Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

India U-19 lose to B’desh, crash out

- HT Correspond­ent sportsdesk@hindustant­imes.com

MUMBAI: WITH ONE WIN AND TWO DEFEATS IN THREE MATCHES, INDIA U19 FINISHED THIRD IN GROUP A — ABOVE HOSTS MALAYSIA IN ASIA CUP.

Having suffered an embarrassi­ng defeat at the hands of Nepal a few days ago, the India U-19 team crashed out of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup after an eight-wicket hammering from Bangladesh on Tuesday.

With one win and two defeats in three matches, India U-19 finished third in Group A — above hosts Malaysia.

In a rain-truncated match in Kuala Lumpur, the Indian U-19 team could manage 187 for 8 in their allotted 32 overs. In reply, Bangladesh U-19 were bolstered by Pinak Ghosh’s 77-ball 81 not out as they cruised past India’s target with eight wickets in hand and four overs to spare.

Put in to bat, India U-19’s No. 7 batsman Salman Khan topscored with 39, while wicketkeep­er-batsman Anuj Rawat scored 34. India lost Manoj Kalra on the fourth ball of the first over for one, while Himanshu Rana fell in the 10th over when Nayeem Hasan had him caught by Qazi Onik for 15.

Rawat and Riyan Parag steadied the innings with a 31-run stand for the third wicket, but Robiul Haque — who claimed 3 for 43 off 6 overs — struck to dismiss the No 4 batsman Parag.

In their reply, Bangladesh showed no qualms in launching an attack. India tried as many as six bowlers to pull things back but there was no stopping the Bangladesh­i openers, who added 82 runs.

Brief scores: India U-19: 187/8 in 32 overs (S Khan 39*, R Haque 3/43); Bangladesh U-19: 191/2 in 28 overs ( P Ghosh 81*, M Singh 2/36)

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