India U19 cricket team.
India U19 cricket team. Credits: Twitter

India Under-19 skipper Yash Dhull’s father Vijay Dhull said he is proud of his son and his team’s monumental achievement in the West Indies.

The Indian Colts clinched their fifth title after they eked out the England U19 team by four wickets in the final of ICC U19 World Cup 2022 on Saturday in Antigua.

India bags fifth U19 World Cup title

India U19 Cricket Team
India U19 Cricket Team crowned champions of ICC U19 World Cup 2022. Credits: BCCI.

All-rounder Raj Bawa starred in the most important match of his life with both bat and ball. After England won the toss and opted to bat first, Bawa and Ravi Kumar ran through England’s batting order.

Ravi picked two wickets in his first two overs, including that of England skipper Tom Prest for a duck.

Bawa sent back England opener George Thomas on the first ball of the 11th over as skipper Yash Dhull took a dolly at the covers.

Raj Bawa
Raj Bawa.

Bawa got successive wickets of Will Luxton and George Bell in the 13th over before he got Rehan Ahmed in the 17th.

As Bawa kept chipping wickets at regular intervals, England were tattered at 91 for seven in 25 overs. Left-handed batter James Rew helped his side to escape a shambolic total in the final.

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Rew joined forces with James Sales and the duo put up 93 runs for the eighth-wicket stand, the latter’s contribution was 31 in that alliance. Rew was dismissed in the 44th over by Ravi Kumar, thanks to an excellent catch by Kaushal Tambe.

England were bowled out for 189 in the first innings as Bawa completed his match-winning bowling figures with 5/31.

India lost opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi for a second-ball duck but the fifties by Shaik Rasheed and Nishant Sandhu set the track for them.

Bawa scored 35 off 54 balls in his 67-run stand with Nishant, Indian wicket-keeper Dinesh Bana launched consecutive sixes to Sales as India chased the tricky score in 47.4 overs.

Our family and the whole country is happy with the team’s performance: Vijay Dhull

Yash Dhull’s parents said they won’t be doing anything special on their son’s return to India from the Caribbean. Neelam Dhull thanked the coaching fraternity for the team’s success.

“Our family and the whole country is happy with the team’s performance in the finals. Being a father, I am really proud that my son and the entire team performed really well. It feels so great that we have been getting many congratulatory messages,” Vijay Dhull told news agency ANI.

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Yash Dhull
India U19 skipper Yash Dhull lifting the ICC U19 World Cup.

“Further, he’ll play domestic cricket. We haven’t planned anything special for his welcome, as we are simple people and Yash also believes in simplicity. Currently, we don’t know when he’s returning yet,” he added.

“I am thankful to all the coaches for their hardwork and the entire country, who gave blessings to the players,” said Neelam Dhull, mother of the U19 World Cup-winning captain.

South Africa U19 team batter Dewald Brevis, who accumulated 506 runs from six innings at an impressive average of 84.33, bagged the player of the tournament award.

India U19 Cricket Team, Yash Dhull, Raj Bawa, Shaik Rasheed, ICC U19 World Cup 2022

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