No handshake at toss as India beat Bangladesh in U19 World Cup match

BULWAYO (Dunya News) - Tensions between India and Bangladesh were evident ahead of their Under-19 World Cup Group A clash, as the captains of both teams avoided the customary pre-match handshake during the toss.

India captain Ayush Mhatre and Bangladesh vice-captain Zawad Abrar refrained from greeting each other at the toss of the seventh match of the tournament, played in Bulawayo.

Abrar was standing in for Bangladesh captain Md Azizul Hakim Tamim, who was sidelined due to illness.

The incident came amid strained relations between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), following recent developments linked to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and concerns over the hosting of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

Despite the off-field tension, India emerged victorious on the field, defeating Bangladesh by 18 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.

Batting first on Bangladesh’s invitation, India were bowled out for 238 runs in 49 overs.

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Abhigyan Kundu top-scored with 80 runs, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi contributed 72. Kanshik Chauhan scored 28, Dipesh Devendran 11, Khilan Patel 8, Vihan Malhotra 7, captain Ayush Mhatre 6, RS Ambrish 5, Harvansh Pangalia 2, and Vedant Trivedi was dismissed for a duck.

For Bangladesh, Al Fahad delivered an outstanding bowling performance, claiming five wickets. Aziz Al Hakim and Iqbal Hussain Iman picked up two wickets each, while Sheikh Parvez Jiban took one.

Rain later intervened, and under the DLS method, Bangladesh’s revised target was set at 165 runs in 29 overs.

However, the team was bowled out for 146 runs in the 29th over.

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Aziz Al Hakim led Bangladesh’s batting with 51 runs, while Rifat Baig scored 37. Rizan Hussain and Kalam Siddiqui made 15 runs each.

Sheikh Parvez Jiban added 7, Zawad Abrar 5, Samir Al Nasir 2, Iqbal Hussain Iman 2, Farid Hasan 1, and Al Fahad was dismissed without scoring. Saad Islam remained not out on 1.

India’s bowling attack was spearheaded by Vihan Malhotra, who took four wickets. Khilan Patel claimed two, while Kanshik Chauhan, Hinal Patel, and Dipesh Devendran took one wicket apiece.