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ICC U19 CRICKET WORLD CUP 2018
of the game has been improving steadily in most parts of the world.
OPPOSITE: Captain Prithvi Shaw of India lifts the trophy after the win in the ICC match between Australia and India at Bay Oval in
As Australia and India got down for battle in the the Bay Oval in Tauranga, the cricket-watching times, both having won it three times in the past.
overs and then cantered past the target in just 38.5 overs, a disciplined bowling performance backed up by a 102-ball 101 not out from Manjot Kalra taking India to their target.
From India’s point of view, it was a target they had diligently been working towards – the appointment of Rahul Dravid as coach was a signal of their intent. Dravid spent many months with both the boys of the Under-19 team and the men in the ‘A’ set-up, almost with a mission to prepare the next in line for the big job, whenever the opportunity might come. With the title won, a large part of the work was done.
India were the outstanding team of the tournament without doubt, as their victory margins show: 100 runs v Australia, 10 wickets v runs v Bangladesh, 203 runs v Pakistan and eight
It was a championship win fashioned by a collective unit, but there were standout individuals too: player of the tournament Shubman Gill (372 in the top 10 among the batsmen, while left-arm and Shivam Mavi following some distance behind with nine scalps each.
Of course, the tournament wasn’t all about India, even if they did receive a lot of attention performances. The 16-side competition started with a bang, as Afghanistan beat Pakistan by went on to beat Sri Lanka as well, while Ireland had a good result when they got the better of Afghanistan. And while India were unstoppable, Australia were only behind by a shade, losing both times to India but beating all other sides.
In terms of numbers, the 2018 edition made for favourable reading compared to the previous edition, proving that the standards have been raised in most parts of the world, and the focus
In 2018, there were six batsmen with 300 runs- plus, while in the 2016 edition, there were three such batsmen. Among the bowlers, while 2016 edition had among its participants Rashid Khan gone on to make a mark in senior international cricket too.
With regards to centuries, there were 13 in 2016, three of them by the same player – England’s Jack Burnham. In 2018, three batsmen scored more than one century – Alick Athanaze of the Windies, who also topped the overall table with 418 runs, Raynard van Tonder of South Africa and Hasitha Boyagoda of Sri Lanka, all of whom scored two tons apiece. In total, there were 25 century-makers.
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