Jonathan Merlo made a solid 76 before the India's left-arm spin duo of Shiva Singh and Anukul Roy sprung into action, limiting the opposition to 216 all out in the ICC U-19 World Cup final here today. Australia, who had little hesitation in batting first, were guilty of not converting starts into big partnerships. However, the momentum shifted hugely into India's favour when Shiva (2/36) set up Sweeney to have the batsman caught and bowled, leaving Australia at 183 for five. While Indian spinners delivered under pressure in the middle overs, the pacers were impressive again upfront and towards the end. Pacer Ishan Porel (2/30) got rid of both the openers who punched a rising ball straight to cover.

Source: dna February 03, 2018 04:58 UTC