Defending champions Bangladesh defeated India by 59 runs to retain their ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup title here on Sunday.
India skipper Mohamed Amaan won the toss and invited the defending champions to bat first in the summit clash.
Yudhajit Guha drew the first blood for India after sending opener Kalam Siddiki back to the pavilion for 1 in the seventh over. Bangladesh skipper Azizul Hakim and Zawad Abrar tried to rebuild the innings with a brief partnership of 24 before the latter was picked by Chetan Sharma in the 11th over, leaving Bangladesh for 41/2.
Kiran Chormale got hold of Azizul Hakim (16) in the 19th over, adding frustration to Bangladesh’s title defense hopes. But Mohammad Shihab James (40), Rizan Hossan (47) and wicketkeeper-batter Farid Hasan’s (39) middle-order contributions helped the side to reach a respectable total of 198.
For India, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma and Hardik Raj bagged two scalps each.
