The Indian team has made a brilliant start to the U19 World Cup. Team India defeated Bangladesh in the first match. Bangladesh suffered a heavy defeat by 84 runs. Bangladesh had set a target of winning by 252 runs, but the entire team was limited to just 167 runs in 45.5 overs. For Bangladesh, Mohammad Shihab James top scored with 54 runs in 77 balls. Ariful Islam contributed 41 runs in 71 balls but the rest of the batsmen disappointed.
Soumya Pandey took the most wickets for India. Soumya Pandey made 4 players his victims by scoring 24 runs in 9.5 overs. Musheer Khan scored 2 successes. Apart from this, Raj Limbani, Arshin Kulkarni and Priyanshu Moliya took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, the Bangladesh captain won the toss and opted to bowl. Team India, who came to bat first, scored 251 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. For India, Adarsh Singh scored 76 runs in 96 balls. He hit six fours in his innings. Furthermore, Indian captain Uday Saharan scored 64 runs off 94 balls. He hit four fours in his innings. Iqbal Hossain Imoun was Bangladesh's most successful bowler. Chaudhary Mohammad Rizwan and Mahfuzar Rehman Rabi scored 1 each.
At the same time, the Indian team achieved second place in their group after this victory. Ireland's team is number one. Although India and Ireland have the score at 2-2, the Irish team is on top due to better net run rate. The Indian team will now play their second game against Ireland on January 25. The match between India and America will be played on January 28.