India vs Australia, ICC U-19 World Cup Final : All You Need to Know

India vs Australia, ICC U-19 World Cup Final : After India’s thrilling victory over Pakistan in the second semifinal at Willowmoore Park in Benoni, the Hugh Weibgen-led team will play Australia in the U19 World Cup final on Sunday.

Azan Awais and Arafat Minhas both scored half-centuries as Australia, who elected to bowl first, bowled out Pakistan for 179 in 48.5 overs, with Tom Straker taking six wickets.

While Australia continued to lose wickets, lower-order batsman Oliver Peake scored a match-winning 49 and opener Harry Dixon scored a skilfully half-century to set up the final match against India.

India defeated South Africa earlier this week to keep themselves on track for a record-tying sixth Under-19 World Cup victory. To secure a spot in the summit match, the team captained by Uday Sharan defeated the Proteas by two wickets in the semifinal.

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India vs Australia ICC U-19 : India’s Road to Final

India has dominated the route to the championship. They defeated Ireland by a huge 201 runs after winning comfortably by 84 runs against Bangladesh to begin their campaign. In their last group stage game, they defeated the US hosts by 201 runs. India maintained their winning run as they advanced to the Super Six stage by beating Nepal by 132 runs and New Zealand by 214 runs. They demonstrated their tenacity by defeating South Africa by two wickets in the semi-finals.

India vs Australia, ICC U-19 World Cup Final

Three of India’s batsmen are among the top five run scorers in the match, showcasing their outstanding hitting talent. With 389 runs, Captain Uday Saharan is first on the list, followed by Sachin Dhas and Musheer Khan. And with 17 wickets under his belt, Saumy Pandey has been an outstanding performance.

India U-19 vs Bangladesh U-19, Group A	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	India U-19 won by 84 runs
India U-19 vs Ireland U-19, Group A	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	India U-19 won by 201 runs
India U-19 vs USA U-19, Group A	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	India U-19 won by 201 runs
India U-19 vs NZ U-19 Super Six, Group 1	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	India U-19 won by 214 runs
India U-19 vs Nepal U-19, Super Six, Group 1	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	India U-19 won by 132 runs
Inddia U-19 vs South Africa, Semifinal 1	Willowmoore Park, Benoni	India U-19 won by 2 wkts

India vs Australia ICC U-19 World Cup Top-five Run-getters

Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike-rate
Uday Saharan (IND)	6	389	64.83	78.90
Musheer Khan (IND)	6	338	67.60	101.20
Sachin Dhas (IND)	6	294	73.50	116.67
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (SA)	6	287	57.40	94.10
Jamie Dunk (Scotland)	4	263	65.75	70.89

U-19 World Cup Top Five Wicket-Takers

Player	Matches	Wickets	Average	Four/Five-wicket Hauls
Kwena Maphaka (SA)	6	21	9.71	3
Ubaid Shah (PAK)	6	18	12.38	3 (4-fer)
Saumy Pandey (IND)	6	17	8.47	1 (4-fer)
Tazeem Ali (ENG)	4	14	9.64	1 (5-fer)
Vishwa Lahiru (SL)	5	12	11.08	–

Stage set for a cracking Sunday Final in the #U19WorldCup! 🏟️

India 🆚 Australia

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Meet the India U-19 World Cup Squad

No.	Name	Association
1	Arshin Kulkarni	Maharashtra Cricket Association
2	Adarsh Singh	Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association
3	Rudra Mayur Patel	Gujarat Cricket Association
4	Sachin Dhas	Maharashtra Cricket Association
5	Priyanshu Moliya	Baroda Cricket Association
6	Musheer Khan	Mumbai Cricket Association
7	Uday Saharan (C)	Punjab Cricket Association
8	Aravelly Avanish Rao (WK)	Hyderabad Cricket Association
9	Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC)	Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
10	Murugan Abhishek	Hyderabad Cricket Association
11	Innesh Mahajan (WK)	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
12	Dhanush Gowda	Karnataka State Cricket Association
13	Aaradhya Shukla	Punjab Cricket Association
14	Raj Limbani	Baroda Cricket Association
15	Naman Tiwari	Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association

Information about Live Streaming & TV Telecast Details

In India, the Star Sports Network will broadcast the U19 World Cup Final between Australia and India. The Disney+ Hotstar mobile app will provide live streaming.