India defeated England by four wickets to clinch a record-extending fifth title at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. . Earlier, India had won the U19 World Cup in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018.
England skipper Tom Prest won the toss and chose to bat first. However Indian team performed exceedingly well. Indian pacers Ravi Kumar (34/4) and Raj Bawa (31/5) dismantled England’s batting order by sharing nine wickets between themselves. England were wobbling at 91/7 at one stage after which James Rew and James Sales stitched a valuable 93-run stand for the eighth wicket to help their team reach a much better total of 189 runs.
Chasing 190, India got off to the worst start possible as Joshua Boyden dismissed Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0) on the third ball of the innings. After that Harnoor Singh (21 off 46) and Shaik Rasheed (50 off 84) added valuable runs for the second wicket to bring India back in the game. skipper Yash Dhull fell for 17, but the duo of Nishant Sindhu and Raj Bawa took the team within striking distance of victory with a 67-run partnership for the fifth wicket. In the end, India registered a four-wicket win to lift the U19 World Cup for the fifth time.
“It is a big moment, everyone was supporting was so it is a big moment for us to win the tournament. It is a team effort, backing players is a sign of a good team. We kept moving ahead with a positive mindset. Medium pacers have been doing well for us since the Asia Cup, Ravi Kumar gave us a good start and Raj Bawa was exceptional,” Dhull said in the post-match presentation.