Harare [Zimbabwe], February 6 (ANI): A scintillating 175 in 80 balls by Vaibhav Suryavanshi outclassed a valiant century from Caleb Falconer as Team India captured their sixth ICC Under-19 World Cup title, beating England by 100 runs, efficiently defending 412 runs to increase the younger English facet’s wait for his or her second trophy at Harare on Friday.
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 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.
In the daunting run-chase of 412 runs, England misplaced Joseph Moores (17) early, with RS Ambrish cleansing up the furnishings. England was 19/1 in 4.5 overs.
Ben Dawkins was joined by Ben Mayes, and the duo constructed a partnership. In Henil Patel’s eighth over, Dawkins launched him for 4 boundaries within the over, releasing some stress.
Mayes additionally collected some boundaries in opposition to Ambrish and Deepesh Devendran, as England reached the 50-run mark in 8.5 overs and ended the 10-over mark at 64/1. Spinner Khilan Patel additionally turned a sufferer of this carnage, smashed for six and two fours by Mayes, who was trying imperious.
The 74-run stand ended with Khilan getting Mayes caught for 28-ball 45, with seven fours and two sixes, with Henil getting a catch coming from sweeper cowl. England was 93/2 in 13 overs. Dawkins moved undeterred, hitting Deepesh for a trio of fours subsequent over, mentioning the 100-run mark in 13.4 overs.
Just when Dawkins and skipper Thomas Rew had been stitching a stand, Kanishk Chauhan acquired the scalp of Rew for an 18-ball 31, with 4 boundaries and a six. England had been 142/3 in 18 overs.
Dawkins reached his fifty in 49 balls, with six fours and a six.
In the twenty first over, skipper Mhatre’s golden arm struck, eradicating Dawkins for a 56-ball 66, with seven fours and two sixes and Ralphie Albert was additionally run out in the identical over. India continued to make merry, as Deepesh’s twenty second over acquired wickets of Farhan Ahmed and Sebastian Morgan for single-digit scores, decreasing England to 177/7 in 22 overs.
Caleb Falconer and James Minto took England to the 200-run mark in 25.1 overs, and the duo struck a partnership. Caleb hit Deepesh for 4 boundaries within the twenty sixth over, signalling a counter-attack. The duo took England to the 250-run mark in 31.4 overs. Caleb hit a counter-attacking fifty in simply 26 balls, with six fours and two sixes.
The 92-run stand ended with Ambrish eradicating Minto for a 41-ball 28, with a 4 to his identify. England was 269/8 in 35.2 overs.
Manny Lumsden turned the ninth sufferer, and Ambrish’s third after being caught by Vedant Trivedi. England was 281/9 in 38 overs.
Ambrish, nevertheless, obtained a surprising counter-attack of three sixes from Caleb, who accomplished his century in simply 63 balls, with eight fours and 6 sixes.
However, India wrapped the match, bundling out England for 311 runs in 40.2 overs, eradicating Caleb for a 66-ball 115, with 9 fours and 7 sixes.
Ambrish (3/56) was the highest bowler, with Deepesh (2/64) and Kanishk (2/63) additionally getting wickets. It was Mhatre, who picked 1/31 in 5 overs, who modified the sport in India’s favour with an enormous wicket of Ben Dawkins (66 in 56 balls, with seven fours and two sixes).
Earlier, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s blistering knock of 175 runs off simply 80 balls propelled India U19 to an enormous whole of 411/9, setting a frightening goal of 412 for England U19 within the title conflict.
Opting to bat first, India U19 opened with the in-form pair of Aaron George and Sooryavanshi. Centurion within the semi-final, George acquired off the mark with a boundary within the first over in opposition to Sebastian Morgan.
The 14-year-old Sooryavanshi focused Alex Green within the subsequent over and hit his first boundary. Green acquired the primary breakthrough when he dismissed George for simply 9 runs within the fourth over of the innings. India was 20/1 in 4 overs.
Captain Ayush Mhatre joined Sooryavanshi and took his time to get off the mark with a boundary on his eleventh supply within the match. Mhatre focused Manny Lumsden and hit him for 2 fours and a six in his first over.
Sooryavanshi, then again, saved discovering boundaries at common intervals and saved the scoreboard shifting. James Minto was launched into the assault within the ninth over, and he extracted 18 runs, together with three fours and a six.
Mhatre managed to get two extra boundaries within the subsequent over of Lumsden.
Farhan Ahmed was launched within the subsequent over, and Sooryavanshi hit him for a six and accomplished his fifty with a single in simply 32 balls.
India U19 reached 100 runs within the 14th over, and the left-handed batter began the subsequent over with two consecutive sixes off Ahmed. The duo additionally accomplished a 100-run stand for the second wicket in the identical over.
Sooryavanshi focused Ahmed once more within the seventeenth over and hit him for 3 sixes and a 4 to gather 22 runs from the over.
Mhatre accomplished his half-century within the nineteenth over with a six off Green, however misplaced his wicket on the very subsequent supply. He made 53 off 51 balls, with seven fours and two sixes. Vedant Trivedi changed him on the crease. India was 162/2 in 19 overs.
Sooryavanshi accomplished his century with a single within the twentieth over. He reached the milestone in simply 55 balls, with eight fours and eight sixes. This was the second-fastest ton by any batter after Will Malajczuk of Australia, who made a 51-ball ton in opposition to Japan earlier on this version.
Sooryavanshi began going berserk after that and picked up 27 runs within the subsequent over of Ralphie Albert.
In the subsequent over of Morgan, Sooryavanshi reached his 150 with a six. His 150 runs got here in simply 71 balls, which was the quickest 150 within the historical past of the event. He smashed two sixes and 4 within the subsequent over of Morgan.
In the twenty sixth over, Lumsden dismissed Sooryavanshi on the rating of 175 runs. He hit 15 fours and as many sixes in his mammoth innings. Before this knock, Sooryavanshi had hit 15 sixes, and he completed with 30 sixes within the event, which is the best within the event’s historical past.
His 15 sixes in an innings had been additionally the best by any batter in a U19 World Cup innings.
Trivedi (32 off 36 balls with three fours) and Vihaan Malhotra (30 off 36 balls with two fours) additionally performed nicely and saved the scorecard shifting. Abhigyan Kundu’s 40 off 31 balls (with six fours and a six) helped India not lose the momentum.
Kanishk Chouhan, 37 not out off 20 balls, with three fours and a six, helped India cross the 400-run mark. India completed with 411/9 after 50 overs.
On the bowling entrance, Minto (3/63) claimed three wickets, whereas Green (2/49) and Morgan (2/74) shared two wickets every.
Brief Scores: India: 411/9 (Vaibhav Suryavanshi 175, Ayush Mhatre 53, James Minto 3/63) beat England: 311 (Caleb Falconer 115, Ben Dawkins 66, RS Ambrish 3/56). (ANI)