India beat Sri Lanka to win Under-19 Asia Cup title for sixth time
India won the Under-19 Asia Cup on Sunday with a 144-run victory over Sri Lanka in the final at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. This comes just a couple of weeks after the Rohit Sharma-led senior Indian team defeated Bangladesh in the final of the Asia Cup.
Indian captain Prabhsimran Singh won the toss and elected to bat first. Half-centuries by openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (85) and Anuj Rawat (57) ensured the Rahul Dravid-coached team got just the start it needed. Then, skipper Singh (65) and Ayush Badoni (52) added unbeaten fifties to guide India to a mammoth 304/3 in 50 overs.
In reply, Sri Lanka never looked to be in the chase as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Only opener Nishan Madushka (49) and Navod Paranavithana managed to make decent contributions.
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Lanka ended up getting bowled out for just 160 in 38.4 overs, giving India a sixth U-19 Asia Cup triumph. Left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi was the pick of the bowlers for India, taking 6 for 38 from his 10 overs.
/ Source: dnaindia
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