1.35pm Islam, fittingly, leads the Bangladesh players off the field. He bowled an intense spell with the new ball and then returned to spark a collapse of 7 for 21. Sakib and Das, too, bowled aggressive spells and pushed India back further. Jaiswal fought his way to 88 before his wicket added to the collapse. Bangladesh need 178 to win their maiden global title at any level. Be back soon.
Elsewhere, from becoming the first Indian male player to win four Superseries titles in a calendar year in 2017, the fairy tale suddenly went poof for Kidambi Srikanth. Now, Srikanth is battling time and fate in the race for Tokyo.
Vedant Shah: "We gotta give credit to Bangladesh, they really did well in bowling, India started really well but I really think that their middle order was not used much this tournament so that could have been a factor. Anyways, India's bowling has been really strong, so it's India time to strike Bangladesh."
SS Mishra c Shoriful Islam b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 3 (21m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.50
Gabbar: "Are we really writing off India already? The pressure of playing the final does unbelievable things, especially to pressure of winning. Well, who better than Bangladesh to testify that?"
END OF OVER:47 | (maiden) | IND19: 174/9 | RR: 3.70
- Akash Singh1 (7b)
- Sushant Mishra1 (6b)
- Rakibul Hasan10-1-29-1
- Shoriful Islam10-1-31-2
Vedant Shah: "Dear @Isbat, I was talking about this final where Bangladesh are the underdogs, as you are talking about throughout this tournament, I don't consider any team are underdogs or should be undermined. but I agree with you, let the best team win :)"
Nikhil Vissa : "Back here in Australia me and my mates from Bangladesh have now joined in to witness this moment. On the couch together sipping beer and feasting on fries. Cricket has a unique way to bring people together. A truly global sport. "
END OF OVER:46 | 2 Runs | IND19: 174/9 | RR: 3.78
- Sushant Mishra1 (6b)
- Akash Singh1 (1b)
- Shoriful Islam10-1-31-2
- Avishek Das9-0-40-3
Isbat: "Dear Vedant, please do not rely on reports as they may be biased at times. This BD U-19 team has been playing really well throughout the tournament and they deserve to be in the final. I hope the deserving team wins. Thanks"
No.11 Aakash Singh
END OF OVER:45 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | IND19: 172/9 | RR: 3.82
- Sushant Mishra0 (1b)
- Avishek Das9-0-40-3
- Shoriful Islam9-1-29-2
Kartik Tyagi c †Akbar Ali b Avishek Das 0 (8m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Thirumoy: "Shoriful and Mustafizur could make a good bowling attack for Bangladesh in the years to come. "
KJ: "OK, now that "run-out man" Ankolekar is back in the hut, hopefully the last 2 wkts can play out the 50 overs."