten cameo of 26 off 20 balls that took the rating previous 250-run mark. The pulled six off seamer Rohanat Doullah Borson was a deal with for the eyes.
This regardless of permitting Bangladeshi bowlers to bowl dot balls price 26 overs throughout their innings.
Left-arm seamer Maruf Mridha (5/43) did harm at first and through slog overs by bowling in proper areas however can be a bit miffed together with his skipper, who obtained his calculations unsuitable and didn’t let him full his quota of 10 overs.
Possessing a skiddy motion like Mustafizur Rahaman, Maruf assorted his lengths, bowled nearer to stumps at first and combined cutters with broad yorkers on the loss of life to make life troublesome for the India colts.
The muse of the Indian innings was laid by Adarsh (76 off 96 balls) and skipper Saharan (64 off 94 balls), who added 116 runs for the third wicket in almost 23.5 overs.
The 2 kids didn’t look comfy towards the Bangladesh spinners — offie Sheikh Paevez Jibon (0/39) and left-arm spinner Mahfuzur Rahaman Rabby (1/41).
The 2 spinners didn’t let the set batters get away as Adarsh had six fours and Saharan solely 4. In actual fact, Indian batters obtained solely 14 boundaries and two sixes in 50 overs but it surely proved to be sufficient ultimately.