19:11 (IST) India's star performer on the day, Harsh Tyagi speaking in the post-match interview - "It was quite helpful for the spinners. I was sticking to my basics and planning with the captain. It was enjoyable out there. Hats off to all our staff members and our coaches. With our video analyst we had a video that helped us on where to bowl. Always a great opportunity for the youngsters to play here, I would like to thank the ACC for organizing this tournament."<doc-sep>Brief Scores: NEW DELHI: India colts produced a clinical performance to outclass Sri Lanka by 144 runs in the summit clash of the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in Dhaka on Sunday. The victory gave India their sixth title in the continental tournament.After batsmen set a competitive target of 305 runs, India bowlers bundled the Lankans out for 160 in 38.4 overs to reclaim the trophy. Left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi was the pick of India attack as he bamboozled Lankan batsmen to return figures of 6 for 38 in ten overs.India won the first five U-19 Asia Cups, but they failed to reach the semi-finals in the last edition in 2017 which was held in Malaysia. They have come back stronger this time around to remain unbeaten in the entire tournament.Sri Lanka's run chase began on the wrong foot as they lost skipper Nipun Dananjaya (12) early to pacer Mohit Jangra to be at 20/1 in 6.1 overs. Indian bowlers squeezed the run flow after that with some tight bowling.Tyagi then gave India their second breakthrough when he dismissed Pasindu Sooriyabandara (31 off 32), who was scoring at a good clip, to reduce Sri Lanka to 66/2 in 15.3 overs.Tyagi did not stop there and struck twice in quick times. First, he removed Kalana Perera for nought in his next over (18th), before sending Nuwanidu Fernando (4) back to the pavilion with Sri Lanka strugging at 79/4 in 19.2 overs.The left-armer Tyagi continued to wreak havoc in the Lankan camp and dismissed Nishan M Fernando to reduce them to 104/5 in 23.5 overs. Fernando was holding the fort for his team till then, scoring 49 off 67 balls with the help of two sixes and a solitary four.It was all downhill for Sri Lanka after that, and soon two wickets in two balls left them reeling at 127/7 after 32.1 overs. Siddharth Desai dismissed Dulith Wellalage (7) with the final ball of the 32nd over, before Nipun Malinga was run out without facing a ball while trying to steal a second run.In the 34th over, Tyagi completed his five-wicket haul by scalping Sandun Mendis (1), before making Kalhara Senarathne's his sixth victim.Desai took the final wicket to wrap up the Lankan innings, when he trapped Navod Paranavithana LBW. Paranavithana scored a handy 48 off 61 balls but failed to find a reliable partner at the other end.Earlier, India top-order fired in unison and post a big total of 304 for 3 after opting to bat first.Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (85) and Anuj Rawat (57) gave the former champions an ideal start by adding 121 runs for the first wicket in 25 overs. Both completed their respective half-centuries, before Rawat was out leg before to left-arm spinner Dulith Wellalage in the first ball of the 26th over. Rawat smacked three sixes and four boundaries for his 79-ball 57 knock.Jaiswal was then joined by Devdutt Padikkal (31 off 43 balls) and the duo kept the momentum going with another solid stand of 59 runs in 12.2 overs.India lost both Jaiswal and Padikkal in fairly quick successions and were at 194/3 in 40.5 overs. Jaiswal was trapped LBW by pacer Kalana Perera in the 38th over, after the India opener scored 85 off 113 balls with the help of a six and eight fours. While, Padikkal was clean bowled by off-spinner Senarathne in the 41st over.Captain Simran Singh (65*) along with Ayush Badoni (52*) made sure that India finished off their innings in style, adding an unbeaten 110 runs in just 9.1 overs and took the score over 300-run mark. They capitalised on the solid platform set by the top-three batsmen and launched the attack from the word go.Singh smashed four sixes and three fours for his 37-ball 65 knock, whereas Badoni scored a quick-fire 52 off just 28 balls, which included five hits over the ropes and two fours.India 304/3 (Yashasvi Jaiswal 85; Kalhara Senarathne 1/45) beat Sri Lanka 160 in 38.4 overs (Nishan M Fernando 49; Harsh Tyagi 6/38) by 144 runs<doc-sep>India are the most successful team in the U-19 Asia Cup history (Photo Credit: @ACCMedia1) The Indian Under-19 boys registered a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka in the final to win the U-19 Asia Cup for the sixth time. India thrashed Sri Lanka by 144 runs in the summit clash in Dhaka thanks to spinner Harsh Tyagi's six-wicket haul. Chasing a mammoth 305 for a victory, Sri Lanka kept losing wickets and crumbled for 160 in 38.4 overs as Tyagi finished with an impressive figures of 6/38. Earlier, India rode on half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (85), stand-in skipper PrabhSimran Singh (65 not out), Anuj Rawat (57) and Ayush Badoni (unbeaten 52) to post 304/3 in their 50 overs. The Sri Lankan batsmen had no answers to Harsh Tyagi's superb bowling performance which earned him the Man of the Match award!#INDvSL #YouthAsiaCup pic.twitter.com/VV58Hr8ycP AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) October 7, 2018 India are the most successful team in the youth Asia Cup history winning titles in 1989, 2003, 2012 (shared), 2014, 2016, 2018. Only two other nations -- Pakistan (2012 shared) and Afghanistan (2017) -- have also had success in the past. Just 9 days ago, the senior team had defeated Bangladesh in a closely-fought final in Dubai to emerge as continental champions. Runaway favourites, India outplayed Sri Lanka in all departments by first scoring an imposing 304 for three at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium after skipper PrabhSimran Singh won the toss and elected to bat. All the Indian batsmen contributed with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (85 off 113 balls) and Anuj Rawat (57 off 79 balls) creating solid foundation with 121-run stand. However, the highlight of the Indian innings was Ayush Badoni's blistering unbeaten knock of 52 off 28 balls which included five sixes and two fours. Along with skipper PrabhSimran, Badoni added 110 runs in 9.1 overs to literally bat Sri Lanka out of the match. Tyagi flighted a few and fired a few down the channel in what was his best performance at the U-19 level till date. India did have one tough match against Bangladesh in the semi-final which they won by two runs. "I couldn't play today but I am very happy that my team won," India's regular captain Pavan Shah said in company of his deputy and stand-in skipper Prabh Simran. Man-of-the-match Tyagi, who bowled a disciplined line said: "The instruction was to bowl at one spot after doing a video analysis of the Sri Lanka team. The wicket also assisted the spinners." It was left-hander Jaiswal, who hit some flowing drives including a pulled six over deep mid-wicket off left-arm spinner Dushith Wellalage. For his consistency (318 runs in the tournament), Jaiswal was adjudged man-of-the-tournament. The Lankans used five spinners -- three off-breaks and two left-arm spinners but all of them were slow through the air giving batsmen enough time to go on the back-foot. Indian batting's most entertaining part was the death overs when Badoni and PrabhSimran brutally assaulted the opposition spinners. In an over from left-arm spinner Shashika Dulshan, Badoni hit four sixes with a couple of them landing in stands. A product of Delhi's famous Sonnet Club, his technique against spinners was impressive and like his 'senior' Rishabh Pant, he loves the slog hit over cow corner. (With inputs from PTI)<doc-sep>India's under-19 cricket team wins Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka (BCCI) New Delhi: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Indian cricket team recently defeated Bangladesh in the final of Asia Cup 2018 to clinch their seventh title in the continental tournament. Soon after Men in Blue's triumph, India U-19 team also registered a dominating win as it defeated Sri Lanka by 144 runs at the Sher-e Bangla Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh to lift the Asia Cup. Since the inception of the tournament in 1989, India won five straight U-19 Asia Cup titles before they failed to reach the finals last year in Malaysia. Afghanistan took home the trophy. But this time around, India remained the unbeaten team to lift their sixth trophy. India's top-order, just like the senior side, maintained their dominant impact, firing in unison in the finale. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (85) and Anuj Rawat (57) stitched a remarkable 121 runs stand for the first wicket in 25 overs. After Rawat was dismissed by left-arm spinner Dulith Wellalage in the 26th over. Jaiswal was joined by Devdutt Padikkal (31 runs) and the pair weaved a 59-run stand off 74 deliveries, before they departed successively. The momentum was then carried forward by skipper Simran Singh (65*) and Ayush Badoni (52*) adding 110 runs more to the board off 9.1 overs as India finished with an emphatic total of 340 runs for the loss of three wickets. In reply to the massive total, Sri Lanka stuttered right from the beginning, losing their first wicket, skipper Nipun Dananjaya (12) to Mohit Jangra, before Harsh Tyagi picked up the wicket of Pasindu Sooriyabandara (31). Sri Lanka went down 66 for two in 15.3 overs. Tyagi then spun a web around Lankan batting order to scalp six wickets along with the assistance from teammate Siddharth Desai, who scalped two wickets as Sri Lanka were folded for a score of just 160 runs.<doc-sep>
India defeated Sri Lanka by a mammoth 144 runs to clinch the Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 title in Dhaka on Sunday. After a collective performance with the bat, left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi took six for 38 as Sri Lanka were bundled out for 160 in 38.4 overs. India captain P Simran Singh elected to bat after winning the toss and the batsmen didn't disappoint as India amassed a total of 304 for three in 50 overs. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Anuj Rawat strung together a 121-run partnership for the first wicket. Both the batsmen notched up half-centuries, laying the foundation for a big total. Jaiswal scored a brilliant 85 that included eight boundaries and a six. On the other hand, Anuj Rawat scored 57 off 79 balls before getting trapped in front of the stumps by Dulith Wellalage. Post the departure of the openers, skipper P Simran Singh took matters into his own hands and stitched a brilliant 110-run partnership with Ayush Badoni. P Simran Singh played brilliantly against the Sri Lankan bowlers, smacking them all over the park. During his unbeaten 65-run knock, the Indian skipper struck three boundaries and four sixes. Ayush Badoni played a quickfire 52-run knock off 28 balls helping the team cross the 300-run mark. Chasing a target of 305, Sri Lanka got off to a poor start. The team lost Nipun Dananjaya (12) early as pacer Mohit Jangra dismissed the Sri Lankan skipper in the seventh over. Promoted Opener Nishan Madushka (49) and Pasindu Sooriyabandara (31) tried to steady the Sri Lankan run chase but spin duo Harsh Tyagi and Siddharth Desai ran through the Sri Lankan batting order. The batsmen seemed clueless against the Indian spinner as Tyagi claimed six wickets for 38 runs. Desai too played his part from the other end, bagging two wickets as the islanders were bowled out in the 39th over. This was India's sixth Under-19 Asia Cup title after winning the tournament earlier in 1989, 2003, 2012, 2014 and 2016.