West Indies' mix of high-speed hustle with the ball and patience with the bat help them beat pre-tournament favourites India by five wickets in a tense final in Mirpur to lift their maiden Under-19 World Cup title.

India, who were bowled out for 145, held their own and fought till the end admirably until Keemo Paul and Keacy Carty's ice-cool approach helped West Indies eat into the target and eventually cross the line with three balls to spare. That meant India lost a Youth ODI for the first time since their quarterfinal exit of the same tournament in 2014.

India's crash began with Rishabh Pant wandering outside his crease, only to find wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach flick an underarm throw back to the stumps to catch him unaware. Imlach's match awareness that gave them a breakthrough off the fourth ball of the morning set the tone for a dominating display against a batting unit high on confidence.

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Well done, guys!

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Good game! Congrats to the young brigade

Congrats to the WI team
Taking down 3 subcontinents teams in those conditions takes some doing.

Guys you all have made us very proud! What a good time to win the u19 tournament! Hope that will inspire our board, selectors and players. Safe trip back home

Congrats to the WICB and the youngsters. Well done Comrade Cameron.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Congrats Lil Windies, fantastic win today!!

Outstanding, extraordinary and inspirational!

In reply to Norm

I echo your sentiments! Very proud of their achievement! Imagine the pundits were wondering whether they could play any other way than with the calypso flair. What do you know, they proved that they can adjust their game to suit the situation. That also proved their mental fortitude and proved the pundits wrong!