Rasheed-Bawa hand India fifth U-19 World Cup trophy

India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

Raj Bawa took five for 31 as England lost wickets early in their innings before 95 from James Rew restored hope in the push for a first trophy since 1998.

England won the toss and chose to bat but it was a shaky start and they never really could recover as they were all out for 189 from 44.5 overs.

Bawa claimed five for 31, with Ravi Kumar almost equally as impressive with four for 34.

India’s chase of their modest target got off to the worst possible start as Angkrish Raghuvanshi was caught behind for a second-ball duck.

But Shaik Rasheed once again came to rescue the team as he brought up his fifty from 83 balls but he got out next ball.

However, Nishant Sindhu and Bawa, moved India to 164 before Bawa became the fifth wicket to fall.

Dinesh Bana was in the mood to get the trophy in his hands as early as possible smashing a six off his toes to bring the scores level. Another six followed in the next ball as Bana’s teammates raced onto the pitch before the ball had even crossed the rope, knowing victory and the trophy was theirs.