Defending a total of 211 runs, Indian bowlers packed Bangladesh batters for 160 to celebrate a fine victory. Soon after getting the wicket of the last Bangladesh batter in the 35th over, the Indian boys broke into a celebration as they made it to the final.
Bangladesh had India on the ropes, bundling them out for 211, a total made possible by captain Yash Dhull’s impressive 66 off 85 balls. But, the Indian spinners made use of the slightly tacky pitch to pack Bangladesh off for 160 to celebrate a fine victory.
The match between the two teams also witnessed a verbal spat between Soumya Sarkar and young India cricketer Harshit Rana. The incident happened after Sarkar was caught at the slip cordon by Nikin Jose off Yuvrajsinh Dodiya in the 26th over.
The batter looked shocked by the umpire’s decision and was unhappy with the way Indian players celebrated. It was then that Sarkar and Rana got involved in a heated exchange of words. The Indian fielders and on-field umpires had to intervene to pacify.
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In the match, India’s left-arm spinner Nishant Sindhu accentuated Bangladesh’s fall with a five-wicket haul (5 for 20). But the real protagonist for India’s victory was Dhull. He has been spoken about in the Indian domestic circuit as a player to be preserved in cotton wool, and the day’s innings showed the reason. At 20, Dhull has a far more settled head on his shoulders.
The Delhi youngster came to the middle when India were 75 for 2 in the 19th over. Dhull immediately tackled a set of spot-on Bangladesh bowlers, who exploited a hint of turn to keep the shackles on Indian batters. Most of them fell in their attempt to step on the gas, and the responsibility of pushing Indian innings fell on the shoulders of Dhull. He handled the pressure with aplomb too.
Overall, Dhull batted for 30 overs in the match and he was the last man to be dismissed in the 50th over. Dhull and Manav Suther added 41 runs for the eighth wicket to carry India close to the 200-run mark, which they eventually managed to go past.
But, the total looked sub-par once the Bangladesh Colts went off the block in a thundering fashion. They scored at six runs an over as openers Tanzid Hasan (51, 56 balls) and Mohammad Naim (38, 40 balls) punished Indian bowlers. Bangladesh reached 70 in a little over 11 overs.
But once the ball began to lose its shine and hardness, Indian spinners brought their team back into the match. Left-arm spinner Suthar evicted Naim and that kicked off a procession of Bangladesh batsmen back to the pavilion. They lost the rest of the nine wickets for 90 runs to complete a spectacular implosion as Sindhu weaved his magic.
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