Watch: Maruf Mridha Gives A Harsh Send-Off To Aravelly Avanish In U19 World Cup 2024

Bangladesh U19 pacer Maruf Mridha gave a harsh send-off to India batter Aravelly Avanish. The ongoing ICC U19 World Cup game between the teams is taking place place the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. 

India U19 were put into bat first and they had a decent outing. Adarsh Singh played a great innings at the top and ended with the innings of 76 runs. However, after he got out, Aravelly Avanish tried to get going and played some decent shots in his innings. 

But Aravelly Avanish couldn’t convert the start he got and perished early after scoring 23 runs. He got out to Maruf Mridha, who didn’t go easy on him after removing him. The bowler gave a fiery send-off to the batter after he sent him packing. 

Maruf Mridha bowled a fuller and wider delivery to which Aravelly Avanish backed away as he attempted to carve it inside out over extra cover. The ball didn’t hit the middle of the bat and it went to the square. The man at deep cover settled under it to gather it. 

As Maruf Mridha removed the Aravelly Avanish, the pacer gave him a send-off and murmured something. The umpire too interrupted and had a a word with the bowler as well as the Bangladeshi captain.  

Here’s the video: 

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Notably, Aravelly Avanish had bit six on the ball before getting out. The pacer took his revenge to perfection and sent the batter packing. The left-hander played a decent cameo for the team and ended with an innings of 23 runs off 17 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 135 and also hit 1 four and 1 six in his innings. 

After his innings, Sachin Das (26*) played a cameo as well that powered India to a total of 251 runs. Skipper Uday Saharan played a great innings as well and ended with a knock of 64 runs. For Bangladesh, Maruf Mridha picked 5 wickets. 

Over the last couple of months, he’s really developed into a wicket-taker – Bangladesh batting coach on Maruf Mridha 

Bangladesh batting coach Stuart Law lavished rich praise on pacer Maruf Mridha for his heroics. He said that the pacer has developed into the wicket-taker in a short span of time. He added that the fast bowler deserved a fifer because of the hard work he has put in. He explained: 

“Over the last couple of months, he’s really developed into a wicket-taker. At first, he was struggling a bit with his pace, but he’s worked closely with the bowling coach and they’ve got him running in hard and he’s now reaping the rewards. He’s very good at the death, well-deserved fifer for him. The wicket doesn’t change a great deal. 250, fast outfield, flat wicket, it’s not going to be easy, we have to play well to get there.” 

Stuart Law further backed his players to chase the target and said that they need good partnerships. He added: 

“The batters have shown that they are capable of doing it (chasing totals). We stick to our process and game-plans, it tends to work out better for us. We just need a couple of good partnerships and we’ve got the firepower to chase it down,” he concluded