The West Indies has a strong chance to rekindle memories of their former glory as they successfully stopped modern-day giants of cricket India at just 145 runs in the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup final at the Sher-e-National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. 

West Indies captain Shimron Hetmyer won the toss and elected to bowl first. He proved his decision was perfect as the Windies bowlers wrapped India up for 145 at 45.1 overs.

For India, Sarfaraz Khan was the only one to show some resistance. He scored 51 off 145 balls.

Alzarri Joseph, and Ryan John bagged three wickets each.

‘The young Caribbean side exceeded all expectations to reach the final of the prestigious meet, despite starting the tournament on a wrong foot with a 61-run loss to England in their opening match’, reports inewsguyana.com.

‘But they have not looked back since, beating Fiji and Zimbabwe in the group stage to qualify for the quarter-final.’

‘They reserved their best for the knock-out rounds, first stunning Pakistan by five wickets before ending the dream of hosts and tournament favourites Bangladesh with a thrilling three-wicket win in Thursday’s semi-final.’

‘Skipper Shimron Hetmyer, Shamar Springer and the hard-hitting Gidron Pope starred in both the run-chases, while fast bowler Alzarri Joseph’s fiery spells have often been timed at above 145 kph (90 mph).’

‘Former Caribbean fast bowler Ian Bishop said he believed West Indies cricket still had a deep reservoir of talent.’

India, on the other hand started the match as the favourites being the only unbeaten side so far, but West Indies made them concerned.