India defeated England by four wickets to clinch a record-extending fifth title at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. Raj Bawa shone with the ball with a sensational fiver (5/31) to help India shoot England out for 189 before hitting a valuable 35 down the order.
Shaik Rasheed (50) and Nishant Sindhu (50) also chipped in with vital contributions as India added fifth title to their collection, having previously won the trophy in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018. Chasing 190, India lost Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0) early but Shaik Rasheed and Harnoor Singh steadied the run-chase with a 49-run stand. Harnoor departed for 21, leaving India two down in the 190-chase.
Rasheed went on to score a second consecutive fifty but departed after reaching the milestone. Skipper Yash Dhull also perished after scoring 17, leaving India reeling at 97/4. But Raj Bawa & Nishant Sindhu added a fifty-run stand before the former departed for 35. Sindhu then went on to score a half-century and Dinesh Bana finished it off in style with a six.
Proud moment for India, that we have managed to achieve this. It was difficult at the start to get the combination right. but as time went we became a family and the team atmosphere was good. Great moment to be playing under this lot of support staff,” said Indian skipper Yash Dhull after win.
Congratulations to the under 19 team and the support staff and the selectors for winning the world cup in such a magnificent way ..The cash prize announced by us of 40 lakhs is a small token of appreciation but their efforts are beyond value .. magnificent stuff,” wrote BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Twitter.
Always feels special to win any game, but to do it in the final is a great feeling. Just went out to execute the plans we discussed with the coach and captain.”
Raj Angad Bawa | Player of the Match
The BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Sunday announced an INR 40 lakh reward for every player of the U-19 World Cup-winning team.Shah also said that every member of the support staff will be getting INR 25 lakh.
“Firstly, huge congratulations to the selection committee, because it was a new selection committee and it was quite challenging for them to identify this group and after that I think it’s the coaching staff with Hrishikesh as the head coach, Sairaj Munish Bali and all the support staff. The way they brought this group together, they worked really hard and won the Asia Cup and the preparation to this World Cup was fantastic. In the middle of the tournament we all know what happened to the boys, to test positive but to show that kind of resilience and positive attitude is exemplary. I think BCCI has to be complemented, the number of tournaments each age group players get to play, but unfortunately over the last two years because of Covid they didn’t play any tournament and that’s why this win is very special. It is just a learning process and everyone understands that in the group, Exciting times for all of them,” said VVS Laxman.
