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India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Both India and Australia have got to the final on the backs of two extraordinarily close semi-final victories. While India beat South Africa by two wickets with seven balls to spare, Australia were pushed to the brink by Pakistan and won by one wicket with five balls to spare.
Uday Saharan’s team had a comfortable run in the ongoing U19 World Cup and stayed unbeaten in the tournament. The ‘Boys in Blues’ mostly chose to bat first in the tournament, slowly scoring initially and then starting to smash in the death overs. In the semi-final match, they faced South Africa where they decided to field first and faced a difficult challenge with their top-order falling in front of the Proteas bowling attack.
Meanwhile, Australia clinched a thrilling 1-wicket win against Pakistan in the semi-final. The Weibgen-led Aussies needed four runs in the last over and Pakistan failed to defend the target. Meanwhile, Australia are too unbeaten in their previous five matches, which will give them confidence before the final game.
Today’s final brings back memories of November 19 last year – the final of the 2023 World Cup final, also played between India and Australia. On the biggest night of the tournament, Indian dreams were dashed by Australia, who won the contest by 6 wickets to lift the World Cup for a record fifth time. While there are absolutely no parallels between the two summit clashes, an entire nation is rallying behind Uday Saharan and his colts to ease some of the pain that still lingers on – almost three months on. Since India’s opponents were finalized, reels and memes about revenge are likely flooding the feeds of the Indian captain and his teammates. However, as Saharan rightly said, revenge is not on his mind, nor should it be. These are young talents with promising futures, who should prioritise staying in the moment rather than get carried away with emotions.
India have not put a foot wrong in this tournament. Thei captain Saharan has led the batting charts from the front and stands one win away from joining the likes of Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Prithvi Shaw. In fact, the top three leading run-getters of the U19 World Cup are all Indians with Sharan’s 389 runs, Musheer Khan’s 338 and Sachin Dhas’ tally of 294 runs showcasing India’s dominance with the bat. Having said that, Harry Dixon is at No. 5 and Australia’s captain Hugh Weibgen at No. 7.
The pace bowling department however, is where Australia look scarier. Their ‘monster-truck’ Tom Straker, coming off 6/24 against Pakistan in the semis – the best bowling figures in an U19 World Cup knockout game has issued a warning to India, and his fellow pacer Callum Vidler isn’t far behind with 12 wickets each. Mark Beardman has made oppositions struggle with his bounce and movement, while off-spinner Raf MacMillan has been another handy customer, racing through his overs with a huge bag of tricks.
Then again, the Boys in Blue have a weapon of their own, and he goes by the name of Saumy Pandey. If Straker’s 6-wicket-haul propelled him to the top 5 in the list of leading wicket-takers, Pandey is two runs above him at 3 with 17 wickets. He is being tipped as the next Ravindra Jadeja in the making, and call it coincidence or whatever you want, Jaddu was India’s joint-highest wicket-taker in the 2008 Under 19 World Cup.
During the second semi-final between Australia and Pakistan, India captain Saharan was in attendance with some of his teammates, following the action from the boundary. When MacMillan dismissed one of the Pakistan batters out LBW, he was seen discussing the off-spinner’s action. Strategies are being studied hawkishly and truth be told, anything less won’t even suffice. After all, it’s a World Cup final, which holds the power to elevate boys into all-time greats.
Here are some highlights around IND vs AUS Under-19 World Cup Final
– India have won the title six times in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022
– Australia have won the title three times in 1998, 2002 and 2010
– Both teams are unbeaten in this year’s tournament
– Both sides also survived thrillers in the semi-finals, with Australia beating Pakistan and India beating hosts South Africa
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 12:18 PM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Musheer shines
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Musheer’s main call to fame for those who hadn’t followed his career before this tournament was being prolific Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan’s brother but surely, he has carved out a little space for himself now. He has been as reliable as an all-rounder can be. Musheer is the second-highest run scorer in this tournament behind his captain Saharan, compiling 338 runs in six matches with two centuries and a half century. He has also chipped in with six wickets at an average of 23.33.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 12:09 PM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Naman Tiwari’s conversations with Jasprit Bumrah
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Naman Tiwari may have had a more difficult time among India’s two frontline pacers, the other being Raj Limbani. But the fact remains that he is among those young players with a lot of eyes on him due to the pace he can generate. At just 18 years old, the left-arm pacer draws inspiration from watching videos of legendary fast bowlers while diligently following the guidance provided by India’s pace sensation, Jasprit Bumrah. “I have met him several times at the NCA and talked to him a lot about the mentality and skills of a bowler. He explained a lot (of things to me), which have been useful. He told me how to bowl accurate yorkers, and I have worked a lot (on that aspect) following his advice. I have to work hard to bring more aggression in my bowling,” he said.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:53 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Saumy Pandey
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India’s highest wicket-taker of this tournament and their vice-captain, Pandey has drawn comparisons with Ravindra Jadeja for his dependance on his shoulder for generating speed and his accuracy. Pandey has taken 17 wickets and his average and economy of 8.47 and 2.44 are the highest for any bowler with a minimum of five wickets in this tournament.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:40 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Uday Saharan leads by example
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India’s captain has shown that he has got ice in his veins a number of times with the bat. With the opening pair not quite working out, Saharan has been in early most times and he has often anchored his side’s innings. It was him and Sachin Dhas who led India to victory against South Africa despite being 32/4 at one point chasing 245. Saharan has scored 389 runs in six matches thus far at an average of 64.83 with one century and three half-centuries.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:30 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Australia’s recent batting dips
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Australia were arguably as dominant as India but their batting has faltered in the last two matches. In the semi-final against Pakistan they suffered two collapses that made it a struggle for them to chase a target of 180. Before that, they had to dig deep against the West Indies after slumping to 87 for 5.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:13 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India’s batting strength
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Despite not being able to register an opening stand of over 50 runs even once, India have arguably been the best batting team in this tournament thus far, with three batters in the top-five run-scorers. Captain Uday Saharan is the tournament’s highest run-scorer with 389 runs in six matches, followed by Musheer Khan in third place with 338 in six games. Meanwhile, Sachin Dhas is third with 294 runs in six fixtures. On the other hand, Saumy Pandey is the tournament’s third-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets in six matches, including a four-fer.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:59 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Australia’s road to the final
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: The Aussies started off with a four-wicket win against Namibia and then hammered Zimbabwe by 225 runs, followed by a six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka. Then in the Super Six stage, Australia beat England by 110 runs (via DLS method) and then their fixture against West Indies was washed out due to rain. In the semi-finals, a narrow one-wicket win against Pakistan saw them reach the finals.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:52 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India’s road to the final
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India began their campaign with an easy 84-run victory against arch-rivals Bangladesh, followed by a massive 201-run win against Ireland. In their final group stage fixture, India thrashed hosts USA by 201 runs.
In the Super Six stage, India cruised past New Zealand (by 214 runs) and Nepal (by 132 runs), to set up a semi-final clash against South Africa, which they won by two wickets.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:46 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Spotlight on Arshin Kulkarni
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Arshin Kulkarni is that rare talent in Indian cricket who is a genuine fast bowler and is capable enough to open the batting. He is also one of the few in this teams with senior experience. However, he has largely struggled in this tournament, barring a century against the USA his best score is 32 and hasn’t been able to score more than 20 in the rest of his innings. Can he make a big contribution in this final?
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:38 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: The expected conditions
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Still too early to get a pitch report but Benoni is where almost all games of this tournament have been conducted and so we can make a few informed guesses. The pitch has had plenty for the fast bowlers and a lot of swing early on with the new ball. Batting sides have often had to build patiently as opposed to swing for the fences and this has led to a lot of scores being around the 250-run region.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:27 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Australia vs India in U19 World Cups
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India and Australia have met each other eight times in the U19 World Cup. Australia won the first two matches between the two sides but since then, it has been all India. In fact, the last time India lost to Australia in the tournament was all the way back in 1998. This includes two finals in 2012 and 2018.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:14 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India’s opening troubles
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: The only aspect of this Indian team that has not worked would be the opening partnership between Adarsh Singh and Arshin Kulkarni. Both players have had a topsy-turvy time with the bat, with Adarsh scoring one half-century and Kulkarni getting a century. They have not been able to put up a half-century opening stand throughout the tournament.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:02 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India vs Australia once again
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Is it fate? Or is it just a fair reflection of the fact that these are the two countries with the best limited overs setup in the world at the moment. Whatever it is, the fact is that these two teams meet each other just a few months after the senior sides met in the final of the 2023 World Cup. At the time, the overwhelming favourites India were absolute stunned and pummeled by Australia. Can the younger versions of the men in blue take some level of revenge today?
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:52 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Australia full squad
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Harry Dixon, Sam Konstas, Hugh Weibgen(c), Harjas Singh, Ryan Hicks(w), Oliver Peake, Tom Campbell, Raf MacMilllan, Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler, Lachlan Aitken, Charlie Anderson, Harkirat Bajwa, Corey Wasley, Aidan O Connor
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:43 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: India full squad
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan(c), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish(w), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey, Aaradhya Shukla, Ansh Gosai, Dhanush Gowda, Rudra Patel, Prem Devkar, Mohamed Amaan, Innesh Mahajan
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:40 AM
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: Hello and welcome
India vs Australia Live Score, Final U19 World Cup 2024: This is the third time that India and Australia face each other in the final of the Under 19 World Cup. India had won on both previous occasions that the sides faced each other in the title clash. In fact, only three teams have managed to beat India in the final of this tournament. That was Pakistan in 2006, West Indies in 2016 and Bangladesh in 2020. India are the side to beat in this tournament and if they win today, they extend their record to six title wins. Australia are looking to win it a third time and for the first time since 2010.
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