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On February 9, 2020, Bangladesh won their first Under-19 World Cup by defeating India in Potchefstroom. They chased a revised target of 170, winning by three wickets.
On This Day In 2020: Bangladesh chased down the revised target of 170 with 23 balls to spare and clinched a thrilling three-wicket win to lift the trophy. (Image: ICC/X, formerly Twitter)
On This Day In 2020: Bangladesh won their maiden Under-19 World Cup title after beating India in the final in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on this day (February 9) in 2020. India recorded an unbeaten run to reach the final stage but suffered a batting collapse in the summit clash. Rain impacted the final match bringing in DLS calculations.
Bangladesh chased down the revised target of 170 with 23 balls to spare and clinched a thrilling three-wicket win to lift the trophy.
Parvez Hossain Emon and skipper Akbar Ali’s valuable contributions with the bat guided Bangladesh to a historic triumph. As fans recall Bangladesh’s iconic win today, we take a look back at the Under-19 World Cup final, played between the two neighbouring countries.
Winning the toss, Bangladesh decided to bowl first and the move did pay off. India’s innings got off to a horrendous start with Divyaansh Saxena’s dismissal for two runs in the seventh over.
Tilak Varma and Yashasvi Jaiswal weathered the storm and survived the early scare. While Varma returned to the dressing room scoring 38 off 65 balls, Jaiswal succeeded in hitting a half century.
Yashasvi Jaiswal produced a fine knock of 88 off 121 balls. His superb innings comprised eight boundaries and a maximum. Jaiswal’s dismissal in the 40th over sparked a collapse in the Indian batting order. Following Jaiswal’s dismissal, India could manage to add 21 runs to the scoreboard.
India managed to reach 177 runs. Avishek Das was Bangladesh’s standout performer in the bowling unit having scalped three wickets. Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Shoriful Islam claimed two wickets each while Rakibul Hasan earned a scalp in the final against India.
Bangladesh failed to secure a convincing start to their run chase losing half of their line-up scoring 85 runs. Bangladesh captain Akbar Ali came up with a memorable performance to earn a historic win for his side. Parvez Hossain Emon, who had retired hurt on 25 in the 13th over, made a comeback and produced a miracle in the final.
While Parvez Hossain Emon missed out on his half century by three runs, skipper Akbar Ali remained unbeaten on 43. Ravi Bishnoi picked up four wickets in the final but his heroics in the final, eventually, went in vain.
