2018 under-19 World Cup: Five reasons why India beat Bangladesh in the quarter-final

Pacers' initial outburst

Defending a target of 265 is always tricky in a 50-over match and the Indian team needed a good start with the ball. A good start is not only about taking 2-3 early wickets but also about keeping the opposition batsmen at bay at the start of the innings. That's exactly what the Indian pacers did as they didn't give away anything for the Bangladesh batsmen and kept things under control from ball one.

The Bangladesh openers had no clue against the pace at which Shivam Mavi bowled and the swing his new-ball partner Ishan Porel generated. Failure to score runs put pressure on the batsmen and Mohammad Naim perished when he tried to clear the infield and was caught by Prithvi Shaw at mid-off off the bowling of Shivam Mavi. Bangladesh were 228/1 after the first 10 overs.

Things got worse for the Tigers as Prithvi Shaw introduced his fastest bowler Kamlesh Nagarkoti and the Rajasthan pacer was bang on target right from the beginning. He continued the good work done by Shivam and Ishan and sent back Bangladesh skipper Saif Hassan for 12 as the batsman was beaten for pace and was caught in the slip cordon.

Though Nagarkoti and Shivam took wickets in their first spell, it was Ishan who was brilliant as he gave away just eight runs in his five overs. In the first 20 overs, the pacers bowled 15 and gave away just 42 runs for two wickets.