BAN-U19 vs IND-U19 Match 3 Results

3:53 PM IST Right then, that's all from this game, where India Under-19 kicked off their campaign with a comprehensive win over old rivals Bangladesh Under-19. The action in the 2024 Men's Under-19 World Cup continues on Sunday, 21st January where Sri Lanka will go up against Zimbabwe and New Zealand will lock horns with Nepal. Both games will begin at 1.30 pm GMT (8.00 am GMT), but our build-up will begin much sooner. Until then, take care and goodbye!

3:48 PM IST Uday Saharan, the winning skipper of India Under-19, says the team was focused on the plans and tried to execute it well. He talks about his partnership with Adarsh Singh and appreciates his knock and says that he kept things calm in the middle. He further says that Naman Tiwari was off rhythm a bit but everybody else was up for the attack. He then says that this game was important and is happy with the win but they will look forward to the rest of the tournament one game at a time.

3:47 PM IST The skipper of Bangladesh Under-19, Mahfuzur Rahman starts by congratulating the Indian team for the way they played. He then says that the batter's poor selection of shots was the reason for the loss. He further says that this wicket is a good chasing ground but will only work well when the batters do well. He then says that Maruf Mridha has been bowling well and hopes that he keeps doing that. He concludes that the boys were excited to play against India and the energy showed.

3:46 PM IST Adarsh Singh is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his outstanding knock of 76 runs from 96 balls, paving the way for an India win. He says he is feeling good and played ball to ball focusing on how the wicket was playing. He then says that he and Uday Saharan spoke of converting singles to doubles and rotating strikes which would get them a few loose balls to put away. He further says that he has always kept his plans simple and plays on the merit of the ball. He concludes that his favourite shot is the cover drive.

3:45 PM IST Time for the presentation ceremony...

3:44 PM IST Earlier in the game, after being inserted into bat, India Under-19 were dealt twin blows in the form of Arshin Kulkarni and Musheer Khan. Skipper Uday Saharan joined Adarsh Singh out in the middle and the duo did a good job of ensuring that their side did not lose any more wickets in the first Powerplay. Both batters were content in knocking it around and kept the Bangladesh spinners at bay. Adarsh and Saharan brought up their respective fifties to lay a solid platform for the rest of the batting unit to build on. Once the stand was broken, India struggled to get momentum into their innings but Aravelly Rao and Sachin Dhas came to their rescue with breezy cameos while Priyanshu Moliya chipped in as well to get them to 251. For Bangladesh Under-19, Maruf Mridha was the standout bowler with figures of 5 for 43 from his eight overs, including a maiden.