History At Kuala Lumpur

India's victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground were repeated at the lesser known Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur, where India won the Under-19 World Cup after playing out a thriller in the final against South Africa by 12 runs. Great scenes of celebrations by the Indians, players hugging each other. The coach, Dave Whatmore is as excited as the players, wonderful stuff. On the other side we can see the forlorn faces of the South African players but they should not be disappointed they have done well
South Africa were on the backfoot from the beginning, losing three wickets quickly and then the storm came down and when the match resumed again, South Africa required 116 to win in 25 overs as per D/L method, they still needed to score 99 runs from 98 deliveries. Though India put down a number of chances, they held on to their nerves to pull of a great win. India Under-19s are the World Cup Champions of 2008.