Jaydev Unadkat Takes Sly Dig At 'Senior Bangladesh Players' After ICC U19 World Cup Final

India pacer Jaydev Unadkat took a sly dig at Bangladesh’s senior players after their U19 team beat India in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup. The young Tigers beat the Boys in Blue by three wickets to clinch their first-ever U19 World Cup title. In a low-scoring thriller, Bangladesh captain Akbar Ali held his nerve to take his team home.

Chasing a modest total of 178, Bangladesh were off to a flying start. Their openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan added 50 runs for the first wicket. But the game was not finished yet as spinner Ravi Bishnoi turned it on its head by taking the wickets of Tanzid, Mahmudul Hasan, Towhid Hridoy and Shahadat Hossain in quick succession.

Bishnoi provided India with the first breakthrough, breaking Bangladesh’s 50-run opening stand. Coming back for his third over, Bishnoi got rid of Mahmudul Hasan Joy for 17. Then he removed Towhid Hridoy for a duck and Shahadat Hossain (1). The leg-spinner’s devastating spell had Bangladesh reeling at 65 for 4 from 50 for no loss.

Sushant Mishra then chipped in with two wickets too as Bangladesh found themselves six down for 102. However, their captain Akbar Ali did not let India make further inroads in the game. He found good support from Parvez Hossain Emon, who had left the field earlier due to cramps.

The duo stitched a 41-run partnership for the seventh wicket and made India wait for 9 overs before Parvez Hossain Emon was sent back by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Akbar Ali and Rakibul Hasan showed a lot of caution and brought Bangladesh’s next 11 runs in 6 overs. Bangladesh eventually chased down the total in the 43rd over to create history.

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And soon after the game ended, Jaydev Unadkat took to Twitter to congratulate Bangladesh for the win. He, however, could not resist himself from taking a dig at them. Recalling the incident when Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was left red-faced after celebrating early only to lose a thrilling semi-final against India in the 2016 World T20 semi-final by 1 run, Jaydev Unadkat tweeted:

“Well done Bangladesh for winning the U-19 World Cup! Read about how they worked to build this team since the last 2 years.. good for their future and for the game in whole! Also loved how their captain did not celebrate before actually winning the match.. learning from seniors ?”

Well done Bangladesh for winning the U-19 World Cup! Read about how they worked to build this team since the last 2 years.. good for their future and for the game in whole! Also loved how their captain did not celebrate before actually winning the match.. learning from seniors ?

— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) February 9, 2020