Haryana won the Cooch Behar Trophy Under-19 first-class domestic tournament after 22 years, beating heavyweights Mumbai on the basis of a first-innings lead at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The win underlined their authority at youth level as Haryana achieved a rare double, having earlier won the Vinoo Mankad Trophy one-dayers by defeating Maharashtra by six wickets in October last year.
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Under-19 World Cup winner Nishant Sindhu led from the front by slamming a 114-ball 115, while opener Rohan Deshwal (101) and keeper-batter Sarvesh Rohilla (100 not out) also scored centuries to post a massive 437 after opting to bat.
In reply, India U-19 winning medium-pacer Garv Sangwan (5/41) led the bowling show to bundle out Mumbai for 303 and hand his team a decisive first-innings lead of 134 runs.
Haryana then batted through the final day to post 211/5 in their second essay and seal their second Cooch Behar Trophy.
The win also avenged their group stage defeat to Mumbai.
Haryana boasted of three U-19 World Cup winners in skipper Sindhu, Garv Sangwan and keeper-batter Dinesh Bana.
But it was off-spinning all-rounder Mayank Shandilya who became the star performer.
Shandilya, who opened the batting for Haryana, finished as the top run getter with 950 runs from eight matches (3×100, 3×50) with an average of 79.17.
He also returned with 45 wickets at an average of 14.70 to become the second highest wicket-taker of the tournament.
In the quarters, Haryana defeated hosts Bengal by a first-innings lead, while they sealed the final berth with a 141-run win over Jharkhand in the semifinals.
Haryana coach Pankaj Thakur credited the system for their recent success.
It’s a result of a proper system in place — a fair selection process, a dedicated camp that results in producing champion players,” Thakur told PTI.
“We are a team of allrounders, everyone bats and also bowls, not just part-timers but serious bowling like Shandilya.”
Haryana had defeated Madhya Pradesh to win their maiden Cooch Behar Trophy title in 2000.
Brief Scores
Haryana: 437 in 122.2 overs (Rohan Deshwal 101, Nishant Sindhu 115, Sarvesh Rohilla 100 not out; Prince Badiani 3/119) and 211/5; 68 overs (Dinesh Rana 62 not out; Suryansh Shedge 3/86).
Mumbai: 303 in 105.1 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 97; Garv Sangwan 5/41).
Match drawn | Haryana won on first-innings lead
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