Greatest Sporting Monent of Bangladesh 2020

Bangladesh New Under-19 World Cup Champion 2020

Under-19 Cricket World Cup Champion 2020

I can't express the joy in words. 

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It's our first World Cup win...

NIHAD FERDOUS, A CRICKET FAN

Young Tigers become World Champions. Bangladesh celebrates maiden U-19 World Cup cricket victory. Bangladesh U-19 have made history by becoming the champion of ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup South Africa 2020 by defeating the defending champion India U-19 in the final at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. Young Tigers successfully chased down the revised target of 170 with 3 wickets and 29 balls remaining. 

Winning the toss, Akbar Ali invited India U-19 to bat first and Avishek Das gave his skipper the perfect start with the wicket of Saxena for 2. Jaiswal and Verma then rebuild the Indian innings with a 94-run stand. Bangladesh were searching for a breakthrough and Tanzim Hasan Sakib provided that with the wicket of Verma on 38. Since then bowlers maintained the pressure on India by picking up regular wickets. Jaiswal on the other end scored 88 which kept his side in the game.

Bangladesh New Under-19 World Cup Champion 2020

But Bangladesh bowlers fought back after his dismissal as India lost their last 7 wickets for 21 runs to bowl out for 177 runs in 47.2 overs. Avishek was the standout bowler for the Young Tigers, who claimed 3 wickets for 40.

In response, Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain Emon gave a solid start in the chase by making a 50 runs opening stand. But a batting collapse suddenly reduced Bangladesh 65 for 4 and Emon was also retired hurt after sustaining an injury. India put more pressure after picking up 2 more wickets as Bangladesh were in all sorts trouble on 102 for 6. Emon then returned to the field and made a vital 41-run partnership with Akbar Ali before bowled out by Jaiswal on 47.

World Champions

Rain stopped the play for some moment and the new target was 170 in 46 overs which Bangladesh gunned down in 42.1 overs. Pressure was building but Akbar Ali remained calm at the one end who got the perfect supporting role from Rakibul Hasan, who played an important knock of unbeaten 9 off 25 balls and scored the winning run. Akbar remained not out on 43 off 77 balls. Bishnoi garbbed 4 wickets for 30 for India, who later named the player of the match.

The entire nation was glued to the television sets from the beginning of the much-anticipated final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup to celebrate an occasion and, after all the turns and twists, Akbar Ali’s brigade provided the most momentous victory for the cricket-crazy nation.

Bangladesh completed a nearly perfect bowling and fielding performance by getting their mighty Indian counterparts all out for 177 in the exciting finale. Rakibul Hasan hit the winning runs but it was Akbar’s precious unbeaten 43 that crowned Bangladesh with its first World Cup title and thus the Young Tigers ended the merry run in the global event, lifting the coveted trophy. It’s an unbelievable feeling, was the instant reaction from Rakibul Hasan, who probably echoed the sentiment of the entire nation. Their hard work and all the trials and tribulations of the past two years was given a sweet ending.