U-19 World Cup 2022 | Plan was to bat till the end, not try too many shots, says Yash Dhull

India defeated Australia by 96 runs riding on the back of skipper Yash Dhull's terrific knock of 110 runs in the semi-final. The Indian captain was assisted by his deputy Shaik Rasheed who scored 94 and their partnership of 204 runs turned out to be a match-winning one for the U19 national side. In the bowling department, spinners Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vicky Ostwal and Nishant Sindhu scalped six wickets between them, and guided their side to a comfortable win.

"The plan for me and Rasheed was to bat till the end, and it worked. It’s a proud moment (to be the third Indian captain to score a U19 WC ton after Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chand). The idea was to bat steadily, not to try too many shots, and to bat past the 40th over. Myself and Rasheed bat well together, we combine well and it showed,” Dhull said after the game.

“Shaik Rasheed and I had a good partnership and we had good partnerships lower down as well. The way in which the boys are playing is good. Shaik Rasheed is mentally very strong. We were in the bubble together and he is always mentally prepared”.

India will lock horns with  England in the U19 World Cup final on Saturday, February 5.