Auckland: Indian senior team members, including head coach Ravi Shastri, were glued to the television set in New Zealand late in the night as India U-19 side battled it out against Bangladesh in the World Cup final in Potchefstroom, South Africa on Sunday.
BCCI on Twitter shared a picture of team members sitting together in their hotel and watching India play.
"Cheers all the way from New Zealand for the U19," the post read.
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Cheers all the way from New Zealand for the #U19.#TeamIndia #U19CWC pic.twitter.com/WaZEIKeqcz
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">Cheers all the way from New Zealand for the #U19.#TeamIndia #U19CWC pic.twitter.com/WaZEIKeqcz
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2020Cheers all the way from New Zealand for the #U19.#TeamIndia #U19CWC pic.twitter.com/WaZEIKeqcz
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2020
Talking about the match then sharp bowling from the fiery Bangladesh pacers and good fielding coupled with some slack running between the wickets led to India folding for 177 in the ICC U19 World Cup final on Sunday in Potchefstroom.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was the standout performer for India, scoring 88 off 121 balls. He has scored at least a half-century in all but one match in this tournament and ends it as top scorer with a whopping 400 runs.
However, his teammates fell in a pack to Bangladesh who came out all guns blazing.
Bangladesh bowlers bowled really well especially pacers as they clinched seven wickets. Avishek Das clinched three wickets while Shoriful Islam and Tanzim Hasan Sakib both picked two wickets each.
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Shoriful Islam ends with fine figures of 10-1-31-2 👏
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A stunning performance from the Bangladesh paceman today! #U19CWC | #INDvBAN | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/RYqDsxj9CH
">Shoriful Islam ends with fine figures of 10-1-31-2 👏
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 9, 2020
A stunning performance from the Bangladesh paceman today! #U19CWC | #INDvBAN | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/RYqDsxj9CHShoriful Islam ends with fine figures of 10-1-31-2 👏
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 9, 2020
A stunning performance from the Bangladesh paceman today! #U19CWC | #INDvBAN | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/RYqDsxj9CH
Interestingly, defending champions India are looking to win their fifth title while this is the first time that Bangladesh have reached the final.
Meanwhile, the Indian senior team is currently in New Zealand and lost the three-match ODI series 2-0 on Saturday here.
They take on the Kiwis for the third game, looking to pull one back and end on a high, on February 11 at Mount Maunganui. They have won the T20I series 5-0, and next play two Tests starting from February 21.
