Skipper Yash Dhull gave a glimpse of his uncommon expertise with a well-paced hundred as powerhouse India reached their fourth consecutive U-19 World Cup remaining with an emphatic 96-run win over Australia right here on Wednesday.
Dhull struck a elegant 110 in as many balls and shared a game- altering 204-run stand together with his deputy Shaik Rasheed (94 off 108 balls) to fireside India to a formidable 290 for 5 after opting to bat.
Indian bowlers then carried out their roles to perfection to bowl Australia out for 194 in 41.5 overs. Lachlan Shaw’s tremendous 51 got here too late within the day for Australia.
Pacers Rajvardhan Hangargekar (0/26) and Ravi Kumar (2/37) have been spectacular within the first powerplay earlier than spinners Nishant Sindhu (2/25), Vicky Ostwal (3/42) and Kaushal Tambe (1/32) dominated the opposition. within the center overs.
The skilled bowling efficiency got here after a remarkably mature knocks from Dhulll and Rasheed who was unlucky to overlook out on 100.
Dhull turned the third Indian captain to hit 100 within the event historical past after the illustrious Virat Kohli (2008) and the prodigious Unmukt Chand (2012), who additionally hail from Delhi. (Twitter/BCCI)
Record four-time champions India face England within the remaining on Saturday and will likely be aiming to increase their dominance within the competitors.
Dhull turned the third Indian captain to hit 100 within the event historical past after the illustrious Virat Kohli (2008) and the prodigious Unmukt Chand (2012), who additionally hail from Delhi.
India, probably the most profitable workforce in event historical past, have been hit by COVID-19 at the beginning of the competitors, shedding the likes of Dhull and Rasheed for 2 video games however the depth within the squad ensured that they sailed to the knock-outs.
A captain’s knock from Yash dhull
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Chasing a file goal, Australia misplaced their in-form opener Teague Wyllie cheaply with Ravi Kumar trapping him in entrance off his first respectable ball with a late inswinger into the right-hander.
Campbell Kellaway (30) and Corey Miller (38) cast a fluent 68-run stand earlier than perishing in an area of six balls, leaving Australia at 73 for 3.
Left-arm spinner Ostwal took a return catch for his second wicket to make it 119 for six in 30 overs, shutting the door on the opposition.
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Dhull was not simply spectacular with the bat but in addition his captaincy. He launched part-time offie Raghuvanshi forward of left-arm spinners. Raghuvanshi delivered the breakthrough by trapping Miller.
Earlier, India opted to place runs on the board after profitable the toss, understanding it wasn’t the simplest of pitches to bat on.
Australian pacers bowled properly within the opening powerplay and the truth that Indian openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi (6 off 30) and Harnoor Singh (16 off 30) have been additionally overtly cautious, helped them construct strain.
William Salzmann rocked Raghuvanshi’s off-stump with a magnificence that straightened after pitching.
Harnoor, who has not met the excessive expectations he set for himself, tried to drag a rising ball on leg stump from Tobia Snell solely to glove it again to the wicketkeeper, leaving India at 37 for 2 within the thirteenth over.
India’s two finest batters, Dhull and Rasheed, then obtained collectively to carry the workforce out of a spot of trouble.
Playing solely their third recreation of the event after lacking two attributable to COVID-19, Rasheed and Dhull confirmed maturity past their age to construct the innings.
1⃣1⃣0⃣ Off 1⃣1⃣0⃣ With 1⃣0⃣ Fours & 1⃣ Six!
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Dhull obtained plenty of runs sq. and behind the sq. with deft late-cuts off spinners being considered one of his pet pictures.
Rasheed, whose first boundary was an aerial straight drive, ended up with eight fours and a six.
The straight six he hit late in his innings off Jack Nisbet took him into the 90s. His punch shot by means of the duvet off Salzmann was probably the most enticing shot he performed.
The extremely rated Dhul performed one other elegant knock. The pitch was on the slower aspect however he rotated the strike comfortable earlier than accelerating to select boundaries at will, accumulating 10 fours and a six in complete.
He obtained to a few figures with a two within the forty fifth over and the following ball was a pull shot off Tom Whitney for the second six of the innings.
After Dhull’s departure, Rasheed couldn’t get to a deserving hundred after being caught at backward level off Nisbet.
Australia have been sloppy within the area by means of the innings. Rasheed was dropped on 24 and missed a straightforward run out probability of Dhull who was batting on 74.
With two set batters gone in fast succession, the stream of the innings was barely disrupted earlier than Nishant Sindhu (12 not out off 10), Dinesh Bana (20 not out off 4 balls) and Rajvardhan Hangagekar (13 off 10) got here up with the massive pictures within the loss of life overs.
Australia leaked as many as 108 runs within the final 10 overs with the fiftieth over bowled by Tom Whitney going for 27.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
