Bangladesh U19 faced India U19 in the Asia Cup final. Bangladesh’s captain, Azizul Hakim Tamim, won the toss and elected to bat first. However, openers Zawad and Kalam Siddiki couldn’t stay at the crease for long. Kalam was clean bowled by Yudhajit, while Zawad, who was looking good, got out under controversial circumstances. Chetan bowled a wide-length delivery; Zawad attempted a big shot, leading to a huge appeal from the fielders. After a long deliberation, the umpire raised his finger. Bangladesh lost three wickets for 66 runs.
Leg spinner Chormale dismissed captain Azizul Tamim, who attempted a slog sweep for a huge six but failed to get enough elevation. A brilliant catch at deep backward square leg by an Indian fielder ended Tamim’s innings at just 16 runs off 28 deliveries. Middle-order batsmen Shihab and Rizan managed to recover the innings. Shihab scored 40 runs off 67 balls, while Rizan Hossain topped the scoring for his team with 47 runs off 65 deliveries. Ultimately, Bangladesh set a modest total of 198 runs.
In response, India struggled with both openers, Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who looked solid, tried to play a wide Yorker but only managed to edge it to Shihab, who took a fantastic catch. Top-order batsman Andre Siddarth contributed only 20 runs. The middle and lower orders collapsed under pressure from the Bangladeshi bowlers. Al Fahad took 2 wickets, promising youngster Iqbal Hossain Emon claimed 3 wickets, and captain Azizul Tamim also took 3 wickets. Team India was bowled out for just 139 runs, with captain Mohamed Amaan as the top scorer, making 26 runs. Bangladesh won the match by 59 runs.
