U-19 World Cup: Saumy, Musheer shine as India outclass Bangladesh by 84 runs

Leftarm spinners Saumy Kumar Pandey and Musheer Khan headlined a dominant Indian performance as the defending champions outclassed Bangladesh by 84 runs in their opening game of the ICC U19 World Cup here SaturdayWhile the total of 251 for 7 didnt look big the two Indian spinners choked the runflow shooting out Tiger Cubs for a meagre 167 in 455 oversSkipper Uday Saharan 64 off 94 balls and lefthanded opener Adarsh Singh 76 off 96 balls hit halfcenturies after Bangladesh invited the holders to take first strikeAlso Read U19 World Cup Adarsh Uday hit sedate fifties as India post 251 for 7 against BangladeshSaumy 424 was economical and bowled the lethal arm ball with a skiddy action while allrounder Musheer 235 tossed it up and got enough drift to tighten the noose around Bangladeshi battersMusheer younger brother Mumbais domestic stalwart Sarfaraz Khan was a livewire on the field He also effected a runoutWhat was impressive to see was no overt celebrations from either Saumy or Musheer who carried on their job like thoroughbred professionalsIt was a fairly illtempered match with players from both sides indulging in sledging as the two teams have history of tension across senior men senior women and U19 levelFor Indian team it was a sweet revenge after losing the Asia Cup semifinal to BangladeshAlso ReadIN PHOTOS Indian captains to hit doublecentury in TestsWhile the Indian batters found it difficult to get boundaries the target was never below par as average score of teams batting first in Youth ODIs U19 ODI at this ground was 201 and the highest successful chase being 243 In fact Indias 2517 on the day was the third highest score at this groundThe teams designated finisher Sachin Dhas showed admirable technique and temperament during death overs with a nice little unbeaten cameo of 26 off 20 balls that took the score past 250run mark The pulled six off seamer Rohanat Doullah Borson was a treat for the eyesThis despite allowing Bangladeshi bowlers to bowl dot balls worth 26 overs during their innings Leftarm seamer Maruf Mridha 543 did damage at the start and during slog overs by bowling in right areas but would be a bit miffed with his skipper who got his calculations wrong and didnt let him complete his quota of 10 oversPossessing a skiddy action like Mustafizur Rahaman Maruf varied his lengths bowled closer to stumps at the start and mixed cutters with wide yorkers at the death to make life difficult for the India coltsThe foundation of the Indian innings was laid by Adarsh 76 off 96 balls and skipper Saharan 64 off 94 balls who added 116 runs for the third wicket in nearly 235 oversThe two youngsters didnt look comfortable against the Bangladesh spinners offie Sheikh Paevez Jibon 039 and leftarm spinner Mahfuzur Rahaman Rabby 141The two spinners didnt let the set batters get away as Adarsh had six fours and Saharan only four In fact Indian batters got only 14 boundaries and two sixes in 50 overs but it proved to be enough in the endThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever