Dubai: To take into accounta good characterize by the bowlers adopted by an unbeaten half of-century from opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi led India to an effortless 9-wicket take over Sri Lanka in a rain-hit final of U19 Asia Cup on the Dubai Global Stadium right here on Friday. The take also meant that India clinched the U19 Asia Cup trophy for the eighth day out of 9 editions.
After limiting Sri Lanka to 106/9 in 38 overs, India had to breeze 102 within the identical allotted overs. Sri Lanka struck an early blow as Harnoor Singh used to be trapped plumb lbw by Yasiru Rodrigo for beautiful 5.
Nevertheless his partner Raghuvanshi, who used to be hit early on the helmet, used to be unfazed in shot option. He obtained his first boundary of the match with a gripping backfoot punch and adopted it with a pull over square leg.
His partner Shaik Rasheed kept the scoreboard ticking by rotating the strike and hitting a boundary. The duo`s efforts meant that they brought up the half of-century of their stand for the second wicket. After that, Raghuvanshi brought out his stroke-play, smashing boundaries whereas utilizing his feet, and chanced on gaps with ease.
Raghuvanshi accomplished his spectacular fifty in 64 balls with a single by on-facet. The Indian batters had been also aided by the indisputable truth that the Sri Lanka bowling assault used to be too extensive or gave too noteworthy room to with out allege play their shots.
It used to be fitting that Raghuvanshi hit the winning runs, a gradual squeeze on a Matheesha Pathirana yorker by the third man to motivate India take care of a natty slate within the finals of the tournament.
Earlier, India`s bowling assault, with immaculate line and measurement and self-discipline, did exceedingly effectively to take care of Sri Lanka to beautiful 106/9. The excellent characterize with the ball used to be started by pacers Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi Kumar, and Raj Bawa. The trio pushed Sri Lanka on backfoot within the first ten overs, giving very minute respiratory assign of abode for the batters.
After Kumar and Bawa took a wicket apiece, off-spinner Kaushal Tambe elevated Sri Lanka`s complications by picking up two wickets. Left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal used to be the have of the bowlers, taking 3/11 in eight overs.
The toss went in Sri Lanka`s favour, nonetheless the innings didn`t mosey their capacity on a lush inexperienced pitch. Left-arm pacer Kumar supplied the first breakthrough as Chamindu Wickramasinghe departed for 3, giving a straightforward decide to Bawa at third man whereas going for a hoick over mid-wicket.
Kumar can have obtained his second wicket if now not for shuffle fielder shedding a annoying likelihood other than an early trot-out likelihood missed.
Kumar and Bawa kept things tight as Sri Lanka crawled to 15/1, with out scoring a boundary. Bawa obtained his first wicket as Shevon Daniel nicked within the support of to keeper Aaradhya Yadav for six. Sadisha Rajapaksa and Anjala Bandara struck a boundary every nonetheless off-spinner Tambe trapped the latter lbw.
Tambe returned to natty bowl Pawan Pathiraja for four. Rajapaksa, who had entered the double figures, holed out to Rasheed off left-arm spinner Ostwal. Ostwal returned within the 27th over to decide out out Dunith Wellalage (caught by Bawa at mid-wicket) and Ranuda Somarathne (trapped lbw). Sri Lanka laboured to reach 74/7 in 33 overs before rain halted play.
It took nearly two and a half of hours for the rain to relent before Sri Lanka might perchance bat for five more overs to attain their innings. After the match re-started, a keen narrate hit from Rasheed caught Raveen de Silva short of the crease.
Rodrigo and Pathirana hit a pair of boundaries before the latter pulled straight to a diving Raghuvanshi at deep backward square leg to present Hangargekar a wicket on the final ball of the innings, ending Sri Lanka`s peril with the bat.
Temporary scores: Sri Lanka 106/9 in 38 overs (Yasiru Rodrigo 19 now not out, Raveen de Silva 15; Vicky Ostwal 3/11, Kaushal Tambe 2/23) lost to India 104/1 in 21.3 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 56 now not out, Shaik Rasheed 31 now not out; Yasiru Rodrigo 1/12)
