ICC Under-19 World Cup, Final: Hits and Misses

#3 Hit: Indian bowling unit

Indian pacers, as well as spinners, were right on the money on the day

When the entire bowling contingent steps up to reduce the opposition to just 216 in an ICC final, it is unfair to highlight just one of them.

In the middle overs of the first innings, it looked like Australia might race to a total in excess of 280. However, the Prithvi Shaw's men kept prodding and poking around the willows of the kangaroos, and were eventually awarded for their persistent effort.

Nagarkoti, Shiva Singh, Ishan Porel and Anukul Roy picked up two wickets each. Shivam Mavi, too, chipped in with the wicket at the end of the innings. Immediately after they broke the dangerous-looking partnership between Sangha and Uppal, they took the Australian batting attack to the cleaners.

They were clinical in getting the tail-enders in quick succession and that was imperative in restricting Australia to a total less than 220.