ICC U-19 WC: Ishan Porel played with injury, should skip Vijay Hazare, says coach

Kolkata, Feb 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - Indian medium-pacer Ishan Porel played the final three knockout matches of the ICC U19 World Cup despite not having fully recovered from a foot injury, his coach Bibhash Das said on Saturday. "It's was not

India, who have been unbeaten throughout the ICC U19 World Cup, rode on opener Manjot Kalra's unbeaten 101 to thrash Australia by eight wickets in the final at Tauranga in New Zealand.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, Australia rode on Jonathan Merlo's steady 102-ball 76 -- laced with six boundaries -- to set up a modest 216-run total.

Porel drew first blood, removing openers Jack Edwards and Max Bryant and eventually returning figures of 2/30 in seven overs.

In their chase, India faced little difficulty as Kalra steered the chase along with wicketkeeper Harvik Desai 47 not out), reaching the target in 38.5 overs.

Porel had shot to the limelight during the semi-final against Pakistan when he snared four wickets for just 17 runs in six overs. Chasing 273 for victory, Pakistan were bundled out for a paltry 69.