Watch: Striking similarities between MS Dhoni's iconic World Cup six and Dinesh Bana's maximum

The cricket's governing body has compared India U19 wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Bana’s match-winning six with former India skipper MS Dhoni’s maximum during the 2011 World Cup. Dhoni had hit the match-winning six against Sri Lanka in the final of that tournament.

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Fast forward to 2022, India U19 wicketkeeper Dinesh Bana hit a maximum to win the final of the U19 World Cup. This shot reminded fans, the MS Dhoni shot, and the apex body posted a video of Dhoni and Bana’s six in the same video.

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Meanwhile, India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth title. Batting first, England posted 189 in their inning. At one stage, they were tottering at 91/7. James Rew (91) and James Sales (34*) stitched a partnership of 93 runs for the eighth wicket to ensure the team gets to a respectable total. For India, Raj Bawa took five wickets while Ravi Kumar and Kaushal Tambe took four and one respectively.

However, Rew’s wicket at the score of 184 meant that the team lost the last two wickets for five runs In reply, India lost the early wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0). The two partnerships of 49 and 46 runs for the second and third wicket between Shaik Rasheed and Harnoor Singh and Rasheed and Yash Dhull respectively made sure the team remained on top of the run chase. India eventually won the match y 4 wickets. The team has won the U19 World Cups in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018 before.