India Becomes U19 Champion For 5th Time, Defeats England U19 By 4 Wickets

India U19 defeated England U19 in the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 by 4 wickets. With this, India became the only country to have won this championship five times.
Yash Dhull becomes the fifth Indian captain to lift the Trophy after Mohammed Kaif (2000), Virat Kohli (2008), Unmukt Chand (2012), and Prithvi Shaw (2018).
A lot of credit of India’s victory must be given to its bowlers, especially Raj Bawa (5 wickets) and Ravi Kumar (4 wickets). India U19 restricted England U19 for a manageable score of 189 runs. Even this score looked impossible at a point when England was 91/7.
James Rew (94) and James Sales (35) 8th wicket partnership took England U19’s score above 150. Indian bowlers did a splendid job, and now it was left to the batters to score 190 runs.
It wasn’t like Raj Bawa performed just in the final. Throughout the tournament Bawa showcased his brilliant abilities with both the bat and ball.
In the final, Bawa had a huge impact. He became the first Indian cricketer to bag a fifer in an ICC tournament final and then followed it up with a crucial knock of 35 off 54 balls as India chased down the 190-run target with four wickets remaining and 14 balls to spare.
Bawa ended up being India’s second highest run-getter in the tournament and the third highest-wicket taker for the team.