Harare, Feb. 6 -- Young Indian star Ayush Mhatre joined the elite list of five Indian stars, including Virat Kohli and Mohammed Kaif as the sixth captain to win the ICC Under-19 World Cup title.

Mhatre came in clutch just when he needed, and Suryavanshi saved his best for the absolute last, treating the crowd to a scintillating 80-ball 175, breaking record books with each stroke, registering the second-fastest U19 World Cup ton and the most sixes in a U19 WC innings with a total of 15.

Mhatre was struggling with the bat heading into the tournament, and his woes continued deep in the competition. However, with a half-century each against Afghanistan and England in the semifinal and final, respectively, he produced the goods just at the r...