India wins sixth Under-19 World Cup title after defeating England

Harare, 06 February (UNI) India won the Under-19 World Cup for the sixth time, defeating England by 100 runs in the final on Friday, thanks to a brilliant century by Vibhu Suryavanshi (175) and a superb performance by the bowlers.
Chasing a massive target of 412 runs, England got off to a poor start, losing Joseph Morrise (17) in the fifth over. Then, Ben Maes and BJ Dawkings put up a 74-run partnership for the second wicket. In the 13th over, Khilan Patel dismissed Dawkings, dealing a second blow to England. Dawkings scored 45 runs off 28 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes. Captain Thomas Reeve (31) was sent back to the pavilion by Kanshk Choudhary. In the 21st over, India tightened its grip on the match by taking three wickets in quick succession; Ralphy Albert (0) was run out, while Farhan Ahmed (1) and Sebastian Morgan (0) were dismissed by Deepesh Devindran. Despite resistance from Caleb Faulkner (115) and James Minto (28), the English team managed to score only 311 runs in 40.2 overs and lost the match by 100 runs.
For India, Deepesh Devindran, Ambarish, and Kanshk Choudhary took two wickets each, while Khilan Patel and Aayush Mahatre took one wicket each.
Earlier, India had won the toss and opted to bat first, scoring a mammoth 411 runs for the loss of nine wickets, thanks to Vibhu Suryavanshi's (175) aggressive century, Captain Aayush Mahatre's (53) and Abhigyan Kandhu's (40) responsible innings.
Vibhu Suryavanshi scored 175 runs off just 80 balls with the help of 15 fours and 15 sixes. At one point, it seemed like Team India would cross the 500-run mark, but England made a good comeback in the last 10 overs.
Earlier, India had won the toss and opted to bat first, but lost Erin George's (9) wicket in the fourth over. Then, Vibhu and Captain Aayush Mahatre put up a 142-run partnership for the second wicket. Aayush Mahatre scored 53 runs off 51 balls before being dismissed. Vibhu Suryavanshi continued his aggressive batting and completed his century in just 55 balls. Before being dismissed in the 26th over, he set a record for the most sixes in an Under-19 innings. He also became the highest run-scorer in Youth ODIs, breaking Vijay Jol's (1404 runs) record with 1412 runs.
After Vibhu's dismissal, wickets started falling, and the run rate slowed down. Vahan Malhotra scored 36 and Abhigyan Kandhu scored 40 to steady the team. In the final over, Kanshk Choudhary scored 18 runs to take the score past 400, remaining not out on 37. For England, James Minto took three wickets, while Sebastian Morgan and Alex Green took two each, and Mennie Lumsden dismissed one batsman.