Harare [Zimbabwe], February 6 (ANI): Younger Indian star Ayush Mhatre joined the elite listing of 5 Indian stars, together with Virat Kohli and Mohammed Kaif because the sixth captain to win the ICC Below-19 World Cup title.
Mhatre got here in clutch simply when he wanted, and Suryavanshi saved his greatest for absolutely the final, treating the gang to a scintillating 80-ball 175, breaking report books with every stroke, registering the second-fastest U19 World Cup ton and probably the most sixes in a U19 WC innings with a complete of 15.
Mhatre was fighting the bat heading into the event, and his woes continued deep within the competitors. Nevertheless, with a half-century every in opposition to Afghanistan and England within the semifinal and last, respectively, he produced the products simply on the proper time. In seven matches, he scored 214 runs at a mean of 30.57, with a strike price of 113.22, with three fifties. He additionally took seven wickets at a mean of 12.42, together with a three-fer in opposition to Pakistan too.
The skippers to win the U19 WC title are: Mohammed Kaif (2000 version), Virat (2008 version), Unmukt Chand (2012 version), Prithvi Shaw (2018 version) and Yash Dhull (2022 version). Kaif, Virat and Shaw have performed for India on the worldwide degree, with Virat by far being probably the most profitable out of those names. Mhatre could possibly be the following one to take the Indian cap given his attacking type of cricket suits the staff’s present philosophy, with the 2027 50-over World Cup and the 2029 ICC Champions Trophy forward.
This 100-run win is the largest in a U19 WC last, the earlier greatest was 79 runs for Australia in opposition to India in Benoni in 2024.
Since 2016 in U19 WC, India has performed 38 matches, successful 35, shedding simply three and successful proportion being 92.1. The three defeats got here within the finals of the 2016, 2020 and 2024 editions respectively.
After India opted to bat first, a stunner, record-shattering Vaibhav Suryavanshi masterclass (175 in 80 balls, with 15 fours and 15 sixes), a half-century from skipper Ayush Mhatre (53 in 51 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and a knock from Abhigyan Kundu (40 in 31 balls, with six fours and a six) guided India to an enormous 411/9. England misplaced an early wicket however went from 142/2 courtesy a high quality knock from Ben Dawkins (66 in 56 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and a partnership with skipper Thomas Rew (31 in 18 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six), however collapsed to 177/7 as they progressed. Falconer (115 in 67 balls, with 9 fours and 7 sixes) placed on a spectacular present of energy, however all in useless, as they’re but to win the title for the reason that 1998 version. England was skittled out for 311 runs, with this 722 runs being the very best match mixture in U19 WC last. (ANI)
