DHAKA: West Indies stunned overwhelming favourites India to clinch their maiden ICC Under-19 World Cup title after Keacy Carty´s unbeaten half-century helped them chase down a tricky target for a five-wicket victory in a tense final on Sunday.
At a time when their seniors are engaged in a protracted contractual dispute with their board ahead of next month´s Twenty20 World Cup, Shimron Hetmyer´s team chased down a 146-run victory target with three balls to spare.
It was their sharp bowling unit which laid the foundation for victory after dismissing the Indian team, coached by batting great Rahul Dravid, for 145 runs in 45.1 overs.
None of India´s top four batsmen could manage a double digit score and it was only Sarfaraz Khan´s 51, his fifth half-century in six matches, that gave some respectability to their innings after they were asked to bat first.
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