Shaik Rasheed hit an unbeaten 90 as India thrashed Bangladesh by 103 runs here on Thursday to set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka in the Under-19 Asia Cup.
One-down Rasheed made his runs in 108 balls to help India post 248/8 after being invited to bat. Rasheed paced his innings to perfection after India lost both their openers — Angkrish Raghuvanshi (16) and Harnoor Singh (15) — inside the 50-run mark.
The bowlers then produced a cohesive effort to bundle out Bangladesh for 140 runs in 38.2 overs. Ariful Islam top-scored for Bangladesh with a 77-ball 42, while opener Mahfijul Islam made 26.
Bangladesh’s chase never got going as the Indian bowlers picked up wickets at regular intervals, with only Ariful providing some resistance.
India’s Ravi Kumar (2/22), Vicky Ostwal (2/25), Raj Bawa (2/26) and Rajvardhan Hangargekar (2/36) shared eight wickets between them.
Brief scores:
India U-19 243/8 in 50 overs (Shaik Rasheed 90; Rakibul Hasan 3/41); Bangladesh U-19 140 all out in 38.2 overs (Ariful Islam 42; Ravi Kumar 2/22, Vicky Ostwal 2/25,
Raj Bawa 2/26, Rajvardhan Hangargekar 2/36). India U-19 won by 103 runs