Raj Bawa became the first Indian player to pocket in the ICC final 5/31 against England in the 2022 Cricket U19 World Cup final

Raj Bawa became the first Indian cricketer to get best player in the ICC final as he finished 5/31 in the match. U19 World Cup Final with England in North Sound, Antigua on Saturday. Bawa teamed up with Ravi Kumar, who scored 4/34, to bowl of England for 189 in the summit clash. Bawa also became the first player since Pakistan’s Anwar Ali in 2006 to score five goals in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup. In Saturday’s final, the heroes of Bawa and Ravi helped lower England to 61/6 at one point and 91/7 later. However, James Rew scored 95 knockouts to help England stay in the competition and bring them to a total of 189.

With his medium-speed pitch to deadly efficiency, Raj Bawa (5/31) took the British middleweight lead after left-hander Ravi Kumar (4/34) knocked his opponent by two early shot.

India continues to play regularly, but not once has the intensity of the team decreased.

But Rew and James Sales (34 who did not come out) challenged India with their 93-eighth match.

Yash Dhull-led India attacked early in the second half as Ravi hit back the dangerous Jacob Bethell (2) for cheap. The Bengal man darted one in and then let it hold his place when Bethell missed completely after playing across the touchline.

The initial hit didn’t have any impact on George Thomas as he smashed Rajvardhan Hangargekar in 14 runs, including two fourths and one six on deep midwicket, in the very next game.

However, Ravi struck again, this time bowling with England captain Tom Perst, who dragged the ball into his tree, sending the Indians to the top at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Failing to make his drag, thanks to a bottom edge, Perst, who had previously won a good throw, returned disheartened to his team in a nasty sport at 18 for two in the fourth inning.

Ravi had 2/2 in the first two passes.

Despite the situation where his team reached the grand finals early, Thomas continued to attack and collect two touchlines against Ravi.

With Hangargekar hitting 19 times on his first spell, India captain Yash Dhull made a twist on bowling and it worked almost instantly, but Kaushal Tamble couldn’t. kept Thomas’s seasoned advantage over Raj Bawa in the slip.

Britain needed a cooperation at that stage but it was not going to happen. The average player Bawa coordinated well for Thomas to make an irresponsible shot, thickly bordered, and land in Dhull’s hand in hiding.

In all sorts of troubles at 37 for three at the top of more than 11, Britain’s desperate search for a partnership was unfulfilled, with William Luxton beating Bawa to get caught behind before He can achieve 50 runs.

Bawa scored a hat-trick as George Bell didn’t respond in a brilliant serve, darting forward and finishing ahead of goalkeeper Dinesh Bana.

With half in the dressing room in the 13th round, England U-19 was staring at a crushing defeat, the dream of winning their first world championship in 24 years quickly went up in smoke.

England’s misery wasn’t over yet as Rehan Ahmed beat Bawa with Tambe on the first slip to send the team reeling in 61st of six goals in the 17th.

Bowling to a tight line and length, India continued to put pressure on England and they paid off when goalkeeper Alex Horton, trying to push Tambe off-spinner past midwicket, ended up letting Dhull down. Catch a simple ball.

England were still seven times short of 100 at that stage, but they soon got there with James Rew hitting 50 of his 79 balls.

In the companionship of James Sales, he extended England’s innings and gave his team something to defend.

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(With PTI input)