World at their feet

Mount Maunganui, India lifted a record fourth U-19 World Cup trophy after an eight-wicket rout of Australia in the final, underlining their dominant run in the tournament and giving Rahul Dravid the biggest success of his coaching career.
India had all their bases covered with the bowlers bouncing back to dismiss Australia for 216 from 183/4 at one stage.
The highly-rated batting, barring a minor blip, completed the job with conviction as India chased down the modest target in 38.5 overs. Delhi boy Manjot Kalra scored a sublime 101 not out off 102 balls and anchored the innings after the loss of captain Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill.
With a fourth crown, India also surpassed Australia in the race for the most U-19 World Cup titles. Prior to the final, India and Australia were locked at three titles each. The team’s performance was also a fitting tribute to coach Dravid, who finally got his hands on the World Cup trophy. Under Dravid, the side had finished runner-up in the 2016 edition in Bangladesh.
Having lost skipper Shaw (29) and Gill (31), Kalra displayed commendable calm and composure to see the team through. Harvik Desai (47*) provided the support Kalra needed after India were 131/2 in the 22nd over. The two shared an 89-run stand for the third wicket in what turned out to be a match-winning partnership. Kalra hammered the spinners for huge sixes and showed his silken touch by beautifully driving the pacers through the covers. In the end, he finished with eight fours and three sixes.
Winning boundary

It was only fitting that he reached the three-figure mark in the last over of the final. Desai hit the winning boundary, sending the team members and the packed crowd into frenzy.
Earlier, Jonathan Merlo made a solid 76 before the left-arm spin duo of Shiva Singh and Anukul Roy sprung into action, limiting Australia to 216.
At 183/4, Australia looked well on course to reach 250 in a high-pressure match until the spinners engineered a collapse with the Jason Sangha-led side losing its last six wickets for 33 runs. Australia, who had little hesitation in batting first, were guilty of not converting starts into big partnerships. Merlo and Param Uppal (34) were involved in a 75-run stand for the fourth wicket before the innings’ top-scorer shared 49-run stand with Nathan McSweeney (23). However, Shiva (2/36) set up McSweeney to have the batsman caught and bowled, leaving Australia at 183/5. Earlier, Anukul Roy (2/32) had sent Uppal back in similar fashion as he offered a simple catch back to the bowler while attempting to play against the spin.
Pacer Ishan Porel (2/30) got rid of openers Jack Edwards and Max Bryant. Kamlesh Nagarkoti (2/41) removed Sangha (13) and later joined Shivam Mavi (1/46) to polish off the tail.