India's bowling attack, with immaculate line and length, shined to keep Sri Lanka to 74\/7 in 33 overs before rain stopped play in the final of the U19 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's fantastic show with the ball started with pacers Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi Kumar and Raj Bawa pushing Sri Lanka on backfoot in the first ten overs. After Kumar and Bawa took a wicket apiece, off-spinner Kaushal Tambe compounded Sri Lanka's problems by picking up two wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal was the pick of the bowlers for India, taking 3\/11 in eight overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After toss went in Sri Lanka's favour, the innings didn't go their way. Left-arm pacer Kumar provided the first breakthrough for India as Chamindu Wickramasinghe departed for three, giving a simple catch to Bawa at third man.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kumar could have got his second wicket if not for slip fielder dropping a tough chance apart from an early run-out chance missed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kumar and Bawa kept things tight with their disciplined bowling as Sri Lanka crawled to 15\/1, without scoring a boundary. Bawa got his first wicket as Shevon Daniel nicked behind to keeper Aaradhya Yadav for six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sadisha Rajapaksa and Anjala Bandara struck a boundary each but off-spinner Kaushal Tambe trapped the latter lbw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tambe returned to clean bowl Pawan Pathiraja for four. Rajapaksa, who had entered the double figures, holed out to Shaik Rasheed off left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ostwal returned in the 27th over to take out Dunith Wellalage (caught by Bawa at mid-wicket) and Ranuda Somarathne (trapped lbw).<\/p>\r\n\r\n