jishan alam

U19 World Cup: Defending champions India beat 2020 U19 World Cup winners Bangladesh by 81 runs on a day where England and Pakistan were comfortable winners against Scotland and Afghanistan at the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup.

Bangladesh decided to field first and make most of the early assistance in Bloemfontein. Maruf Mridha was on song with the new ball, and troubled the India batters with his left-arm angle. He accounted for all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni and Musheer Khan early in the innings to give the young Tigers an early advantage.

Adarsh Singh and skipper Uday Saharan then put their foot down, and ensured that India went ahead at a brisk pace. The left-right combination worked to perfection as the duo added 116 runs for the third wicket, overseeing two-thirds of the second Powerplay. Adarsh (76) eventually fell while trying to loft Rizwan Chowdhury over mid-off, reports ICC.