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Bangladesh beat India to win U-19 Asia Cup straight 2nd time

Bangladesh thrashed India by 59 runs in the final match of the Under-19 Asia Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Sunday, December 8, to win the title for the straight second time.

Batting first, the young Tigers scored 198 runs in 49.01 overs.

Chasing a 199-run target, India were all out at 139 runs.

BSS adds: Pacer Iqbal Hossain Emon's three wickets for 24 runs helped Bangladesh to dismiss India for 139 runs in 35.2 overs.

Skipper Azizul Hakim Tamim couldn't do anything worthy with the willow in the most crucial game, a thing that was the reason behind Bangladesh's meager total. But he amended with the bowling to scalp three wickets for eight runs.

No India batters could cross 30 runs mark with the highest 26 coming from the willow of Indian captain Mohamed Amaan. Hardik Raj put some resistance towards the end but Hakim trapped him leg-before for 24.

Pace Al Fahad who snapped up 2-34, broke through with the wicket of Ayush Mhatre, removing him for just 1 before Maruf Mridha scalped the prized wicket of 13-year old wonder boy Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Bihar youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a left-hand top-order batter, has become the youngest player to earn an IPL deal, worth INR 1.10 crore (US$0.13 million approx.), from Rajasthan Royals (RR) a few days ago.

He justified his price tag by hitting the bowlers all corner of the park in the group phase but Mridha tamed him early in the innings of the grand finale for just 9, to leave India in 24-2 in fifth over.

Emon then came to the stage and sliced the middle order before Hakim cleaned up tail to give Bangladesh a memorable victory.

Last year, Bangladesh clinched the maiden Asia Cup trophy, crushing the UAE by 195 runs.