BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia said, the Indian team winning the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia will be given a cash award of Rs 7.5 crore. We are working on distribution of reward money for the players, technical staff and selection committee, but a total reward of Rs 7.5 crore will be given to them by BCCI.
In the final match played at Harare Sports Club, India scored 411 runs losing 9 wickets on the basis of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s stormy innings. Suryavanshi played an inning of 175 runs in 80 balls with 15 fours and as many sixes, while captain Ayush Mhatre added 53 runs in 51 balls.
In response, the England team was reduced to just 311 runs in 40.2 overs. For this team, Caleb Falconer scored 115 runs in 67 balls with 7 sixes and 9 fours, while Ben Dawkins contributed 66 runs to the team’s account, but could not save England from a shameful defeat.
On India winning the Under-19 World Cup title for the sixth time, Saikia had tweeted on social media platform Age-group cricket remains a key priority. BCCI will continue to invest in and strengthen these foundations for the future. Well done, boys! The country is very proud of you.
