In a low-scoring final, Bangladesh first choked India to a meagre 177 in 47.2 overs and then did well enough to score revised target of 170 in 42.1 overs under Duckworth-Lewis approach.
India’s cricketing battles with Bangladesh have been filled with acrimony because 2015 World Cup quarter-final at the MCG and it had actually just amplified with the kind of boorish behaviour that some of the Bangladeshi gamers showed.
On Sunday also, a couple of gamers from both sides almost pertained to blows at the end of the game and it was India coach Paras Mhambrey, who was seen urging his boys to keep calm as opposition leading pacer Shoriful Islam was seen swearing curs on camera.
Bangladesh Under-19 cricketers are seen throughout the World Cup final against India Under-19 in Potchefstroom on February 9,2020 Twitter/@cricketworldcup
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Even then, credit ought to go Bangladesh’s 18- year-old captain Akbar Ali, who revealed nerves of steel with a client 43 not out off 77 balls, which negated more fancied opponent Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 88 off 121 balls.
Akbar’s cool quotient was there for everyon